Doris A. Nelson

Your NeighborWorks Story

Doris has nearly 28 years experience in the Financial/Mortgage Lending Industry where she has strived to provide excellent customer service in various positions around the country including Bank Teller, New Accounts Counselor, Consumer Loan Processor, Sr. Mortgage Loan Processor, Sr. Mortgage Loan Underwriter and Licensed Mortgage Loan Broker.

She is always ready with a smile and encouragement to serve our clients in the manner that will best suit their needs. Doris prides herself on honesty and integrity which has earned her the highest of reputations in the industry.

Best Part about Your Job

Doris is very excited to be a part of the NeighborWorks, Dakota Home Resources Team of Professionals where quality services are provided to each and every client.

Education/Training

Training the Trainer, Effective Group & Telephone Foreclosure Counseling Strategies; Sharpen your Presentation Skills – Tips and Tools to Rejuvenate Education and Counseling Programs; Homeownership Counseling Certifications: Principles, Practices and Techniques Part I

Mark Hughes

Your NeighborWorks Story

My financial background comes from the automotive industry with 20 years of experience as a finance manager and sales manager, with most of that time being with one of the largest Chrysler franchises in the nation. I worked on the east coast in a fast pace environment at the time when more automobiles and light duty trucks were sold per year than ever.

Best Part about Your Job

I am now able to use my knowledge to help people move forward in life and help them reach their goals. Working for NeighborWorks allows me to give back to the community, which is a gift to me.

Education/Training

NeighborWorks America Certificates, Homebuyer Education Methods: Training the Trainer, Effective Group & Telephone Foreclosure Counseling Strategies, Sharpen Your Presentation Skills – Tips & Tools to Rejuvenate Education & Counseling Programs, Credit Counseling for Maximum Results, Financial Coaching; Helping Clients Reach Their Goals.

Sharon Martinisko

Your NeighborWorks Story

I have worked as a volunteer essentially all my life. I believe in the power of partnerships and working together to help the greater good of community. Thus, here I am at NeighborWorks as the Community Outreach Coordinator. My first contact with NeighborWorks was through the block clubs. When we first purchased our property we were greeted by a neighbor who had community information supplied by the neighborhood block club organized and supported by NWDHR. I was hooked immediately on block clubs. I later learned of all the great volunteer events and opportunities, as well as the HP programs, that NeighborWorks facilitates. The well roundedness of NWDHR is what attracted me to the position. It is the feeling of actually making a difference for families that keeps me here.

Best Part about Your Job

I have the opportunity everyday to share the story of all the great programs NWDHR has to offer. I get to organize, coordinate, schedule, teach, travel and be with people who share their talents and people who need our talents every day!

Education/Training

Bachelors degree in Elementary Education, NeighborWorks America Community Leadership Institutes (2010, 2011), NeighborWorks America National Training Institutes (2011, 2012)

Robert Thorp

Your NeighborWorks Story

My story was first with Neighborhood Housing Services. In 1997 our yard won the Burnham Hill area “Best Flowers” award. A few years later, our son attended the Post Purchase classes before buying his home. That was time very well spent for him.

Best Part about Your Job

Very simple. Helping those people in need of some assistance with home rehab repairs to preserve and maintain their home.

Education/Training

NeighborWorks America National Training Institute Rehab Specialist Part 1, 2, and 3 in 2008 and Automate Rehab, Working with Homeowners, and Green in Action in 2009. Environmental Training Institute, Renovation Repair and Paint, Lead base paint safety course also in 2009.

Josh Christiansen

Josh has lived in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota since 2004 with his wife Sarah and two children. He graduated in 2000 from Colorado Mesa University, in Grand Junction, with a double major in Business Marketing and Business Management. He has been a dedicated practitioner in the banking, lending, and mortgage industry for 12 years with a professional focus on homeownership and affordable housing. After seeing and experiencing the collapse in the housing industry, he wanted to put his experience to good use in the non-profit world by being able to provide assistance to families with their dream of homeownership. Since 2008, Josh has been dedicated to making NeighborWorks Dakota Home Resources programs as successful as possible. He works at being the best steward of the grants and dollars received by making sure they are being utilized as successfully as possible in the communities that NeighborWorks serves.

Certifications

• Homeownership Counseling Certification For Program Managers and Executive Directors.
• USDA Rural Development Sec502 Direct Loans: Affordable Homeownership Certification

Education/Training

• Developing Your Leadership Potential
• Executive Directors Leadership Forum
• Managing the Growth of Your Real Estate Development Business
• Civic Engagement: Accountability and Responsibility

“Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders”. – Henry David Thoreau

Sandra Hoffman-Mooney

Your NeighborWorks Story

My vocation has been in the Human Services field since 1982, working primarily with the poverty to low income economic sector. My professional experience has included working with victims of child abuse, domestic abuse & sexual assault, the elderly & handicapped, single mothers & the homeless. Prior to coming to NeighborWorks, I was the Executive Director of a private non-profit organization whose mission was the prevention of homelessness in Natrona County, WY. During my time there, the first Housing Counseling services were established & funded through the US Dept. of HUD & our agency was the only consecutively funded program in the state. In addition to non-profit management, I have private business ownership & managerial experience.

Best Part about Your Job

I love being a part of the process that gives people the tools to improve their lives & circumstances. Having a safe, secure home is an integral part of that process and I just LOVE everything about houses!

Education/Training

I am learning NeighborWorks curriculum for the Homebuyer Education classes currently. Previous education & training includes grant writing, business management & community leadership (2008 Leadership WY graduate). I am a former member of the National Housing & Redevelopment Organization (NAHRO) & committee member of the WY chapter of the organization (WHRO).

Krystal Stulken

Your NeighborWorks Story

I came to NeighborWorks wanting to work for an organization committed to helping families become financially literate and develop long term asset building skills.

Best Part about Your Job

Sharing our story and successes with funders and stakeholders.

Education/Training

• NeighborWorks America
  • Strategic Thinking and Planning, December 2009
  • Green Building Fundamentals for Affordable Housing, August 2008
  • Financial Management for Decision-Makers, August 2008
  • Positioning Programs for Success: Connecting Program Design to Community Economic Impact, August 2007
• The Grantsmanship Center
  • Grantsmanship Training Program, September 2007
• Grant Writing USA
  • Grant Management, November 2010
  • Grant Writing, July 2009