LINDA Taylor
SEATTLE,WA
Summary
25+ years of experience in the Housing Industry with expertise as a Washington State Real Estate Professional, holding certifications from National Development Council as a Housing Development Financial Professional, HUD Housing Counselor from NeighborWorks, and as a Real Estate Instructor from Washington State, which enables teaching of required continuing education classes to licensed real estate agents. I possess specialized skills in Financial Education, Mortgage Default which includes modifications, Budget Development, Credit Enhancement, Pre-Purchase Education, Rental Assistance, Transitional Housing, Reverse Mortgage and Expungement of Criminal Records.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Vice President of Housing & Financial Empowerment
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
01.2019 - Current
- Plans, organizes, and directs the activities of the departments by prioritizing and assigning work to staff
- Supervises and evaluates the work of the teams
- Resolves procedural, operational, and other work-related concerns by meeting with staff to set direction, and issue departmental directives and positions
- Coordinates work activities, and program functions with other ULMS departments, cities, and agencies
- Develops departmental and unit policies and procedures, short- and long-term objectives and other plans
- Conducts research and analyzes trends related to area of assignment, and housing/construction trends to effectively make recommendations to the ULMS CEO, on new programs and initiatives
- Oversees the preparation of department and unit budgets, and budgets for submission to various funders
- Coordinates community outreach and marketing for homebuyer education workshops
- Conducts group intakes, home buying seminars, and budget, credit, wealth building workshops
- Audits the registration of clients seeking assistance from the ULMS, and maintains up-to-date client files for each household to ensure that an accurate count of clients entering and exiting the program can be produced at the end of each program year
- Directs counselors in assisting clients with assembling the financial documentation required for households participating in the housing counseling program, and where necessary develop a plan to meet documentation requirements and pull credit reports for clients, as well as background checks
- Collaborate with Funds Development Department on grants and funding opportunities related to Housing
Vice President of Housing & Economic Development
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
01.2018 - 01.2019
Director of Housing
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
01.2000 - 01.2018
Director of Housing (Contractor)
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
01.1999 - 01.2000
Housing Counselor (Contractor)
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
01.1998 - 01.1999
Education
Portland State University
Portland, OR 09.1969 - 09.1972
Skills
- 25 Years of experience within the Housing Industry
- Executive Leadership experience
- Washington State Real Estate Professional
- HUD Certified
- Certified in Financial Education
- Experience in Mortgage Default which includes modifications
- Budget development and oversight
- Credit enhancement
- Pre-Purchase education
- Rental Assistance program management
- Management of Transitional Housing, Shelters, and Permanent Supportive Housing sites
- Reverse mortgage direct and program management experience
- Affordable housing
Accomplishments
2008 NUL "Housing & Community Development Leadership in Housing Award"
2014 NUL Whitney Young Award "Outstanding Service & Dedication Award"
2023 NUL "Distinguished Leadership in Housing & Community Development Award"
Certification
- Certification in Homeownership Counseling for Program Managers and Executive Directors
- Delivering Effective Financial Education for Today’s Consumers
- Coaching Skills for Managers
- Program Compliance & Reporting for HUD Approved Counseling Agencies
- CounselorMax for Decision Makers and Administrators
- Client Management and Tracking with CounselorMax
- HUD’s Emergency Homeowner Loan Program
- Credit Counseling for Maximum Results
- Making Home Affordable: A Breakdown of Program Components
- Housing Counseling Program Management
- FHA Loss Mitigation
- Home club Development and Foreclosure Prevention
ACTIVITIES
- Board President for 5 years
- Member of First AME’s Housing Board
- Member of First AME’s Child Development Headstart Board
- Founding member of Seattle King County Coalition for Responsible Lending
Timeline
Vice President of Housing & Financial Empowerment
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
01.2019 - Current
Vice President of Housing & Economic Development
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
01.2018 - 01.2019
Director of Housing
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
01.2000 - 01.2018
Director of Housing (Contractor)
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
01.1999 - 01.2000
Housing Counselor (Contractor)
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
01.1998 - 01.1999
Portland State University
09.1969 - 09.1972
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