Home About Us Services Make Payments Event Registration Headlines Jobs Contact Us Meet the Team Our team is here to help you achieve all your housing and financial goals! Roy Nash President & Chief Executive Officer Roy Nash serves as the President and CEO of NeighborWorks® Waco and has over 38 years of experience in the housing and building industry. He serves on the Visibility and Resource Development Committee for NeighborWorks® America as well as the NeighborWorks America HomeOwnership Steering Committee and the National NeighborWorks® Association. He is the founding and current chair of the NeighborWorks® Alliance of Texas, a collaboration of Texas NeighborWorks® organizations. Nash is the current vice-chair of the Waco Housing Coalition, and he also serves on the boards of the Heart of Texas Builders Association, the Texas Association of Builders and the Heart of Texas Workforce Solutions. Nash graduated from Baylor University where he received a BBA degree in Business Management. In his spare time, he enjoys family activities with his wife, Jane, and their two daughters’ families. roynash@nw-waco.org 254-752-1647 x 101 Delisa Burnell-Smith Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Delisa Burnell-Smith serves as Vice President & COO of NeighborWorks® Waco. She is certified by NeighborWorks® Full-Cycle Lending in three categories: homebuyer education, mortgage lending and loan portfolio management. Since joining the organization in 1994, Burnell-Smith has counselled thousands of families. Burnell-Smith has served on non-profit organization boards of the East Waco Development Corporation, Waco Family Abuse Center, Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce, Centex African American Chamber of Commerce, City of Waco Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission. She currently serves on the boards and commissions of the City of Waco Building and Standards Commission and Cameron Park Zoological and Botanical Society, Inc. Delisa, a native Wacoan, earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Paul Quinn College in Dallas, Texas. In her spare time, Delisa enjoys traveling and considers herself a food connoisseur. dsmith@nw-waco.org 254-752-1647 x 102 NMLS #296823 Karen Saucedo Chief Financial Officer As Chief Financial Officer, Karen is responsible for managing the organizations grants and assets, and working with our accountants to keep the organization on budget. She works closely with local and national lending sources to generate the funds needed to continue serving Central Texas families. Karen has also been designing homes for NeighborWorks® families since 2001. Whether it is speculative or custom, Karen can create beautiful affordable homes for our families. When Karen is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family and quilting with her mom. ksaucedo@nw-waco.org 254-752-1647 x 104 Kym Lincoln Office Manager As Office Manager of NeighborWorks® Waco, Kym is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the office to ensure it is running smoothly. In addition, she performs various other tasks such as servicing loans, numerous accounting tasks, processing foreclosure proceedings and other legal documents and assisting families in the rental and homeownership processes. Kym is a graduate of Baylor University and joined NeighborWorks® Waco in March 2013. klincoln@nw-waco.org 254-752-1647 x 103 Calvin Hodde Construction Manager As Construction Manager of NeighborWorks® Waco, Calvin oversees all aspects of the construction process at each new home site that the organization builds and homes under rehabilitation. His duties include inspecting potential home sites for lot acquisitions, obtaining building permits, overseeing NeighborWorks® Waco’s independent contractors, working with new homebuyers on details of their new home, maintaining NeighborWorks® rental property, showing rental property to prospective tenant’s and identifying homes to add to the Organization’s rental portfolio. Calvin joined NeighborWorks® Waco in December of 1997. In addition to his day job with NeighborWorks® Waco, Calvin also serves as the Mayor of Lacy Lakeview, Texas. Calvin also enjoys hunting, fishing and being outdoors. chodde@nw-waco.org 254-752-1647 x 105 Chris Qualls, LMSW Homeownership Center & Marketing Manager As a Licensed Master Social Worker, Chris builds stronger neighborhoods by managing technical aspects, graphic design, advertising and media. He also puts his passion for community social work to use through partner development, client counseling, and strategic planning. He is a proud graduate of Louisiana Tech University's Honors College (Go Dawgs!), and Baylor University's School of Social Work. While not working, Chris enjoys being outside running, hiking, biking, kayaking, or camping. He loves to travel and has been to many countries. Books take up what is left of his time, as he is an avid reader. cqualls@nw-waco.org 254-752-1647 x 106 Juan Tello Homeownership Planner As the Homeownership Planner of NeighborWorks Waco, Juan is responsible for counseling with families to help them achieve their dreams of becoming financially stable and/or reaching homeownership. Juan is delighted to be joining the team and is looking forward to making a difference in the community of Waco by educating and helping families achieve their goals. Juan joined the team in November of 2018 after interning at NeighborWorks Waco in 2014 and graduating from Tarleton State University with a BBA in Marketing in May of 2018. When Juan is not working, he enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, and watching and playing soccer. jtello@nw-waco.org 254-752-1647 x 107 Kris Morgan Maintenance Manager In the Fall of 2021 Kris Morgan joined our team, bringing 15 years of experience maintaining properties. He serves as our Maintenance Manager, overseeing all aspects of our rental homes including paint, plumbing, electrical, inspections, and more. He has extensive experience with electrical repair and property maintenance, which equips him well to assist our clients in moments of need. His professionalism and friendliness have made him a welcome sight to the families we serve. Kris enjoys spending time with his wife and three sons in his free time. He spends a lot of that time cheering on his boys at their various sporting events, tinkering in his shop, tending his veggie garden, and simply being outdoors. kmorgan@nw-waco.org 254-752-1647 x 108 Laura Arocha Loan Processor Laura Arocha joined the NeighborWorks Waco team in May 2021 and serves as a Loan Processor. She brings with her over 30 years of experience in the mortgage lending industry as well as loan portfolio management and consumer lending. In addition, she has obtained many certificates in financial lending. Laura is a native Wacoan who enjoys helping families through her volunteerism with Results Advocate Program. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with family—especially her husband, two daughters, one son, and seven grandchildren. Laura’s mother, Opal, is her best friend and lives right next door to her. You can bet that if you see Laura on a Saturday, her best friend, Opal, will be by her side! larocha@nw-waco.org 254-752-1647 x 109 Meet the Board of Directors Delfina Velasquez, Board Chair Sanger Heights Neighborhood Representative Pat Nowotny, Board Secretary Bear Ridge Neighborhood Representative Rev. Elton Hall, Previous Board Chair Business Representative Chris Gutiérrez, CCIM Business Representative Pat Hambrick Business Representative Joey Dingrando Brazos Downtown Neighborhood Representative Oscar Chombo Business Representative Jean Ann Hoover Business Representative Linda McDonald Honorary Board Member Linda Weaver, Board Vice Chair Northeast Riverside Neighborhood Representative Scott Williams, Board Treasurer Sanger Heights Neighborhood Representative Dominic Villa Kendrick Neighborhood Representative Connie Lozano Oakwood Neighborhood Representative Jeff Wall Business Representative Phillip Prince Woodway Neighborhood Representative Barry Abel Business Representative Cinthia Hernandez Honorary Board Member George Springer Honorary Board Member © 2017 NeighborWorks Waco