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Congratulations NAHRO Certified Professionals — October 2025

Did you know? NAHRO offers over a dozen unique certifications for housers at all levels. From commissioners and inspectors, to specialists, managers and directors, NAHRO has a certification for you. For more information visit www.nahro.org/certification.

For a full list of NAHRO certified professionals, visit our new Learning Portal!

Certified Maintenance Manager

  • Amy Montgomery | Hocking Metropolitan Housing Authority (OH)
  • Arturo Aguilar | Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (CA)
  • Caesar Alvarado | Housing Authority of the City of McAllen (TX)
  • Glenn Walker | Ann Arbor Housing Commission (MI)
  • Toni Vermillion | Hocking Metropolitan Housing Authority (OH)

Certified Maintenance Manager of Public Housing

  • Amber Uzelac | HomeFront (MT)

Certified Management Executive

  • Diane Cohen | Somerville Housing Authority (MA)

Certified Manager of Voucher Operations

  • Amanda Hammonds | Housing Authority of the County of Lonoke (AR)

Certified Specialist of Fair Housing

  • Dawn Evans | Compass Inc. (NY)
  • Jackie Sullivan | Compass Inc. (NY)
  • Jeter White | National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (DC)
  • Jim Souza | Compass Inc. (NY)
  • Marisa Doonan | Compass Inc. (NY)
  • Saul Veliz | Housing Connect (UT)

Certified Specialist of Family Self-Sufficiency

  • Aidan Trenn | Housing Authority of the City of New Smyrna Beach (FL)
  • Tamika Jones | Oakland Housing Authority (CA)

Certified Specialist of Housing Choice Vouchers

  • Iris Watkins | Housing Authority of Baltimore City (MD)
  • Julz Harvey | National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (DC)
  • Yadira Rios | Housing Authority of the Borough of Clementon (NJ)

Certified Specialist of Inspection – NSPIRE-V

  • Cindy Diaz-McClain | HOM, Inc. (AZ)
  • Dulani Dorsey | Baltimore County Office of Housing (MD)
  • Emma Maldonado | Imagineers, LLC (CT)
  • Karen Brunnemer | Boulder Housing Partners (CO)
  • Maritza Romero | Central Valley Low Income Housing Corporation (CA)
  • Nancy Umana | Central Falls Housing Authority (RI)

Certified Specialist of Public Housing

  • Adan Uraga | Housing Authority of the City of Bayonne (NJ)
  • Cynthia Gubrial | Housing Authority of the City of Bayonne (NJ)
  • Dwane King | Red Wing Housing and Redevelopment Authority (MN)
  • Eric LaBarge | Ogdensburg Housing Authority (NY)
  • Hayley Banks | Ogdensburg Housing Authority (NY)
  • Janis Wilcox | Abbeville Housing Authority (GA)
  • Kylie Honomichl | Kearney Housing Agency (NE)
  • Latisha Deacon | Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority (VA)

Certified Public Housing Manager

  • Beverley Mattoon | Holyoke Housing Authority (MA)
  • Braxton Valentiny | Housing Authority of the City of South Bend (IN)
  • Emmett Robbins | Housing Authority of East Baton Rouge Parish (LA)
  • kimberly Hatcher | Housing Authority of the City of Long Branch (NJ)
  • Lashawn Bibbens | Housing Authority of the City of Long Branch (NJ)
  • Merl Hogue | Housing Authority of Liberty (KY)

NAHRO Certified Commissioner

  • Mary Garcia | Grayling Housing Commission (MI)
  • Tillmon Calvert | Tupelo Housing Authority (MS)