VHA Housing Credit Conference

Thom joined National Housing & Rehabilitation (NH&RA) in 2004 and currently serves as its President. NH&RA is a national trade association and peer-network for affordable housing developers and related professionals including: investors, lenders, public agencies and professional advisers.

Thom also serves as the President of NH&RA’s subsidiary councils and chapters including the California Developers Council, Tennessee Developers Council and the National Council of Housing Market Analysts. In 2013 he spearheaded the launch of NH&RA’s Preservation through Energy Efficiency Project, a major educational initiative supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. 

Thom is a member of the Board of Directors for International Center for Appropriate & Sustainable Technology (iCAST) and serves on the Steering Committee of the Affordable Rental Housing ACTION Campaign, a coalition of 2,400 national, state and local organizations and businesses working to address the nation’s severe shortage of affordable housing. He also serves as a peer reviewer for SAHF’s Certified Organization for Resident Engagement & Services (CORES) Certification.  He is the recipient of the NHP Foundation’s 2018 Affordable Housing Advocacy Award.

Thom is a frequent speaker at affordable housing, sustainable development and tax credit industry events and has been published in a variety of industry journals including Tax Credit Advisor, Independent Banker, and the Novogradac Journal of Tax Credit Housing.  Thom also serves as the Associate Publisher of Tax Credit Advisor, a monthly magazine for tax credit and affordable housing professionals and is the President of Dworbell Inc., a boutique association management and communications firm in Washington, DC, which provides staffing for NH&RA as well as the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association and the National Aging in Place Council.

Thom was previously employed at a national lobbying firm with a practice focused on financial services and technology issues. Prior to moving to Washington, Thom worked in media relations in the New York State Assembly and as a research assistant for New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen. Thom graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tufts University with a double major in Political Science and History.

Thom is an avid cyclist, homebrewer and the proud father of three great kids.