Staff and Location
Location
We are located at 800 E. North Street, 2nd Fl. Greenville, SC 29601 in the First Citizens building.
Phone: (864) 235-6331
Fax: (864) 235-6326
Website: www.greenvillehousingfund.org
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Deborah McKetty
Executive Director
Office: 864-235-6331
Deborah is a native of Greenville attending local Greenville County schools and the University of South Carolina. Ms. McKetty also received her Masters in Urban Planning from Texas Southern University. She has served as Vice President in several positions of Corporate and Community Affairs and Community Economic Development at national banks including the Chase Manhattan Bank and Wells Fargo. She also worked at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBA) where she managed the Affordable Housing Program.
Ms. McKetty has worked on regional and national collaboratives to improve the quality of life for low and moderate-income families. In Houston, Texas, Deborah worked with the Private Sector Initiatives and the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast to develop a capacity building initiative for community development corporations (CDCs). Those efforts led to the development of the Houston Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). Today there are over 65 active CDCs revitalizing Houston’s older neighborhoods.
She has served as Project Manager for several key projects such as the FHLBA’s “Ten year Impact Study of the Affordable Housing Program” and the development of a $1.5 million internet application for the Affordable Housing Program (FHLBAccess) which automated and streamlined the application process, the disbursement of funds, and monitoring compliance. In her role at FHLBA, Ms. McKetty managed a portfolio of over 1,000 affordable housing projects throughout the Southeast. She is a certified Housing Development Finance Professional (HDFP) and a certified Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP).
In 2005 the United Way of Greenville County engaged Ms. McKetty to conduct a study to determine strategies to help further local affordable housing efforts. Several recommendations from “The Affordable Housing Opportunity Assessment” have been implemented including the development of a local housing trust fund- GHF. Deborah continues to work with the GHF Board to ensure that GHF becomes an important resource in the development of affordable housing in the Greenville community.
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Meghan Meier
Program Analyst
Office: 864-235-6331
Meghan has been with GHF since January 2009. After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Arts Management from Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, NC, she worked in higher education and the performing arts before finding GHF. Meghan is a recent transplant to Greenville and is involved in the local community by serving as the president of Kiwanis Main Street, and is a member of the Downtown Symphony Club. Meghan also volunteers her time and talent at the various arts organizations in the area. She looks forward to helping all you first time homeowners!
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Michelle Hutter
Administrative Assistant
Office: 864-235-6331
Michelle is the newest member of our team. She has worked most recently as a pre-school teacher, but has an extensive background in office and retail management. Michelle looks forward to enabling new homeowners to realize their dreams.
