Providing Affordable Homeownership Since 2016

Our People

 

 

The Maggie Walker Community Land Trust (MWCLT) is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, made up of ⅓ homeowners, ⅓ community members, and ⅓ public members.

Are you a homeowner interested in serving on our Board?

Email info@mwclt.org for more information.

Our Board

Jeisson Apolo Armas

Jeisson Apolo Armas

Chair, Homeowner

Jeisson Apolo graduated from Cornell University where he received two bachelors degrees in architecture and urban planning. Jeisson joined Baskervill in 2023 and has worked on connecting the practice of architecture with the community and the user. He became a MWCLT homeowner in October of 2018.

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Whitney Brown

Whitney Brown

Vice Chair, Homeowner

Whitney Brown, M.P.A. is a public service and government relations professional born and raised in Richmond, VA. She has a heart for public service and transforms her passion for social and racial equity into action. Whitney holds a Bachelor of Science in Science (Legal Studies, Government Services, and Public Policy option) from The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) and a certificate in African-American Studies and a Master of Public Administration from the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University.

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Carolyn Champion

Carolyn Champion

Immediate Past Chair

Carolyn Champion is a Philanthropy Consultant for Dominion Energy. Prior to this role, she served as the Director of Finance and Human Resources at Peter Paul RVA, and before that the Corporate Social Responsibility Director at Genworth, managing the company’s philanthropic Foundation and sustainability reporting. On the weekends, she can be found spending time with her husband and two sons.

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Nelson Reveley

Nelson Reveley

Treasurer

Nelson Reveley is an Impact Analyst and Investor at Alpha Omega Wealth Management. Nelson is also the board president of RVA Rapid Transit, a grassroots nonprofit that educates, organizes, and advocates for regional public transportation in metro Richmond. He previously served as the Collaboration Coordinator for RVA Thrives, an initiative along the Jefferson Davis corridor in Richmond city focused on cultivating equitable thriving in areas of job access, neighborhood beautification, and neighborhood safety.

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Mike Mulvihill, APR

Mike Mulvihill, APR

Secretary

Mike Mulvihill is principal of Richmond-based Carter Ryley Thomas Marketing & Communications Counsel. He has been involved in the affordable housing sector for nearly two decades as a member of the Virginia Local Initiatives Support Corporation (Virginia LISC) Leadership Advisory Committee (LAC) including three terms as LAC chairman.

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Derrick Billie

Derrick Billie

Board Member

Derrick Billie is a Richmond native, Class A contractor, and tech-driven real estate developer who bridges affordable housing, construction innovation, and community impact.

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John S. Finn, Jr.

John S. Finn, Jr.

Board Member

John is a renowned Realtor in Virginia, having established a successful career in the real estate industry for over 48 years.

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Laura Lafayette

Laura Lafayette

Laura Lafayette is the Chief Executive Officer of the Richmond Association of REALTORS® and the Central Virginia Regional Multiple Listing Service—two organizations that serve the over 4,700 REALTORS® in the Central Virginia area. In addition, she serves as the Executive Director of the Partnership for Housing Affordability, a non-profit dedicated to ensuring that an adequate and diverse supply of affordable housing is a public policy priority in central Virginia.

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Gabriel Boudali

Gabriel Boudali

Board Member, Homeowner

Gabe Boudali is a MWCLT homeowner who grew up in Petersburg and Richmond. He shares his home with his partner Hannah and their two boys, Zev and Milo. Gabe works in Collections Management at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

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Allison Domson

Allison Domson

Board Member

Allison Domson is an attorney with the law firm of Williams Mullen. Allison focuses almost exclusively on representing real estate developers, commercial lending institutions and syndicators in connection with tax credit financing transactions involving low-income housing tax credits, historic rehabilitation tax credits and New Markets Tax Credits.

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Tiffany Goodman

Tiffany Goodman

Board Member

Tiffany Goodman is the Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Steward School.

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Jamie Seagraves

Jamie Seagraves

Board Member

Jamie Seagraves, Community Impact and Investment Grants Manager at Capital One, has over 15 years of experience in the nonprofit, civic engagement, and philanthropy sector in Richmond. Following his graduation from Christopher Newport University, Jamie committed a year of volunteer services to the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corp program, based in Vinton, Iowa.

