Claudia Wilson Randall, Executive Director, Community Development Network of Maryland. Claudia has a long history in community development in Maryland. She was the Director of Housing Counseling & Operations for Southeast Community Development Corporation, and worked for Maryland DHCD in the Division of Neighborhood Revitalization. Claudia was the Deputy Director of the Maryland Center for Community Development, the precursor to CDN today. Claudia has a master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University, and lives in Baltimore City.

Nancy Rase Consulting Services began in 2015 as a service to help nonprofit organizations and governments entities provide decent affordable housing to households of low and moderate income. The organization served many government agencies and nonprofit organizations throughout the country. Consulting work was discontinued at the end of 2023. Nancy Rase is a co-founder, Director Emeritus, and the former President and CEO of Homes for America, Inc., a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt housing development corporation located in Annapolis, Maryland. During her tenure from September 1994 through October 2015 the organization developed or preserved 75 rental communities with nearly 7,000 apartment homes in the mid-Atlantic states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Delaware.

Previously Ms. Rase was the Deputy Director and Director of Housing Development of the Maryland housing finance agency, the Community Development Administration for 15 years. During her 15 years at CDA Ms. Rase also managed CDA’s rehabilitation loan programs. Prior to joining CDA Ms. Rase was an assistant manager at the Housing Authority of the City of Hagerstown for 7 years.

She has a BS in Finance from the University of Baltimore.

Ms. Rase is retired and shares her experience and knowledge by serving on a variety of nonprofit Boards of national, regional and local organizations, and is on Development and Investment Committees of multiple nonprofit organizations. She currently serves on the boards and/or committees of Volunteers of America National Services, Gulf Coast Housing Partnership, Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing, Arundel Community Development Services, Community Homes Housing, Inc, and Chesapeake Neighbors, an affiliate of the ARC of the Chesapeake.

William Ferrell serves as Senior Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager for Bank of  America’s Tax Credit Syndication and Investment team, where he is responsible for the origination of Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity through syndication partners, the direct delivery of Historic Tax Credits (HTC), and the secondary execution of New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC), that spur the development and preservation of affordable housing, historic properties, and various commercial and community facilities nationwide.  Will also serves as a Community Volunteer Champion and as a member of the Commercial Real Estate Banking (CREB) division’s Diversity & Inclusion Council. 

Prior to his current role, Mr. Ferrell served as Senior Relationship Manager for the Bank’s Mid-Atlantic Community Development Banking team, where he delivered construction and permanent debt, tax credit equity, and other financing solutions for affordable multi-family housing, mixed-use/mixed-income developments, and charter school facilities across the country.  Throughout his 20+ year career, Will has held numerous other roles with real estate finance and banking institutions, including PNC Real Estate, Fannie Mae, and Comerica Bank.

Will’s community and industry engagement includes serving as Board Member of Housing Up, member of the Jackie Robinson Foundation’s Scholar Advisory Committee, HAND’s Braintrust Committee, and AHIC’s Underwriting Committee. 

Will earned his BBA in Finance at Texas Tech University, MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business, and Master of Real Estate from Georgetown University.    

Robert Margolis has 40 years of real estate development and property management experience. He holds an MBA in finance from American University and a BSBA in Real Estate and Construction Management from the University of Denver. 

Bob is the owner and CEO of TM ASSOCIATES, which has developed over 100 HUD, USDA, and conventional tax credit properties. Bob and TM currently owns and/or operates over 18,400 apartments in over 429 affordable rental communities located in 15 states plus the District of Columbia. Bob is the largest owner of the USDA Section 515 program.

Director of Development, Mid-Atlantic Region

Quinn Geisler serves as director of development for The Community Builders Mid-Atlantic region, a position she has held since 2023. Quinn directs real estate development activities and manages project management staff in Washington D.C., Maryland and Philadelphia.

Quinn joined TCB in 2021 as a senior project manager, leading neighborhood-scale revitalization projects, including the noteworthy Park Morton in Washington, D.C. Before that, she served as project manager and later as vice president at Telesis Corporation, where she managed a portfolio with a $230 million development cost and more than 1,200 affordable housing units. Quinn also served as development manager and financial analyst at Dantes Partners where she oversaw seven projects with a $200 million development cost and more than 575 affordable housing units. Quinn began her career as a program officer at Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), where she supported lending activities, vetted tenant purchase projects, and managed grantmaking for community development.

Quinn holds a master’s degree in public policy and a bachelor’s degree in political science and international studies from American University in Washington, D.C. She is co-chair of the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development’s rental housing working group.