Affordable Housing Grants Dec. 13, 2021, FHLB Des Moines awarded more than $11.8 million for 19 building or renovation projects in Missouri. Local housing organizations will build new houses and renovate existing homes and rental properties. The grants are part of its 2021 Competitive Affordable Housing Program awards and will benefit more than 540 families and individuals. Appointments and Reappointments to the Affordable Housing Advisory Council FHLB Des Moines has an Affordable Housing Advisory Council that makes recommendations to its board of directors about meeting district needs for affordable housing and community economic development. The district includes 13 states and three territories. The council appointed or reappointed five members to the advisory council for a three-year term that began Jan. 1, 2022. Michael Akerlow (Reappointed) Mike was first asked to fill an open position in 2020. He has now started his first full term on the council. Mike is the CEO at the Community Development Corporation of Utah, where he oversees the acquisition, development, and rehabilitation of single- and multifamily housing. He is also a member of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. Mike has a B.A. in English from the University of Utah and an M.S. in real estate development from Columbia University. Kevin Bryant (Appointed) Kevin has been asked to represent Missouri on the advisory council. He is the president of Kingsway Development LLC and the CEO of Conversions Global Marketing. For the last 24 years, Kevin has been involved in almost every part of commercial real estate and urban planning. He has Master Development rights to more than 207 prime acres of St. Louis real estate, and he has revitalized properties that were vacant or underused. Many of Kevin’s St. Louis projects have supported equitable development in the region. For example, he created a mixed-use office building for entrepreneurs in an abandoned warehouse and was also involved in constructing a 200-unit market-rate apartment building. Kevin has a B.A. in advertising from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Juel Burnette (Appointed) Juel has been asked to serve as an at-large advisory council member representing Natives. He is a branch manager at 1st Tribal Lending, the teammanager for HUD 184 mortgages, and has served Indian Country for 25 years in the mortgage and banking industry. His work supports Native homeownership and helps Tribes, Tribal Housing Authorities, and tribal members. Juel is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. He graduated from Todd County High School on the Rosebud Indian Reservation and attended the University of South Dakota and Sinte Gleska University. Robert Peterson Jr. (Reappointed) Bob is now serving a second term on the advisory council. He is a multifamily housing and community facilities division manager with the Washington State Housing Finance Commission in Seattle, Washington. Bob has been with WSHFC for more than 18 years and has experience in affordable housing finance. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration fromWashington State University and received an executive development certificate from Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. Renee Stevens (Appointed) Renee has been asked to serve as an at-large advisory council member. She is the executive director of Open House Ministries in Vancouver, Washington, a Vancouver-based family shelter with a program to prevent poverty and homelessness by teaching and helping participants. Renee is a program graduate who started as a single mother with three children. She became a nighttime security officer for OHM and advanced until she became the director in 2017. She works with donors and community partners and is a leader and mentor within the program. Renee has a B.A. in human development fromWashington State University in Vancouver. She also has A.A. and A.S. degrees from Clark Community College in Vancouver. ■ FROM YOU NEWS 16 | The Show-Me Banker Magazine
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