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Ashleigh Shannon

Ashleigh Shannon

Board Member

Ashleigh Shannon is a Mortgage Loan Officer at Navy Federal and a Maggie Walker CLT homeowner. She received her education from Virginia Commonwealth University in Sociology.

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Adrienne Snead

Adrienne Snead

Board Member

Adrienne Snead works in the mental health field, assisting individuals with intellectual disabilities as a Supported Employment Specialist at SOAR365. In this role, she helps prepare individuals with disabilities for the workforce by conducting assessments, job training, and job search activities that are consistent with her clients’ interests, desires, and needs. She became a Maggie Walker CLT homeowner in 2019.

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Mich Taylor

Mich Taylor

Board Member, Homeowner

Michelle Taylor is a proud homeowner in the south Randolph area thanks to the support of the Maggie Walker Community Land Trust. Michelle is a Licensed Social Worker and Returned Peace Corps Volunteer where they worked and lived in the Philippines as a Youth and Family Development Volunteer.

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Our Staff

Dr. Mae Worthey-Thomas

Dr. Mae Worthey-Thomas

Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Mae Worthey-Thomas is the Chief Executive Officer at Maggie Walker Community Land Trust. As CEO she is responsible for leading efforts to provide affordable home-ownership to income qualified residents of the Richmond Virginia area. Dr. Worthey-Thomas career path encompasses varied trajectories, spanning journalism, healthcare, marketing/public relations, the legal field, higher education, and workforce development and affordable housing. Prior to joining Maggie Walker Community Land Trust as CEO, Dr. Worthey-Thomas served as deputy administrator at the Nevada Housing Division within the Department of Business and Industry.

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Lark Washington

Lark Washington

Chief Operating Officer

Lark Washington is the Chief Operating Officer at Maggie Walker Community Land Trust and a Senior Associate for HDAdvisors. In her Maggie Walker CLT role, she leads the implementation of the strategic plan and fund development. In her role with HDAdvisors, she works as a consultant that specializes in housing and community development studies and implementation plans for nonprofits as well as local and state governments.

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Donna Stallings

Donna Stallings

Stewardship and Community Engagement Coordinator

Donna Stallings is the Stewardship and Community Engagement Coordinator of MWCLT. Ms. Stallings has been successful in assisting numerous first-time homebuyers in obtaining affordable, sustainable housing.

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Anita Pouncy Young

Anita Pouncy Young

Executive Assistant

Anita Pouncy Young is a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience in the housing industry, specializing in affordable housing solutions for underserved and low-income families.

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Josie Wallace

Josie Wallace

Eligibility Coordinator

Josie Wallace is a Housing Counselor with extensive experience in foreclosure prevention, financial counseling, and homebuyer education.

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Maria Dougherty

Maria Dougherty

Director of Real Estate

Maria holds a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Virginia Commonwealth University, where she specialized in community-engaged urban design and sustainability planning, as well as a Joint Bachelor’s from The College of William and Mary and the University of St Andrews.

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Erica Sims

Erica Sims

Financial Manager

Erica Sims has worked in the non-profit management, affordable housing development and community organizing fields for over 17 years. Her focus has been on social and economic justice through housing and economic development. Ms. Sims has held private sector, nonprofit and government roles and has overseen the development of over 2,500 units of affordable housing and 50,000 square feet of commercial development space in new construction and renovation projects.

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Leah Coltrane

Leah Coltrane

Operations and Development Coordinator

Leah is a Operations and Development Coordinator serving with Maggie Walker Community Land Trust. Their role is to increase data collected by the organization to expand capacity for fund development.

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Our Supporters

City of Richmond
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Henrico Country seal
HOME of Virginia logo
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Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity logo
Richmond Communty Development Alliance

Our Partners

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Barcroft Foundation
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Herndon Foundation
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Pauley Family Foundation
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Richmond Memorial Health Foundation Foster an Equitable and Healthy Richmond Region Logo
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Bob and Anna Lou Schaberg Foundation Logo
William H. - John G. - Emma Scott Foundation
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Showalter Schmitz Family Fund
Allison Thomas Racial Justice Fund
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Mr. and Mrs. James E. Ukrop
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