Waco / Texas / United States
Roy Nash is the President & CEO of NeighborWorks Waco, a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting low- and moderate-income families in purchasing their first home in Waco and McLennan County as well as the multi-county region composing the Heart of Texas Council of Governments service area. Under Nashs leadership since 2002, NeighborWorks Waco has helped hundreds of families become homeowners, provided thousands of hours in homebuyer and credit counseling to families, and designed and built dozens of affordable homes in the Waco area. NeighborWorks Waco is a member of the NeighborWorks Network, a national network of nonprofit organizations that are successfully revitalizing neighborhoods, stabilizing homeownership and preserving affordable housing. In addition to his position as President & CEO, Nash is the chairman of the Visibility and Resource Development Committee for NeighborWorks America, as well as the vice chair of the National Campaign for HomeOwnership Steering Committee. He also serves as an advisory board member for the National NeighborWorks Association, the political arm of the network. He received the prestigious Emerging Leader Award from the National NeighborWorks Network at their Annual Meeting in 2005. Prior to joining NeighborWorks Waco, Nash served as the Executive Vice President of the Temple Area Builders Association, a position he held for 10 years. Nash is a former real estate broker and builder and a past vice president of a family-owned building materials business. Nash began his career managing the Chambers of Commerce in two Texas cities. Nash is the chairman of the Waco Housing Coalition and is also serving on the boards of the Heart of Texas Builders Association, the Texas Association of Builders and Heart of Texas Workforce Solutions. He was recently appointed as an advisory board member for Texas State Technical Colleges Construction Trades Department. He received the Certified Association Executive ( CAE ) designation from the American Society of Association Executives in 1996. With more than 30 years of experience in the housing and building industries, Nash has spoken at housing and nonprofit management conferences both regionally and nationally. Nash graduated from Baylor University where he received a B.B.A. degree in Business Management and lettered in basketball. He is an advisory board member for a local hospital. He also serves as a deacon at his church. Delisa Burnell-Smith serves as Vice President & COO of NeighborWorks Waco, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting low- and moderate-income families in purchasing their first home in Waco and McLennan County. NeighborWorks Waco, which provides opportunities for families to fulfill the "American Dream" of homeownership, is a member of NeighborWorks America, a national network of non-profit organizations that are successfully revitalizing neighborhoods, stabilizing homeownership and preserving affordable housing. Burnell-Smith is certified by NeighborWorks Full-Cycle Lending in three categories: homebuyer education, mortgage lending and loan portfolio management. This certification enables NeighborWorks Waco to partner with lenders, insurers, builders, non-profit organizations and government agencies to provide homeownership opportunities for families who might not otherwise qualify for, or know how to obtain, conventional mortgages. Since joining the organization in 1994, Burnell-Smith has counseled thousands of families; in 2005, the organization made homeownership a reality for their 1, 000th homebuyer. In addition to her position as Vice President & COO, Burnell-Smith serves on the non-profit organization boards of the East Waco Development Corporation and the Waco Family Abuse Center. Delisa Burnell-Smith, a native Wacoan, earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Paul Quinn College in Dallas, Texas. As Construction Manager of NeighborWorks Waco, Calvin oversees all aspects of the construction process at each new
