Mary Walsh was announced as the new Southwest Multifamily Regional Director for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  Mary joins the Multifamily team from HUD’s Office of Healthcare Programs (OHP) where she managed Lender Participation for the past 8 years.  After joining HUD as a Presidential Management Fellow over 30 years ago, Mary has worked throughout the Department including in headquarters as a policy advisor to the FHA Commissioner and previously in Multifamily as a Branch Chief in asset management.

Tom Goade, who served as Acting Regional Director since last November, will transition to a senior advisor position to support production nationally through specialized underwriter training and process improvement. The Southwest region leads the country in Production processing times, and Tom will now share his expertise with his colleagues around the country.