• January 28, 2025
• Bulletin No: 2025-05

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members and the reappointment of two members to its Affordable Housing Advisory Council (Advisory Council). 

Daniel Boggs, Isaac Perez and Bobby Wilkinson are new appointees to the Advisory Council; Charla Blake and Nicole Martinez were reappointed.

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

Mr. Boggs, based in Greenville, Mississippi, has served as the chief executive officer of the Greater Greenville Housing & Revitalization Association (GGHRA) since 2012. 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 housing units for low- to moderate-income families on the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Mr. Perez has been appointed to the Advisory Council’s newly created tribal housing position. 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 Native American 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.

Austin, Texas-based Mr. Wilkinson serves as executive director of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) 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 the TDHCA, Mr. Wilkinson served as an advisor to Texas Governor Greg Abbott on housing policy and he also filled other roles in the Abbott administration’s Budget and Policy Division.

Since 2017, Ms. Blake has served as executive director for Project Build a Future (PBAF), the only nonprofit affordable housing agency in the Lake Charles area of 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, Ms. 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 County, New Mexico. She is also a member of the New Mexico Housing Trust Fund Committee. 

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

The Advisory Council is comprised of 14 representatives from state, community and nonprofit organizations in the Bank’s five-state District. They are appointed by the Bank’s Board of Directors (Board) and advise the Board on affordable housing and economic development issues.

The other members of the Advisory Council are:
  •  Jeff Curry (Advisory Council Chair), Director of Development, JL Gray Company, Las Cruces, New Mexico
  •  Jim Petty (Advisory Council Vice Chair), President and CEO, Strategic Realty Developers,
     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, 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


Sincerely,

Sanjay Bhasin
President and Chief Executive Officer