Michael represents several nonprofit and for-profit developers, banks and governmental entities in affordable housing and community development projects. He has worked as bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel, borrower’s counsel, issuer’s counsel, trustee’s counsel, and liquidity and credit provider’s counsel in a wide variety of transactions. Within the past decade, he has handled more than 50 transactions with an original principal amount totaling more than $4.5 billion. His experience includes general obligation bonds and revenue bonds; taxable and tax-exempt offerings; auction rate securities, tax credit bonds, variable rate demand bonds as well as fixed rate bonds; bonds enhanced with bond insurance, standby bond purchase agreements and letters of credit; as well as the issuance of bank qualified bonds and notes.

Michael has also worked with developers of numerous low-income housing tax credit projects including acting as counsel to a large non-profit developer, owner and manager of affordable rental housing in connection with a large scattered-site project. In this representation, the developer was able to preserve and upgrade 138 units of affordable housing in the developer’s inventory and located in 14 separate buildings across the City of Philadelphia. The project was financed with 4% low-income housing tax credits, tax-exempt bonds issued through the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, as well as federal, state and local governmental grants and loans and a private bank loan.

Michael’s representative experience also includes representing a joint venture between a for profit developer and a nonprofit manager who were partnering to acquire, develop and operate a brand new affordable housing facility in a City in the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania.

Prior to joining Turner Law, P.C. Michael was a shareholder with Fineman Krekstein & Harris, P.C., counsel in the real estate practice at Wolf Block, LLP and an associate at Duane Morris, LLP. Mr. Davidson graduated with Honors from Swarthmore College in 1991. Michael earned his Juris Doctor from the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania and his Master of Governmental Administration from the Fels Institute of Government of the University of Pennsylvania.

Lianna Petroski is a senior vice president at Enterprise where she assists in the oversight of the Real Estate Equity business and preservation equity funds. Lianna oversees the team responsible for deploying capital, including the identification, underwriting and closing equity of investments in affordable and workforce housing, and supports the capital raising, structuring and managing of equity funds and investor reporting. She has been involved with this business at Enterprise since 2016. Lianna joined Enterprise in 2011 and previously was a senior underwriter and associate originator in the housing credit syndication business where she was responsible for underwriting, closing and coordinating investor approval of multifamily housing transactions financed using federal and state LIHTCs, as well as assisting with acquisitions and managing relationships with developer partners. Before joining Enterprise, she spent seven years working for private developers of both affordable and market-rate housing. She received a Master of City and Regional Planning degree from Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy with a concentration in housing.

Leveraging experience as a transformational executive leading business development, investment banking, strategic investment, innovations, talent alignment, and infrastructure change, Terry helps innovative organizations build partnerships that drive growth, promote health equity, and ultimately strengthen communities. He believes the remediation of health inequity is good business. As a seasoned and respected connector with a large network of community and business/industry affiliates, Terry not only has a passion for innovation and collaboration, but he knows how to build coalitions that unite communities with quality health care; patient education and empowerment; health care infrastructure; and health care policy and program administration.

Specialties: Financial Analysis, Business development, negotiation, sales and marketing, formal presentations and storytelling.

Michael Simmons has been with Community Realty Management ever since the firm was founded in 1974. Mike is responsible for supervision of executive personnel, maintaining client and agency relations, developing corporate strategies, goals and objectives, plus new business development. He also chairs the CRM Executive Committee. The firm currently manages over 8,800 units of multifamily housing in seven states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

He is currently serving as 1st Vice President on the Board of Directors of the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA). He received the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) Southern New Jersey Chapter 101 Certified Property Manager of the Year Award in 1993 and again 21 years later in 2014; additionally, he is a current member and past Chairman of IREM Federal Housing Advisory Board. He is a Member Emeritus of the IREM National Faculty. Mike is also honored to have served as National President of the Institute of Real Estate Management in 1999, as well as President of IREM Foundation in 2004 and 2005.

A Licensed Real Estate Broker in the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania with over 40 years of experience in the property management business, Michael is a frequent speaker on industry issues and remains active with several professional associations relating to the real estate industry and property management profession. Within the local community he recently completed 9 years of service as a member and Vice Chairman on the Board of Directors of Gilda’s Club South Jersey an affiliate of the Cancer Support Community. He also enjoys the role that he has played as a mentor to several young real estate management professionals over the years.

Real estate finance professional with expertise in affordable housing financing, strong underwriting skills, extensive knowledge of federal low-income housing tax credits, multifamily lending, and governmental financing sources and programs.

