DC Housing Finance Agency
Yolanda McCutchen serves as the Vice President of Public Relations at the DC Housing Finance Agency since July 2015, providing strategic advice on public relations, government relations, and community engagement. In this role, McCutchen manages the public relations budget and crafts executive communications, including testimonies before the Council of the District of Columbia. Prior experience includes positions as a Media Consultant for the T. Howard Foundation from June 2010 to July 2015, where McCutchen developed communication plans and successfully marketed internship programs, and as an Assistant Professor at Howard University from August 2013 to June 2015, teaching various media and communication courses. Additionally, experience encompasses roles in public relations, social media management, and production with organizations such as RE/MAX SKY Real Estate, Claflin University, and Dateline NBC. McCutchen holds a Master's degree in Journalism & Public Affairs from American University and a Bachelor's degree in Mass Media Arts/Broadcast Journalism from Hampton University.
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DC Housing Finance Agency
The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency is a uniquely created and organized financial intermediary and administrator of affordable housing programs and homeownership resources in the District of Columbia. Through its Multifamily Lending and Neighborhood Investment and Capital Markets divisions, DCHFA issues tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds to lower the developers’ costs of acquiring, constructing and rehabilitating rental housing. The Agency offers private for-profit and non-profit developers low-cost predevelopment, construction and permanent financing that supports the new construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of affordable rental housing in the District. DCHFA’s Single Family Programs division creates homeownership opportunities in the District by providing low-cost single family mortgages and down payment assistance, made possible through the issuance of mortgage-backed securities. The Agency offers a variety of programs for current and potential homeowners with the goal of expanding and retaining homeownership opportunities in the District.