Joshua G. Hollins has been named executive director of the Louisiana Housing Corp. (LHC). He brings significant experience in personnel management, external affairs, finance and investment structures and executive leadership. As vice president of public financing at Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., he completed a diverse range of municipal and housing bond transactions that total almost $1 billion. Earlier, as executive counsel and chief of staff at the state Department of Transportation and Development, he oversaw the internal audit and innovative procurement efforts for the department, served as chief in-house counsel on the first transportation public-private partnership in Louisiana, and represented the department in legislative and administrative hearings.