OHFA's Board

  • OHFA's Board
Unless otherwise noted, OHFA's Board meetings take place the third Wednesday of every month at 10:30am in the Boardroom at 2600 Corporate Exchange Dr. in Columbus, Ohio. The meeting also is live streamed through designated conference lines, which are published on the meeting agenda.

Board Meetings

Unless otherwise noted, OHFA's Board meetings take place the third Wednesday of every month at 10:30am in the Agency's boardroom at 2600 Corporate Exchange Dr. in Columbus, Ohio.


2024 Board Meeting Schedule

January 17, 2024 July 17, 2024
February 21, 2024 August 21, 2024
March 20, 2024 September 18, 2024
April 17, 2024 October 16, 2024
May 15, 2024 November 20, 2024
June 19, 2024* December 18, 2024

For further information on current and past OHFA Board and committee meetings, visit the Board Docs website.


Meet OHFA's Board

An 11-member board administers the Ohio Housing Finance Agency. The board consists of the Director of the Ohio Department of Commerce (or designee), the Director of the Ohio Development Services Agency (or designee) and nine public members. The governor appoints the nine public board members for six-year terms to represent various housing sectors and the public. To learn more about any of our board members, please download the bios provided below.


Sheryl Maxfield

Sheryl Maxfield (Board Chair)

Sheryl Maxfield was appointed director of the Ohio Department of Commerce by Governor Mike DeWine in January 2019. More about Sheryl Maxfield...

Lydia Mihalik

Lydia Mihalik

Lydia Mihalik was appointed Director of the Ohio Department of Development by Governor Mike DeWine in January 2019. More about Lydia Mihalik...

Eileen Crotty Austria

Eileen Crotty Austria

Eileen Austria is an experienced advocate with a history of working in the private and public sectors and currently serves as the President and Owner of EFA Solutions.

Sean W. Campbell

Sean W. Campbell

Sean W. Campbell joined the OHFA Board in December 2023 and is a business agent for the Building Laborers' Union Local #310. More about Sean Campbell...

Patricia P. Cash

Patricia P. Cash

Patricia P. Cash is a Retired Senior Vice President of Client and Community Relations Director for the central Ohio region of National City, now a part of PNC. More about Patricia Cash...

William Farnsel

William Farnsel

William Farnsel is the executive director of NeighborWorks Toledo, a community-based nonprofit organization, serving Toledo, Ohio for 38 years by assisting residents with various housing services city-wide. More about William Farnsel...

Ralph Griffith

Ralph Griffith

Ralph Griffith has extensive experience in investment banking, corporate lending, and investment management. More about Ralph Griffith...

Joe Hagan

Joe Hagan

Joe Hagan co-founded Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing in 1989 and served as CEO until 1993. In 2000, he assumed the role of president and CEO of the National Equity Fund, Inc. More about Joe Hogan...

Brad Knapp

Brad Knapp

A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, Brad Knapp has been active in the real estate business in Ohio since 1979. More about Brad Knapp...

Mark Ricketts

Mark Ricketts

Mark Ricketts was the president and Chief Executive Officer of National Church Residences from 2014 to 2023.

Lori Steiner

Lori Steiner

Lori Steiner is CEO and COO of Borror and was appointed to the OHFA Board in December 2019.