MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
January 02, 2024
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
142; D.C. Official Code§ 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 4 of the Homeless Services Reform Act
of 2005, effective October 22, 2005 (D.C. Law 16-35; D.C. Official Code§ 4-752.01), I am pleased
to nominate the following person:
Ms. Shellon Fraser
Long Leaf Lane
Waldorf, MD 20603
for appointment as a representative of business, philanthropic, or other private sector organization with
resources or expertise to contribute to addressing homeless in that District member of the Interagency
Council on Homelessness, filling a vacant seat previously held by Ellen Jones, for a term to end May
1, 2025.
Enclosed you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned
nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council's earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor's Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
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3 at the request of the Mayor
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6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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9 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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13 To confirm the appointment of Ms. Shellon Fraser to the Interagency Council on Homelessness.
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15 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
16 resolution may be cited as the "Interagency Council on Homelessness Shellon Fraser
17 Confirmation Resolution of 2024 ".
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19 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
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21 Ms. Shellon Fraser
22 Long Leaf Lane
23 Waldorf, MD 20603
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25 as a representative of a business, philanthropic, or other private sector organization with
26 resources or expertise to contribute to addressing homelessness in the District member of the
27 Interagency Council on Homelessness, pursuant to section 4 of the Homeless Services Reform
28 Act of 2005, effective October 22, 2005 (D.C. Law 16-35; D.C. Official Code§ 4-752.01),
29 filling a vacant seat previously held by Ellen Jones, for a term to end May 1, 2025.
30 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
31 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
32 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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 SHELLON FRASER
‘Summary
Experienced community finance development professional with over a decade of proven expertise in market building, project,
management, equity centered approach to lending, loan origination, underwriting, and real estate financial analysis. Big picture thinker
with ability to create and execute on market specific and national strategies that are centered in racial equity. Experienced in managing
cross-sectional teams on complex projects and programs.
Work Experience
Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), Washington D.C.
Director, RACE Lending Initiative January 2022-present
Leads the implementation and scaling of CSH’s racial equity lending initiative referred to as the RACE Initiative
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Oversees the Initiative’s loan pipeline,
Provides guidance to national lending team members on advancing loans for approval
Servesas lead fundraiser for the Initiative’s fundraising goals,
Leads creation and implementationofthe Initiative’s policy agenda
‘As a member of CSH’s strategy team, advises on company-wide strategies and key initiatives including its strategic
plan
Commu ant Officer, Market Lead Mid-Atlantic & Southeast Regions March 2019-December 2021
(© Led the development and execution of lending strategies in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions
(© Marketed, originated and underwrote affordable and supportive housing real estate predevelopment and acquisition
loans
(© Conceptualized and operationalized the Community Investment team’s racial equity framework including creating the
goals, managing consultants, intern and staff time, setting deadlines and managing budgets
United States Department ofthe Treasury, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDF) Fund, Washington D.C.
Financial Analyst/Portfolio Manager May 2016-March 2019
0 Managed a portfolio of grants to Community Development Financial Institutions throughout the United States.
(0 Managed the successful operationof a $400 million grant funding round
0 Developed and implemented an overhaul of the CDFI Program application and evaluation processes
Low Income Investment Fund, New York, NY
Senior Credit Associate/Portfolio Manager May 2013-April 2016
Managed a $200 million portfolio of affordable housing and community facility real estate loans
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© Conducted annual and semi-annual reviews, monitored non-performing loans, managed and approved construction
draw process, converted construction loans to permanent structures
© Underwrote new transactions, loan modification and extension community development loans
© Built and maintained relationships; with developers, attorneys, city and state agencies, third party lenders etc
Contact Fund, New York, NY
Analyst Nov 2012-April 2013,
Intern Mar 2012-May 2012
© Managed a $4.5 million loan portfolio consisting of community development real estate pre-development and working
capital loans
(© Underwrote and closed new loans
(0 Managed investor relations for a portfolio of high net worth i estors, serviced and marketed investment notes
Deutsche Bank, New York, NY Sune 2012-Sept 2012
Intern
 © Underwrote new and existing loans, investments and Program Related Investment opportunities
© Managed portfolio to assess performance against covenants and projections
© Drafted annual reviews for relationship managers and credit officers
Milano School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy, New York, NY
Project Manager Consultant, Skid Row Housing Trust, Los Angeles, CA Dec 2011-May 2012
© Designed financing strategies for refinancing and retrofitting a portfolio of 13 SRO buildings in the Skid Row
neighborhood
© Researched a range of financing options including federal, state, private and energy efficient financing mechanisms.
(© Developed recommendations regarding the best available strategies for refinancing, retrofitting and development of the
property portfolio,
Education
Milano School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy at The New School, New York, NY
© M.Sc. Nonprofit Management, Community Development Finance concentration
University of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana
© BSc. Intemational Relations
‘Volunteer Experience
Interagency Council on Homelessness Housing Solutions Committee, Washington D.C.
Co-chair Feb 2021-present
(© Responsible for setting the strategic direction of the committee
(© Engages key stakeholders in the homelessness sector to tackle critical housing issues
Open Arms Housing, Washington D.C.
Board member and strategic planning committee co-chair April 2021-present
‘© Responsible for setting the strategic goals and direction of the organization
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Shellon Fraser
Ms. Shellon Fraser is the Senior Director ofLending at the
National Housing Trust, where she leads the lending origination
team with responsibilities for national capital deployment and
management of District area loan funds, relationships, and
initiatives.
She is the former Director of RACE Lending Initiative at the
Corporation for Supportive Housing (“CSH”). In this role, Ms.
Fraser led the implementation of the RACE Initiative. This
included overseeing the initiative pipeline, managing the budget
and work plan, leading the development of lending, and
directing the programmatic and policy goals
Previous to this role, Ms. Fraser was the Mid-Atlantic and
Southeast market lending lead at CSH. with responsibility for
the strategic direction, loan origination, and underwriting activities of each market. Prior to
joining CSH, Ms. Fraser served as a Portfolio Manager at the US Departmentofthe Treasut 's
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and Senior Credit Associate at the Low-
Income Investment Fund.
Ms. Fraser currently serves as a board member and co-chair of the strategic management
committee at Open Arms Housing.
Ms. Fraser earned her Masterof Science in Nonprofit Management from The New School and
her Bachelorof Science in International relations from the University of Guyana.
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 GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
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WE ARE
WASHINGTON
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Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
To: Tommy Wells, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: September 20, 2023
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating 9 membersofthe Interagency
Council on Homelessness
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolutions and
found them to be legally unobjectionable.If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call Erika Satterlee, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Officeof the Mayor, at 202-
724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681
Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish
+1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW + Suite 300 + Washington, D.C 20008 + Office (202) 724-7681