Providence Community Housing

Terri B. North, President & CEO

Since arriving at Providence in early 2007, North has overseen the dedevelopment of 717 units of subsidized senior housing with low income housing tax credits, HOME funds, and refinanced HUD loans. In her previous dual role as a consultant for both the Archdiocese and Christopher Homes, North managed the refinancing and rehabilitation of 13 Section 202 Housing properties (1,200 units) serving the low-income elderly population. She also facilitated the development and implementation of an Archdiocesan Strategic Plan for over 72 elementary schools. Prior to her consultant work, North managed financial operations and provided financial analysis for Willwoods Community. She coordinated the financial structuring and participated in the redevelopment of low-income and elderly low-income housing communities using a combination of low-income housing tax credits, HOME funds, HUD Mark to Market debt, and private permanent mortgage debt.

North has also worked as a business support manager for Bank One Louisiana, N.A., a business relationship manager, a commercial loan assistant, and a commercial and real estate credit analyst. She graduated with a B.S. from Louisiana State University.

Brenda Richard-Montgomery, Vice President of Project Development

Richard-Montgomery came to Providence from Capital One, where she served since 2004 as Vice President and Program Manager for the bank's Corporate Citizenship Department and handled CRA outreach and business development activities in Louisiana and Texas. For eight years, she directed the Department of Community Development for Jefferson Parish, managing a $7 million annual budget. During her tenure, she increased the development of affordable housing units by over 100 percent and facilitated the implementation of the Affordable Housing Task Force that developed a strategy to address local housing needs. She previously served a similar role for the City of Lafayette, Louisiana.

Among her civic activities, Richard-Montgomery has served as Director and Chair for UNITY for the Homeless of Greater New Orleans as well as Director of the New Orleans Neighborhood Development Collaborative since 2004. In 2004, the Bureau for Governmental Research recognized her with an Excellence in Government Award for her work.

Michael Bauer, Vice President of Asset Management

Bauer recently served as President & CEO of the Louisville Real Estate Development Company, where he led the homeownership phase of the award-winning Park DuValle project, a $200 million public/private partnership development with 600 multi-family and 450 single-family homeownership units. Prior to that, he was responsible for land acquisition and development for The Housing Partnership, Inc. He owned and operated Bauer Enterprises, Inc, a construction company in Louisville, for 6 years. He has also worked as managing owner of Integrity Home Builders, LLC, a diversified building company for whom he partnered with many local agencies to complete public-funded projects, including LREDC, KHC, HUD, and the Housing Authority of Louisville.

Bauer has served on the boards of the Greater Louisville Association of Realtors, the Louisville Real Estate Development Company, and the Associated Building Contractors. He holds a BSBA in Finance from the University of Louisville.

Andreanecia Morris, Vice President of Homeownership & Community Development

Morris is responsible for developing and implementing the organization's homeownership plan and managing its soft-second mortgage program. She also manages the community development process in targeted New Orleans' neighborhoods in collaboration with government entities, residents, business owners, property owners and community leaders.

Morris co-chairs the governing committee for Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance (GNOHA) formed in the spring of 2007 as a collaborative coalition of non-profit housing builders and community development corporations who work to rebuild the City of New Orleans. In addition, she serves as Vice-Chairwoman of the Board for the Sankofa Community Development Corporation; Co-Leader for Mayor Landrieu's Homeless Working Group Singles Subcommittee; a founding member of NEWCITY and its Claiborne Corridor Improvement Coalition; and is a member of the Louisiana Homebuyer Education Collaborative Governing Board, the New Orleans Green Collaborative and the CONNECT Coalition Steering Committee. A graduate of Loyola University, Morris joined Providence after spending 11 years with the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO).

Lisa Sammons, Vice President of Finance / Controller

[bio to come]