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 57 East Main Street, Columbus, Ohio.

• Policy for Public Comments at OHFA Board Meetings (94 KB Adobe PDF File)

2020 Board Meeting Schedule

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 (Board Chair)

Director, Ohio Department of Commerce
(ex officio)

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

Lydia Mihalik

Director, Ohio Development Services Agency
(ex officio)

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

Robert A. Alexander

Retired Senior Vice President, PNC Bank
(term expires 1/31/22)

Robert A. Alexander is a Retired Senior Vice President of Commercial and Residential Construction and Permanent Real Estate Lending for PNC Bank and former Cincinnati Regional Executive Director of National City Community Development Corporation. More about Bob Alexander...

Catherine A. Cawthon

President, Fifth Third Community Development Corporation
(term expires 1/31/24)

Catherine A. Cawthon is President of Fifth Third Community Development Corporation (CDC) headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. More about Catherine Cawthon...

Jason Clark

Ohio Political Director/Business Representative
(term expires 1/31/23)

Jason D. Clark is the Ohio Political Director/Business Representative for the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters, a division of the Brotherhood of Carpenters, which represents 17,000 members in the state of Ohio. More about Jason Clark...

William Farnsel

Executive Director, NeighborWorks Toledo
(term expires 1/31/25)

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.

Brad Knapp

Senior Vice President, Henkle Schueler & Associates
(term expires 1/31/21)

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...

Duana Patton

CEO, Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc.
(term expires 1/31/24)

Duana Patton is CEO of the Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc., a private nonprofit serving nine counties in Ohio. Ms. Patton is also the President and CEO of the Area Agency on Aging Foundation, which she co-founded in 2011. More about Duana Patton...

Lori Steiner

President and COO, Borror
(term expires 1/31/21)

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