The BGC Advantage Team
Our team includes staff professionals with direct experience in development, construction, property management, tax credit syndication, and asset management. Many of our professionals have expertise, having held previous positions with HUD and various Public Housing Authorities, in regional administration, training, and policy development. We ensure that what we propose to do will be beneficial to all concerned, which leads to successful projects, enduring partnerships, and good will.

Holly Knight
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Satellite Office:
1000 Highland Colony Parkway
Suite 5203
Ridgeland, MS 39157
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Before launching her private development enterprise, Knight spent 15 years as a US Department of Housing and Urban Development employee. Knight specializes in assisting Public Housing Authorities through her technical experience and competence in both housing redevelopment and community revitalization. She is a certified mixed-finance professional, a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government Public Administration program, and a highly awarded disaster recovery professional. As a developer, Knight has worked to leverage over $975 million in financing sources for public housing authorities converting through RAD and Asset Repositioning. With partnerships and projects in rural and urban areas across 13 states, these developments consist of both 9% and 4% tax credit projects as well as projects that needed to leverage debt only as part of their revitalization efforts. As a HUD Sustainability Subject Matter Expert, she has assisted numerous developments with redesign and financing. Her experience with design, build and sustainable technologies assisted with her redevelopment of over 3,500 units of affordable housing in the Gulf Coast after Katrina and makes her an asset when working with HACT projects. BGC Resume_Knight

Lisa Phillips
CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER
1910 Farmerville Highway
Ruston, LA 71270
318-243-5671
lisa@bgcadvantage.com
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Phillips has over 30 years of affordable housing experience and 40 years of executive business management experience. Phillips will represent BGC Advantage for all business matters and negotiate any third-party reports required during the pre-development process. She is a certified tax credit management professional, compliance specialist, civil rights and fair housing specialist, and is a certified HR management professional. Phillips is experienced in compliance and reporting and will assist in document review and ensuring timely submissions to appropriate agencies.

JoAnn Rodriguez
VICE PRESIDENT, ASSET & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
6600 Chase Oaks Bvld. Ste. 150 Plano, Texas 75023
214-723-3770
jrodriguez@bgcadvantage.com
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Joann Rodriguez brings over twenty years of affordable housing experience with public housing authorities and private management companies to BGC Advantage. She will utilize her diverse background to assist BGC Advantage with monitoring long term asset performance. She brings a wealth of HUD knowledge regarding FHA finance projects, HUD multi-family rental assistance, and 202/PARC/ 811 projects. Rodriguez’s HUD and public housing experience has given her a better understanding and appreciation for PHA managers with small and large housing needs. She has assisted numerous entities in RAD, HOPE VI, and other tax credit developments. She was also responsible for $144 million annually in housing assistance contracts. In addition, she serves as trainer for the Texas Housing Association, specializing in HUD, Rural Housing, HOME, NSP, and tax credit programs.

Christianne Brunini
VICE PRESIDENT,
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
1000 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 5203 | Ridgeland, MS 39157
769-798-8809
cbrunini@bgcadvantage.com
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As VP of Business Development, Christianne Brunini will be responsible for fostering business success for the organization, including company growth, market share, and brand recognition within affordable housing development industry. She will be assisting with strategic development opportunities and roll-out of new programs and services, while building the business network and improving client relationships. With the goal of further positioning BGC Advantage as the premier RAD development expert and the leader in Affordable Housing Asset Repositioning, Brunini will be responsible for designing and executing multi-channel marketing and communications strategies that promote brand awareness, forge new partnerships, and foster positive resident experiences.
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Katie Anderson
VICE PRESIDENT,
PUBLIC HOUSING RELATIONS
400 W. Capitol, Suite 1732
Little Rock, AR 72201
318-957-0483
kanderson@bgcadvantage.com
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Katie will be working closely with RAD projects and small PHA conversion efforts to help entities convert from the public housing platform to affordable housing. She will be assisting agencies with training, education on policies and processes as well as PHA conversions. Her experience as an executive director of a housing authority and her low income housing tax credit experience are fields that will lend to her interaction with housing authorities, housing agencies, investors, lenders, and community representatives. She is recognized nationally as an expert training provider and will continue to provide those services . Katie will continue to be available as a NAHRO trainer as well as enhancing the suite of training options that BGC provides.

