Mafnas appointed new NMHC corporate director

The Northern Marianas Housing Corp.’s board of directors announced the appointment of Zenie P. Mafnas to serve as the NMHC corporate director.

For the past 17 years, Mafnas has worked in various positions at NMHC. Prior to this appointment, she has served as NMHC’s deputy corporate director. She holds a master’s degree in business from the Chaminade University of Honolulu. She will be the second woman to lead the agency since its inception.

Mafnas expresses her sincere gratitude to NMHC’s board of directors for their confidence in her and she looks forward to working with all NMHC’s stakeholders, most especially families under NMHC’s programs.

The missions of NMHC are the following:

• Providing efficient and responsive delivery of housing, mortgage and community development programs to the people of the Commonwealth;

• Affording fair and equal opportunity to housing programs and services for all, with special emphasis to very-low, low and moderate income individuals, elderly and persons with diasbilities;

• Increasing and implementing home ownership programs with houses that is safe, decent, sanitary, and affordable; Encouraging and promoting economic independence, self-sufficiency and upward mobility for families; and Implementing programs to address the growing and future needs and economic viability of the communities in the Commonwealth.

The NMHC is comprised of various divisions that administers different programs. Listed below are the divisions and the programs they administer.

Mortgage Credit Division:

• HOME Investment Partnerships Program

• USDA Rural Development Loan Program

• Veteran Affairs Loan Program

Program and Housing Division:

Section 8 New Construction Program (Scattered housing division owned by NMHC)

• Saipan: Mihaville & Koblerville Estates

• Tinian: Broadway

• Rota: Blue Bay Homes (formerly known as “As Liyo”)

• Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers

Planning Division:

• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

• Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)

• Hearth-Emergency Solutions Grant (HESG)

Fiscal Division:

• Manages the financial affairs of the agency.

Asset Management Division:

• Manages the agency’s property and building maintenance, ensures safety compliance, and ensures accountability of NMHC’s assets.

Administrative Division:

• Provides administrative support to all divisions.

• Manages the Procurement of all services and purchases for the agency.

• Manages the Personnel services of the agency. (PR)

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