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National Housing Conference Chief Resigns

Sep 20, 2017
The National Housing Conference (NHC) has announced that its President and CEO Chris Estes is resigning at the end of the month to join the non-profit Rebuilding Together

https://rebuildingtogether.org/The National Housing Conference (NHC) has announced that its President and CEO Chris Estes (pictured right) is resigning at the end of the month to join the non-profit Rebuilding Together to work on community revitalization strategies including supporting their immediate hurricane relief efforts.
 
Estes came to NHC in July 2012 after working for nine years in the leadership role at the North Carolina Housing Coalition. He also served on the board of directors of the Baltimore Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and the National Low Income Housing Coalition, as well as the Fannie Mae Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
 
Ethan Handelman has been named acting CEO until a replacement for Estes is named. Handelman in NHC’s Vice President for Policy and Advocacy.

 
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