Hank Helton re-joined Southeast Community Capital (SCC) in April 2007 as the Senior Vice President and Fund Manager of the Tennessee Rural Opportunity Fund. He previously worked for SCC in 2001 and 2002 before being appointed by the Mayor of Nashville and Davidson County as the Director of Affordable Housing. In this position, he created a menu of products and services that facilitated the increase of affordable housing production in Davidson County to record levels. Under Hank's direction, the Office received national attention for its initiatives and was recognized by Fannie Mae, the National Association of Realtors, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, the US Conference of Mayor's, the National League of Cities, and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University for its efforts.
Most recently, Hank served as the Director of Development at the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA). As Director of Development at MDHA, he was responsible for managing all community and economic development and redevelopment activities for the Metropolitan Government. This included all Federally funded programs (CDBG, HOME, EDA, Brownfields, HOPWA, ESG) and other initiatives (Tax Increment Financing, Payment in Lieu of Taxes) to encourage revitalization activity throughout Nashville's neighborhoods and Redevelopment Districts. During his tenure as Development Director, he oversaw an unprecedented revival of the downtown housing market originating over $60 million in Tax Increment Financing that leveraged approximately $1 billion in development activity.
Hank also has over 10 years experience regulating financial institutions. While at the Federal Reserve Bank, he managed a portfolio of approximately $20 million in state member bank community development investments. He also worked with Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation providing technical and management assistance to the national NeighborWorks Network and developed investment products to attract capital for affordable housing and economic development efforts.
He was featured in the Harvard University Innovations in American Government Brookings Press publication "Governing by Network: The New Shape of the Public Sector" for his efforts in building collaborations between public, private, and non-profit organizations.
Hank has a Bachelors of Science from Georgia State University (Atlanta) in Community Planning and Development with a concentration in finance and is certified by the National Development Council as a Housing and Economic Development Finance Professional.