Shay Dugan is Executive Vice President, Head of Property Management. Shay K. Dugan is an accomplished executive leader with over 30 years of experience in the real estate and property management industries, specializing in affordable housing. Throughout her career, she has managed large portfolios ranging from 6,000 to 20,000 units across the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest markets. Known for her focus on resident satisfaction, operational efficiency, and community engagement, Shay leads teams dedicated to creating exceptional living environments while optimizing the value of each property.

In addition to her executive leadership, Shay is deeply involved in industry and community service. She serves as a board member for the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) DC Chapter, where she served as the 2024 President of the Board of Directors and is currently the Vice President for Strategic Planning. Shay also chairs the Development Committee for Habitat for Humanity DC-Northern Virginia and is a board member of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Dean’s Alumni Advisory Board. Previously, she served as chair of the National Apartment Association’s Affordable Housing Committee.

Shay holds an M.B.A. with a concentration in management from Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School. She has earned the prestigious Certified Property Manager (CPM®) designation and is a licensed realtor in Maryland and the District of Columbia.

Caitlin Gossens is VP of Capital Markets for the New Construction division at Standard Communities, a leading developer and owner of affordable and mixed-income housing. She oversees capital-raising efforts for the New Construction portfolio, manages debt and investor relationships, and maintains responsibility for all aspects of the financing process from initial conception through construction, to lease-up and stabilized occupancy or sale. Prior to joining Standard Communities, Gossens served as a Senior Banker in JPMorgan Chase Bank’s Community Development Division. Her responsibilities included the origination and structuring of construction and permanent debt financing for affordable housing, and between 2020 and 2025, she originated over $1.35 billion of debt for the development or preservation of almost 6,500 units in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.

Prior to joining Chase, Caitlin worked at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in public policy from Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy. Caitlin resides in Washington, DC with her husband and two daughters. She is actively involved in the affordable housing industry, serving on the boards of CAHEC Capital, Inc. and the DMV Chapter of the Women in Affordable Housing Network.

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John Maneval founded Oculus CAS, LLC (“Oculus”) in 2019 to provide targeted, value-added support to participants in the affordable housing and community development sector. With a focus on delivering practical, hands-on service in a cost-effective manner, Oculus enables its clients to achieve greater results, outcomes and profitability. John has over 30 years of professional experience in a variety of capacities within the housing and community development arena, including as a senior executive within a State Housing Finance Agency, the lending director for a national Community Development Financial Institution, director of affordable housing development for a nationally-focused non-profit developer, and as an affordable housing consultant.

Leigh Whitaker is the Vice President for Government and Community Affairs at the University of Pennsylvania. Whitaker rejoined Penn in October 2025, after serving as a Principal in the Government Relations Section at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, where she advocated for clients before local and state governments, and advised clients on how to implement strategies to advance their business interests. Prior to joining Buchanan, Whitaker serve for seven years as Penn’s Director of City Relations, where she was Penn’s liaison with the City of Philadelphia and City Council and advised the University community on matters related to local government.

Whitaker is a graduate of Clark Atlanta University and Temple University School of Law, and is a licensed attorney in Pennsylvania. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Committee of Seventy, the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC), KIPP Administrative Services Corporation (KASC), and Mission First Housing Group, and chairs the board of the Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation (PFMC).

For more than 30 years, Beverly G. Woods has spent a career in both community-based organizations and municipal government. With the responsibility for organizational development; consensus-building among diverse stakeholders; financial health, real estate, facilities, and compliance; building equity; and administration, she led and collaborated on the building of effective programs, mission-focused departments, productive staff, and an engaged public.

Often assigned to high visibility, potentially controversial projects, she focused on quality, equity, and returning self-determination to those affected. Recent examples of these projects include stabilizing communities after building collapses and utility failures; community-based COVID-19 vaccination programs; heat injury prevention programs; high quality shelter spaces for homeless families; and business development interventions to preserve services in neighborhoods.

Retired in December 2024, Beverly has pivoted to providing the same skills, expertise and access to the organizations for which she volunteers which include Reinvestment Fund; Philly Bridge and Jawn (PB&J), a nascent youth-serving organization in Philadelphia’s Kensington community; and the Powelton Village Civic Association, where she lives.

As she travels, she collects mini hotel toiletries, also collecting from others, for donations to Beacon House, a shelter in Kensington for people who use drugs.