Sandy Pearson Email & Phone Number

Lansing, Michigan, United States

Michigan, United States

• Provide business management, governance, housing resource, housing finance, and operations consulting.
• Presently employed with BHT&D CPAs providing accounting, tax, and financial analyst services with clients and in support of the partners.

• Carried out and led the strategic priorities, governance and fiduciary duties of the board while staying centered on mission, impact, inclusion, and equity.
• Deepened relationships with partners and stakeholders resulting in being a driver of the launch of three successful operations that are one-of-a-kind in Habitat for Humanity: 1) Affiliate Mortgage Services, formerly.
• Engaged government representatives, partners, and the public to change systems, policies, attitudes, and institutional behaviors that lead to inadequate housing, and the successful passage of legislation.
• Cultivated a culture of trust through transparency, collaboration, and mission-focus.
• Assured the organization and its mission, programs, and services were consistently presented in a diverse, equitable, inclusive, fair, strong, positive image to stakeholders.
• Achieved and maintained the annual rating of Exemplary in Operations, Governance, Financial Health, and Mission Impact as determined by NeighborWorks of America.

Managed a business that was in a negative cash flow position to a positive cash flow position while growing program delivery and transitioning out the founder. All of this was very challenging. The end of the story proved successful with many more people and families served while maintaining a healthy business.

• Served as Liaison to the Board of Directors and the Governor's Office while assigned to the Executive Office. Duties included implementing Executive Office priorities, carrying out special projects such as serving as.
• Co-authored Michigan's Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Homeownership Program, "Key to Own" program, and oversaw the Family Self-Sufficiency program to increase the opportunities for voucher holders to use their rental.
• Facilitated Process Improvement Teams yielding results of accountability, efficiency, better use of resources and improved program delivery while serving the Housing Choice Voucher program.
• Collaborated with communities, not-for-profits, units of government and for-profit organizations in their revitalization and housing solutions efforts.
• Administered and gained expertise in Community Development federal/state grant programs such as HOME (HUD Home Partnership), CDBG (Community Development Block Grant), Emergency Shelter Grants, and Michigan Economic.
• Additional roles served at MSHDA included Pre-Construction Trainer, Equal Employment Opportunity Fair Housing Compliance Officer, Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator and more.