About OCCH

The Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing (OCCH) board of directors provides the visionary direction, oversight, and philosophy in guiding OCCH in fulfilling its mission. The board, comprised of business professionals from diverse industries, meets on a quarterly basis, and their guidance and leadership has assisted OCCH in achieving the success it enjoys today.

	Daniel M. Slane, Chair Mr. Slane is the founder of the Slane Company which developed 90 shopping centers and related commercial buildings in 12 states. The company also owns and operates five other companies in telecommunications, waste, lumber and ethanol with offices and operations around the world. Mr. Slane is the former Chairman of The Ohio State University Board of Trustees and the former Chairman of the University Hospital Board of Trustees. He currently serves on the board of HBNA Financial Corporation in Pickerington, Ohio.
	Susan E. Weaver, Vice Chair Ms. Weaver is Executive Director and founder of Community Housing Network (CHN), a nonprofit corporation which has developed, owns and/or manages over 1,200 scattered-site supported housing units rented to people with mental illness, addiction disorders, or histories of homelessness. The agency is the primary provider of supportive housing for the Alcohol Drug and Mental Health (ADAMH) Board of Franklin County, and is a partnering agency of the Community Shelter Board in the nationally recognized Rebuilding Lives Program aimed at ending chronic homelessness in Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio. Ms. Weaver is a member of the board of the Joint Columbus Franklin County Housing Advisory Board, Franklin County Community Development Advisory Committee, and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati Affordable Housing Advisory Council.
	Robert Weiler, Sr., Secretary Dr. Weiler serves as chairman of the board for The Robert Weiler Company, a developer of subdivisions, apartments, offices and industrial complexes in central Ohio. Prior to that, he served as an adjunct professor at The Ohio State University, Franklin University, and Capital University Law and Graduate School. With both his MAI and SREA designations, Dr. Weiler has served as chapter president of both organizations, now known as the Appraisal Institute. He is a past president of the Columbus Board of Realtors, member of the Society of Real Estate Counselors, and served as a director of the National Association of Realtors.
	Thomas T. Loos, Treasurer Mr. Loos was employed for 34 years by a regional CPA firm headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio and was elected to the partnership in 1980. He served on the management committee of the firm from 1995 to 2005 and was responsible for implementation of the firm's time and billing software system, oversight of all accounting functions, and the financial reporting of the firm. In addition to various firm administrative functions, Mr. Loos maintained a significant client accounting and tax practice with specific emphasis for clients in the real estate and construction industries. Early in his career, Mr. Loos served as the Chief Financial Officer of a diversified real estate developer in the Cleveland area. A 1972 graduate of John Carroll University, he was a member of the Ohio Society and the American Institute of CPA's until his retirement in June 2009. He currently serves as Treasurer of the Ohio Housing Council and is a past member of the Midwest Assisted Housing Management Association and the Construction Financial Management Association.
	Grady P. Appleton Mr. Appleton is the Director of East Akron Neighborhood Development Corporation, a successful nonprofit development corporation that is working to revitalize the east Akron neighborhood. He has experience in tax credit development, home ownership, and commercial retail development; both rehabilitation and new construction.
	Colin M. Dyer Mr. Dyer is a former Vice President for Mortgage and Real Estate at The Midland Life Insurance Company, and is a former President of the Board of Columbus Neighborhood Housing Services Development Corporation.
	Jeanne Golliher Ms. Golliher has served as President and CEO of the Cincinnati Development Fund since July 1998, following 16 years in community lending and advocacy as Vice President of Community Development for KeyBank. The Cincinnati Development Fund is a nonprofit lending consortium and certified Community Development Financial Institution that underwrites and services community development real estate loans that result in the creation or preservation of affordable housing or revitalization of urban communities. Ms. Golliher serves on numerous community boards and organizations, including the Hamilton County Development Corporation; Hamilton County Cabinet of Economic Advisors; Hamilton County First Suburbs Housing Task Force; Greater Cincinnati Local Initiative Support Corporation, Secretary-Treasurer for the Homesteading and Urban Redevelopment Corporation; Treasurer for The Woodward Trust; and member of the PNC Community Partners Advisory Board.
	Jerry Grier Mr. Grier is a former Chief Counsel to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, where he oversaw and supervised the legal function of the Department with respect to all grants within the state of Ohio and various cities within the state.
	Dennis S. Guest Mr. Guest began his career with the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) in 1986 and recently retired as its Executive Director. CMHA is authorized to provide Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for approximately 12,500 families in Franklin County. These programs allow for the distribution of over $77 million to rental property owners in the county. With a $20 million operating budget, CMHA owns and/or manages 3,147 public and private apartments. Additionally, in a partnership with eight other Ohio Housing Authorities and a private company, CMHA serves as Contract Administrator for 58,000 Section 8 project-based housing units throughout the state of Ohio and 6,100 Section 8 project-based units in Washington, D.C. He serves on several boards: Funders Collaborative of the Community Shelter Board; Joint Columbus and Franklin County Housing Advisory Board; Housing Vision Council of United Way; and President of the Assisted Housing Services Corporation.
	John Lee Mr. Lee serves as a Director for OCCH and OEF Inc.  He is a former investment banker of RBC Capital Markets, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and Kemper Securities. Mr. Lee has over 30 years of management experience in public and project finance, underwriting, trading and sales.