Michael Mullin, Founder and President of Nevada H.A.N.D., Inc., a nonprofit, community-based housing organization in Las Vegas, Nevada. Organized in 1993, Nevada H.A.N.D., Inc. has been awarded over $11.2 million in grants and has participated in the development of over 1,585 affordable housing units at a cost of over $130,000,000.

Prior to founding Nevada H.A.N.D., Inc., Mullin spent 14 years as a residential and commercial real estate broker with Americana Group Realtors, the largest real estate company in Nevada. Specializing in the disposition of real estate owned by financial institutions, he transacted over $90,000,000 in real estate sales. Mike is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) of the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute of the National Association of Realtors, and a Graduate of the Builder’s Institute (GBI) offered by the Lied Institute of Real Estate Studies at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.

Mullin was appointed by the Board of Directors of Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco to its Affordable Housing Advisory Council, and by the Board of Clark County Commissioners to its Affordable Housing Committee. He also serves as an advisor to the Southern Nevada Affordable Housing Resource Center and is a member of the Southern Nevada Accountable Banking Committee.

Margaret A. (“Peg”) Freman is the Chief Financial Officer. Joining the organization in November 2002, she is responsible for the oversight of all financial and accounting transactions and reporting, including the development and implementation of related policies, procedures and reporting mechanisms for Nevada H.A.N.D., Inc., and its affiliates, including HAND Construction Co., HAND Property Management Co., HAND Development Co., and HAND Enterprises, Inc.

Freman has over twenty years of accounting and finance experience, serving as Chief Financial Officer for several organizations, including Houlihan, Lokey, Howard and Zukin, Inc., a privately held international investment banking firm; On Stage Entertainment, Inc., a publicly traded live production company; and The OneTree Group, a privately held manufacturer and installer of custom built semi-permanent aluminum and fabric structures. She also has over 4 years of public accounting experience with Price Waterhouse, where she performed and supervised audits as part of the small/emerging business group.

Freman has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Indiana University, Bloomington, where she graduated with honors. She received her certification as a CPA from the State of California in 1982. She has also volunteered her time as an economics instructor for Junior Achievement.

Catherine Cimino, SPHR, is our Human Resources Manager. Cimino joined the organization in 2001 originally as a volunteer at our Country Ridge Villas Latchkey Center. As the Human Resources Manager, she is responsible for recruiting, interviewing and hiring; development of company policies and procedures; compensation and benefits administration; employment law compliance; OSHA compliance; employee relations; and development and delivery of company training programs.

Cimino has over 17 years of HR experience primarily in the health care industry. She has developed and implemented human resource policies and procedures including the composure of employee handbooks and supervisor training on issues surrounding employment law.

Cimino graduated from Florida State University in Tallahassee with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Work. She is a Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources and is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management, Southern Nevada Human Resources Association and World at Work (formerly American Compensation Association).

Mic Cochran is the Executive Vice President of HAND Property Management Company, a wholly controlled affiliate of Nevada H.A.N.D., Inc., that provides property management services for low and moderate income housing communities. Cochran’s responsibilities include establishing and monitoring policies, procedures and reporting; staffing; supervising property managers, leasing agents and maintenance staff; and general oversight of Nevada H.A.N.D., Inc.’s apartment communities.

As the Director of Portfolio Management with Lennar Affordable Communities prior to joining HAND Property Management Company in 2001, he was accountable for the overall performance of the company’s asset portfolio consisting of 70 apartment properties containing over 9,200 units in 18 different states. He supervised the operation of the apartment properties under the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program Section 42 of the IRC. He was also responsible for interfacing with the various departments on acquisitions, development, construction management, corporate investment and accounting/performance reporting. His previous experience includes assisting with the formation of a registered investment advisory entity and as a bank officer with U. S. National Bank of Oregon. Cochran holds a B.A. Degree from Portland State University.

Robert Feibleman is Executive Vice President of HAND Construction Company, a wholly controlled affiliate of Nevada H.A.N.D., Inc. His duties include oversight responsibility for all construction activities as well as design, engineering and entitlement processing. Current projects include Bonanza Pines III, Annabelle Pines, and Rochelle Pines.

Prior to joining HAND Construction Company in May 1998, Feibleman was the construction manager for Pacific Harbor Capital. PHC has a nationwide portfolio of over 7,000 apartments developed under the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program. He has over 26 years of construction and development experience and has worked in various capacities for companies in California and Oregon.

Feibleman has a degree in Real Estate Finance with a minor study in Architecture from the University of Oregon and has held general contractor licenses in California, Oregon, and Nevada.