Jim Stockard - Harvard University Graduate School of Design

James Stockard, an expert in affordable housing and community development, retired in 2014 from the role of curator of the Loeb Fellowship, which he held for 17 years.  He continues to teach housing courses at the GSD.  He also serves as an Academic Career Liaison for the Career Services Department, helping planning students think about their career paths and connecting them with potential employers.  As a principal for over 25 years with the Cambridge-based consulting firm Stockard & Engler & Brigham, he worked with nonprofit groups and public agencies across the country on such issues as affordable housing development, property management, neighborhood revitalization, and local, state and national housing policy. Shortly before coming to the GSD, he served as the court-appointed Special Master for the Department of Public and Assisted Housing in Washington, DC. Mr. Stockard has taught courses on housing policy at MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning, and Tufts University well as the GSD. He is the co-author of Managing Affordable Housing, and wrote the epilogue in New Directions in Urban Public Housing.

He was the principal investigator for the Public Housing Operating Cost Study commissioned by the US Congress. Stockard served as a commissioner of the Cambridge Housing Authority for 40 years (including 8 terms as chair) and is a founding trustee of the Cambridge Affordable Housing Trust Fund. He is a past president of the Citizens Housing and Planning Association, Massachusetts’ largest research and advocacy group for housing and community development issues. He has been a member of the Massachusetts Housing Appeals Committee, ruling on Chapter 40B cases, for the past 17 years.  Stockard is an alumnus of the Loeb Fellowship Program and also earned a Master of City Planning degree from the GSD.

Terry H. Harbin - Affordable Homes Gulf Coast, LLC

Terry Harbin has 40 plus years’ experience in all phases of sales, marketing, technology and banking management and broad strategic planning experience in technology, banking and non-profit sectors. He also started two technology related business ventures and two real estate development companies which have been sold and/or continue to operate successfully. Terry held various sales and marketing positions at QMS, a Mobile, AL technology start up and has served in Executive positions with Regions, BankTrust and BancorpSouth, and BankPlus banks. In 2019 He began Affordable Homes Gulf Coast, LLC to build LMI housing using infill properties to meet the increasing demand in the Mobile, AL area. Terry has also served on the United Way, University of Mobile, WHIL, Child Advocacy, Family Promise, Housing First, Coastal Alabama Partnership and Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce boards.

Mary Ellen Judah - Neighborhood Concepts, Inc.

Mary Ellen Judah is the Executive Director of Neighborhood Concepts, Inc., a Huntsville-based non-profit committed to strengthening neighborhoods through the advancement of equitable housing and economic opportunities so all may thrive. NCI develops affordable housing throughout the Southeast and also manages the North Alabama Revolving Loan Fund, a U.S. Treasury certified Community Development Financial Institution or CDFI.

Mary Ellen has over 30 years of experience in her chosen field working both in the non-profit and for-profit sectors and is well-versed in non-profit administration, affordable housing and community development. A Huntsville resident for 37 years, she serves on the boards of the Fahe, Building Alabama Reinvestment and Collaborative Solutions, as well as various local boards and committees aligned with both her profession and her interests. She is a 2017 OFN Opportunity Fellow, a member of the Leadership Alabama Class of XXVIII, a member of Huntsville Committee of 100 and the recipient of the 2020 Fahe Voice of the Region Award.

Amanda Loper - Davis Architects

Amanda Loper, AIA, LEED AP, is a Principal at David Baker Architects, a progressive, award-winning architecture and urban design firm known for combining social concern with a signature design character. Amanda leads the southeastern office in Birmingham, Alabama, which she established in 2016. Her work integrates architecture and urban design so that each project is a “small but mighty act of urbanism.” Since the completion of her Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Interior Architecture at Auburn University, Amanda has contributed to solving affordable housing crises in San Francisco and throughout the Southeast. She adapts these solutions to help other cities across the country address their own affordable housing crises and enhance livability. A strong “architecture communicator,” Amanda also shares her experiences, innovations, and philosophy widely with designers, students, developers, and the public through lectures and writing. Amanda was awarded a 2021 AIA Young Architects Award, a national honor that recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the architecture profession early in their careers.

Lisa McCarroll - Navigate Affordable Housing Partners

Lisa McCarroll became Navigate’s Chief Executive Officer in October 2018. She served as the Director of Contract Administration since 2003. In this capacity, she has managed the contract tasks for Navigate's ACC contracts for Alabama, Mississippi, Virginia, and Connecticut. She has also managed the Quality Assurance department and Housing Quality Inspections™ quality control review.

McCarroll earned her Bachelor of Arts from Birmingham-Southern College and her Masters of Public Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is a member of the National Contract Management Association and the Association for Talent Development.

Cory Stallworth - City of Birmingham

Cory Stallworth brings many years of experience to his role as Senior Deputy Director of Community Development for the City of Birmingham. In this role Cory leads the City’s housing initiatives, including allocating the City’s HUD grant funding for housing development, managing the City’s housing plan, and cultivating public-private partnerships. With an extensive background in design, construction, and development, Cory uses his skill sets to create sustainable and equitable housing communities. Prior to joining the City of Birmingham, Cory served as the Vice President of Real Estate Development and Capital Improvement for the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District. Cory received a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Design at Auburn University and a Master of Engineering degree in Construction Management at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.