Ashley Wilson
DIRECTOR,
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
1910 Farmerville Highway
Ruston, LA 71270
318-224-2997 ext. 1012
ashley@bgcadvantage.com
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Wilson has over 20 years of finance, credit underwriting, and affordable housing experience. Her depth of knowledge as an underwriter and providing cost certification will provide invaluable assistance in completing and submitting low-income housing tax credit applications. Wilson has performed a variety of advanced financial analyses to determine present and forecasted financial health of the projects and entities. Her financial and tax credit consulting experience brings a holistic approach to the team. She has submitted assisted in submitting and consulted on over 6000 units of affordable housing and low-income housing tax credits. She is a certified tax credit professional and has a HCCP Certified HOME and Fair Housing Certification.

Jennifer Croxton
PROJECT MANAGER,
DEVELOPMENT
1910 Farmerville Highway
Ruston, LA 71270
318-224-2997 ext. 1013
jcroxton@bgcadvantage.com
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Croxton brings experience to the team from City government. Her knowledge of planning and zoning and compliance with federal programs will provide excellent resources for submitting LIHTC applications. She is familiar with maintaining building standards and compliance with project reporting.

Tomica McDonald
PROJECT MANAGER,
COORDINATOR
1910 Farmerville Highway
Ruston, LA 71270
318-513-3318
tmcdonald@bgcadvantage.com

Fannie Brown
PROJECT MANAGER,
DEVELOPMENT
1000 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 5203 | Ridgeland, MS 39157
601-265-0433
fbrown@bgcadvantage.com

Todaé Charles
ASSET MANAGER,
OPERATIONS
6600 Chase Oaks Bvld. Ste. 150 Plano, Texas 75023
318-245-4666
tcharles@bgcadvantage.com

La Tonya Smith
ASSET MANAGER,
COMPLIANCE
6600 Chase Oaks Bvld. Ste. 150 Plano, Texas 75023
318-245-2602
latonya@bgcadvantage.com

Scott Rhodes
PROJECT MANAGER,
CONSTRUCTION
6600 Chase Oaks Bvld. Ste. 150 Plano, Texas 75023
318-245-8645
srhodes@bgcadvantage.com

Brian Pickett
PROJECT MANAGER,
CONSTRUCTION
6600 Chase Oaks Bvld. Ste. 150 Plano, Texas 75023
318-245-2625
bpickett@bgcadvantage.com

ALISHA GANT
COORDINATOR,
DEVELOPMENT
1910 Farmerville Highway
Ruston, LA 71270
419-360-0875
agant@bgcadvantage.com

KATIE SOCHA
ASSOCIATE,
DEVELOPMENT
1910 Farmerville Highway
Ruston, LA 71270
318-513-3506
ksocha@bgcadvantage.com

JAMIE KELLY
ASSET MANAGEMENT/
FINANCIAL ANALYST
6600 Chase Oaks Bvld. Ste. 150
Plano, Texas 75023
402-540-3425
jkelly@bgcadvantage.com

KADI KNOX
ASSOCIATE,
DEVELOPMENT
1910 Farmerville Highway
Ruston, LA 71270
318-242-2997 ext. 1014
kknox@bgcadvantage.com

Curtis Gittinger
SPECIAL PROJECTS
COORD., ASSET MANAGEMET
6600 Chase Oaks Bvld. Ste. 150 Plano, Texas 75023
cgittinger@bgcadvantage.com

Anna Wilkinson
CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGER
BUSINESS DEV./PHA RELATIONS
1000 Highland Colony Parkway
Suite 5203 | Ridgeland, MS 39157
601-433-4277
awilkinson@bgcadvantage.com

Jennifer Wilder
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO
HOLLY KNIGHT
1000 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 5203 | Ridgeland, MS 39157
601-540-2772
jwilder@bgcadvantage.com

Alex Bullis
FINANCE ACCOUNTANT
1910 Farmerville Highway
Ruston, LA 71270
318-224-2997 ext. 1005
abullis@bgcadvantage.com

Shawna McLemore
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO
LISA PHILLIPS
1910 Farmerville Highway
Ruston, LA 71270
3182-232-1550 ext. 1002
shawna@bgcadvantage.com

Kim Strongman
HR & PAYROLL COORDINATOR
1910 Farmerville Highway
Ruston, LA 71270
318-513-3304
kstrongman@mandtprop.com