Steven Spears
Steven “Steve” Spears joined The Community Builders (TCB) board of directors in 2024. He currently serves as interim chief financial officer for National Housing Trust. With more than 30 years of experience in financial services, Spears is responsible for day-to-day financial services supporting NHT and its affiliates. He is also responsible for ensuring the integrity […]
Patrice J. Harris
Patrice J. Harris is the General Counsel and Vice President of The Community Builders, Inc. (TCB). Based in Boston and Washington, D.C., Patrice is responsible for developing the organization’s legal and risk management strategies around development, asset management, property management, and other operations and ensuring legal compliance. Patrice works closely with TCB’s president and CEO, […]
Leah Whiteside
Leah Whiteside serves as director of acquisitions and preservation for The Community Builders. (TCB), a position she has held since 2023. Leah leads the acquisition of occupied properties and develops recapitalization strategies for assets across TCB’s regions. Leah joined TCB as a finance project manager in 2021. Before that, she worked as the associate director […]
George Tabit
George Tabit serves as Senior Vice President of Real Estate Development for The Community Builders (TCB), a position he has held since 2024. He directs all real estate development activities in the TCB Great Lakes region, which includes Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and southern Indiana and comprises nearly 2,500 homes and $435.5 million in investments. He […]
Kim Janey
Kim Janey joined The Community Builders (TCB) board of directors in 2023. She currently serves as president and chief executive officer of Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families experiencing poverty dramatically improve their economic mobility. Prior to leading EMPath, Kim made history when she was sworn in as Boston’s […]
Mindy Hogarth
Mindy Hogarth serves as director of compliance for The Community Builders in Boston, a position she has held since 2023. Mindy navigates regulatory requirements for affordable housing funding programs, manages ongoing site compliance and oversees auditing and reporting to investors and state agencies. She also coordinates the Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) system for the TCB […]
Jay H. Walder
Jay Walder joined The Community Builders (TCB) board in 2023. He has enjoyed a distinguished international career, which includes 40 years working in transport, property and infrastructure in the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Singapore. Jay is a senior advisor to McKinsey & Company, is a non-executive director on the Boards of […]
Adam Troy
Adam Troy joined The Community Builders (TCB) board of directors in 2023. He currently serves as president and CEO of TROY Enterprises based in Columbus, Ohio. As a multi-dimensional entrepreneur, Adam brings his vast background experience and relationship capital with profitable ventures involving operating businesses and various joint ventures. His success with projects involving multiple […]
Cydni Polk Blocker
Cydni Polk Blocker serves as senior director of Community Life (CL) for The Community Builders, Inc. (TCB). She supports site staff in the Chicago and Mid-Atlantic regions and collaborates with TCB’s real estate development, property management and fund development teams. Since joining TCB in 2011 as an education specialist, Cydni served in various roles, most […]
Jesse Batus
Jesse Batus serves as Senior Vice President of Real Estate Development at The Community Builders, Inc. (TCB) in New York, a position he has held since 2024. Jesse directs all real estate development activities in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area from TCB’s Manhattan office. In his role, Jesse leads TCB’s regional team of project […]