AHC Staff

Ms Lyn Burton Executive Director Affordable Housing Connections

Ms. Lyn Burton

Executive Director
Jessica Harris (1)

Jessica Harris

Chief Financial Operating Officer
Mabruka Abdisamad (1)

Mabruka Abdisamad

Co-Manager, Housing Assistance Services
Bryan Hartman (1)

Bryan Hartman

Co-Manager, Housing Assistance Services
Grace Riley

Grace Riley

Operations Manager
Dan Goodrich

Dan Goodrich

Manager, Educational Leadership Center
Barbara Dacy

Barbara Dacy

AHC - ELC Education Services
Keaton Bourdaux

Keaton Bourdaux

Intern, ELC

A senior at Hamline University studying Business Administration, Keaton assists with course development, digital learning initiatives, and participant engagement strategies.

Program Managers

The Program Managers are responsible for AHC’s satisfactory performance of all contracts, including program planning, workload management, technical assistance to owners/managers, and reporting to Suballocators, Participating Jurisdictions, the FDIC, and other governmental agencies.

Stephanie Newburg (1)

Stephanie Newburg

Program Manager

Stephanie is our lead for the HUD HOME program. Stephanie also schedules the NSPIRE site visits for all federally-regulated projects as well as coordinating multiple compliance staff reviews for large or complex projects.

Jennifer Arens (1)

Jennifer Arens

Program Manager

Jennifer is our lead for all first-year LIHTC projects. Jennifer is also our primary contact for the largest and most complex federally-regulated projects. 

Program Coordinators

The Program Coordinator oversees a workload of approximately 70 federally-regulated projects and is responsible for reviewing and ensuring program compliance of annual reports and supporting documents submitted by project owners and managers. Duties also include reviewing tenant files, rent records, utility allowance documentation, and administrative documents for compliance with program rules and regulations. Program Coordinators provide ongoing technical assistance throughout the compliance review process.

Shonda Carey

Shonda Carey

Program Coordinator
Heather Gondreau

Heather Gondreau

Program Coordinator
Naomi Hrncir

Naomi Hrncir

Program Coordinator
Peris Outa

Peris Outa

Program Coordinator
Amanda Tottinham

Amanda Tottingham

Program Coordinator

NSPIRE Inspectors

Joe Bjorklund

Joe Bjorklund

Inspections (HOME & LIHTC)
Pat Connolly

Pat Connolly

Inspections (HOME & LIHTC)
Gino Nitti

Gino Nitti

Inspections (HOME & LIHTC)