Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Announces 2025 Affordable Housing Advisory Council Appointments

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to its Affordable Housing Advisory Council (Advisory Council) and two reappointments.

New members:

• ​Mr. Daniel Boggs, Mississippi representative
• Mr. Isaac Perez, Tribal Housing representative
• Mr. Bobby Wilkinson, Housing Finance representative

Reappointments:

• Ms. Charla Blake, Louisiana representative
• Ms. Nicole Martinez, New Mexico representative

With the addition of a seat dedicated to advising on tribal housing, the Advisory Council consists of 14 representatives from state, community and nonprofit organizations in FHLB Dallas’ five-state District. They are appointed by the FHLB Dallas Board of Directors (Board) and advise the Board on affordable housing and economic development issues.

New Members:

​Daniel Boggs has served as the chief executive officer of the Greenville, Mississippi-based, Greater Greenville Housing & Revitalization Association, Inc. (GGHRA) since 2012. Under his leadership, GGHRA oversees Greenville’s small business and housing revitalization. Prior to this role, Mr. Boggs spent more than six years working for the Mississippi Development Authority as a bureau manager, where he supported the reconstruction and rehabilitation of about 2,200 units for low- to moderate-income families on the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Isaac Perez has been appointed to the newly created tribal housing position of the Advisory Council. He has served as the executive director of San Felipe Pueblo Housing Authority in New Mexico for more than 22 years and has more than 30 years of experience working with Indian and Public Housing Entities. He has overseen the development of more than 300 new units and the rehabilitation of more than 200 tribal homes built with federal, state and tribal funds.

Bobby Wilkinson serves as executive director of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) in Austin, Texas, and has led the agency since August 2019. TDHCA administers funding and other assistance for affordable housing development and community-based services with the help of for-profit and nonprofit organizations and local governments. Prior to joining TDHCA, Mr. Wilkinson served as an advisor to Texas Governor Greg Abbott on housing policy and filled other roles in the Abbott administration’s Budget and Policy Division.

Reappointed Members:

Since 2017, Charla Blake has served as executive director for Project Build a Future (PBAF), the only nonprofit affordable housing agency in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Prior to joining PBAF, she was the community development coordinator for the Arts & Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana and has held various board positions focusing on historic preservation and affordable housing.

Based in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Nicole Martinez has served as the executive director of the Mesilla Valley Community of Hope (MVCH) since 2011. MVCH provides shelter services, case management, income support and permanent housing programs for the homeless in Las Cruces and Dona Ana counties, New Mexico. She is also a governor-appointed member of the New Mexico Housing Trust Fund Committee.

“The diverse expertise and strong community leadership of our newly appointed and continuing council members will provide invaluable insight as we work to address affordable housing and economic development challenges across our District,” said Greg Hettrick, senior vice president and director of Community Investment at FHLB Dallas.

The other members of the Advisory Council are:

• Jeff Curry (Advisory Council Chair), Director of Development, JL Gray Company, Inc., Las Cruces, New Mexico
• Jim Petty (Advisory Council Vice Chair), President and CEO, Strategic Realty Developers, Inc., Van Buren, Arkansas
• Nicole Barnes, Executive Director, Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Kelly Criswell, Director of Regional Services and Economic Development, South Plains Association of Governments, Lubbock, Texas
• Calvin King Sr., Founder and Executive Director, Arkansas Land and Farm Development Corporation, Brinkley, Arkansas
• David Long, President, Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation, Austin, Texas
• Carla Mancha, Chief Executive Officer, Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas
• Chris Monforton, CEO, Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Gulf Coast, Gulfport, Mississippi
• Deborah Welchel, Vice President, Real Estate Development, Texas, Volunteers of America National Services, Austin, Texas

The appointments were effective on January 1, 2025, and all appointees will serve three-year terms.

About the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas is one of 11 district banks in the FHLBank System created by Congress in 1932. FHLB Dallas, with total assets of $124.9 billion as of September 30, 2024, is a member-owned cooperative that supports housing and community development by providing competitively priced loans and other credit products to approximately 800 members and associated institutions in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. For more information, visit fhlb.com.