Staff

Arden Shank
Executive Director & President

Arden handles the overall management and operation of NHS. He oversees all staff and investor functions and works closely with the board of directors.

Arden joined NHS after a successful 16-year stint with an Indiana-based neighborhood housing not-for- profit. He has over 20 years of progressive management experience with community-based, housing not-for-profits. Arden's experience ranges from new community development corporation start-ups and complete organizational restructuring to fundraising and capital project implementation.

Arden holds memberships in numerous civic and housing-related associations and has a college-level teaching background.

He is a member of the first class of participants in the Advanced Practitioner Program jointly sponsored by NeighborWorks® America and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is certified by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Training Institute in Loan Portfolio Management.

Jorge Diaz-Silveira
Director of Lending

Jorge oversees processing prospective homebuyer loan applications to point of submission, approval, and closing. He also selects or develops lending programs for our low- to moderate-income client base.

Jorge joined NHS after a successful 27-year career with his own mortgage company. In all, he has over 30 years of mortgage lending experience in South Florida. His experience includes all aspects of lending, staff training, and management.

Jorge is active in industry-related associations and is a past President of the Florida Association of Mortgage Brokers, Miami Chapter. He also held instructor positions with the Florida Association of Mortgage Brokers and currently teaches a Mortgage Broker Licensing course at Miami Dade College. He is certified by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Training Institute in Mortgage Lending.

Deborah Goldsmith
Director of Marketing

Deborah has been working in the public relations and marketing arena for over 20 years. Her experience ranges from public information activities for county government in Illinois, consultant and freelance journalism, marketing, public relations, and fundraising work with not for profit agencies in South Florida. She has a track record of creating and implementing marketing and public relations plans and activities, initiating and maintaining relationships with key community leaders, and innovating fresh approaches to developing and pitching news stories to print and broadcast media. While in Illinois, she served on several Boards for not for profit organizations.

Deborah is also supervisor over NHS' Brownsville neighborhood revitalization. Supervising a staff of two, she ensures that NeighborWorks America's success measures are successfully carried out.