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HHQ's Annual Meeting at Syracuse's The Gear Factory with Board Secretary Greg May. |
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door. We are especially proud of the equitable lending gaps that HHQ has helped fill this past year like with our small contactor revolving loan fund which saw 83% of loans going to minority-owned businesses. Home HeadQuarters is so thankful to all of our community partners, donors and funders, board members, corporate and individual members, lending partners, staff and customers for making our 25th year (plus a little extra) so meaningful that we're looking forward to the next quarter century!
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Holiday shopping can be stressful! Are you experiencing shopping fatigue?
The Financial Counselors at The SyracuseFEC recommend breaking up your holiday shopping into chunks to decrease anxiety and save money for purchases.
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Home HeadQuarters recently welcomed Ashley Betts to its Lending team as a Lending Coordinator. Ashley has years of financial industry experience, most recently serving as a branch manager with KeyBank and prior with Pathfinder Bank. Ashley received a degree in business administrative accounting from the Utica School of Commerce and has a NMLS certification. Ashley and her husband recently welcomed a second daughter to their family and are the proud owners of three dogs.
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Kalynn Jones recently joined HHQ as an Administrative Assistant for our HomeOwnership Center helping HHQ customers start their first-time homebuying process. She is also training to become a HUD-certified housing counselor. Originally from New Jersey, Kalynn graduated from the Drake College of Business and worked in both customer service and medical records. Kalynn was recently married and has a 9-year-old daughter. In her off time, she enjoys cooking and trying new recipes.
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Liam Kirst joins our team as Community Engagement Coordinator. Liam was born, raised and educated in the city of Syracuse. He's a graduate of Corcoran High School and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Liam gained much of his professional experience while working for key partners of HHQ; he served as an AmeriCorps Engagement Coordinator at the Greater Syracuse Land Bank, a planner for the City of Syracuse and most recently as a Senate Legislative Aide and as a Public Involvement Specialist for Burns & McDonnell.
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We know you've got this. Make 2023 the year you take the steps needed to become a knowledgeable, financially secure and no messing around, first-time homebuyer. Home HeadQuarters has the HUD-certified, expert housing and financial counseling staff that will tell you everything you need to know (and maybe even a few things you need to hear) about the homebuying process.
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New HHQ Board Members & Officers |
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Royce Woods joins the HHQ Board as the Buffalo representative. He is the Chief Diversity, Inclusion and Community Development Officer for Evans Bank in Buffalo, New York. Mr. Woods and Evans Bank were part of the initial launch of HHQ’s Buffalo & Erie County lending programs. He currently serves on the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children’s Museum and Literacy Buffalo Niagara Board of Directors. He is a recipient of the Buffalo Business First “40 under 40” award and the Mary B. Tolbert Community Service Award.
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Julya Guins-Clark joins the board as a resident member and is a long-time HHQ customer and an even longer-time advocate for the Syracuse community. Ms. Guins-Clark holds a dual degree from Syracuse University in Early Childhood & Family and Community Service and has worked as a teacher’s assistant, a classroom parents aid, a parent educator and a director of programming. She is a busy trustee for People’s AME Zion Church and has served on the YWCA Board of Directors and the Mayor’s Commission for Women.
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Michele Fernandez joins the board as a private sector member. She is Vice President, Enterprise Risk Manager & CRA Officer, for Solvay Bank and is currently a member of HHQs’ Board Development Committee. Michele serves as Treasurer at Hope Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Syracuse and is a member of the Government Relations Committee with the Independent Community Bankers Association of New York State. Michele was previously recognized by Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Business as a “Forty Under 40” award recipient.
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Greg May now serves as the HHQ Board Secretary. He joined the Board in 2016 while he was the Senior Vice President for Residential Mortgage Lending for Tompkins Trust Company. Greg is a past president of the New York Bankers Association and has served on countless boards and advisory committees. He now serves, in his busiest role yet, as Grandpa, chauffeur and event organizer to four ages 10 months to 7 years.
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Denise Welch now serves as the Assistant Board Secretary/Treasurer. She is a long-term Home HeadQuarters customer and buyer of a Home HeadQuarters rehabbed property on Syracuse’s southside. Denise is a program manager for the Black Leadership Coalition on Health and currently serves on many boards and volunteers with various community groups.
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