Hugh Jeffers of Centennial Mortgage Vets a Live Pitch from Jacqueline Rivera

Hugh Jeffers, VP of Origination at Centennial Mortgage Vets a Live Pitch for funding From Jacqueline Rivera of Hope Housing, moderated by Everything Co-op host, Vernon Oakes. They discuss the necessary steps to secure support from HUD to develop limited Equity Housing and worker cooperatives in Baltimore, and the necessary components of an impressive concept package for such a project. Hugh Jeffers is responsible for originating new business. He has 25 years of experience originating FHA loans. Hugh's expertise is in cooperative housing, and he serves on the board of the National Association of Housing Cooperatives. Prior to Centennial, he worked for Love Funding, Bellwether Enterprise, Arbor Commercial Mortgage and managed the affordable housing team at the National Cooperative Bank. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Lafayette College, and a master’s degree from NYU’s Stern School of Business. Jacqueline Rivera is a mother of four, and owner and CEO of JBM Construction Development Group in Baltimore, Maryland. Her early career experience included working for Hope Housing in the early 90’s, an affiliate of Community of Hope, as their Project Manager overseeing development and renovation projects for formerly homeless families and low- income residents in Washington, DC. As a construction professional she has worked for some of the nation’s largest commercial construction firms. During her tenure at Centex Construction, Jackie became their first female Superintendent and served as a member of the Safety Team for Centex Mid Atlantic. She later became a Project Manager for an international construction management firm, Hill International. She has a total of 32 years of experience in the building industry.