Cathy Hinko
Executive Director
Long-time affordable housing advocate, Cathy Hinko, first joined MHC's staff in the Fall of 2004 as the Director of the newly formed Nonprofit Housing Alliance. She became MHC's Executive Director in June, 2005.
A graduate of Vanderbilt University law School, Cathy practiced with Legal Services offices in Tennessee and Louisville, focusing on housing law. She left practice to run the Section 8 programs for the city and county in the Housing Authority of Jefferson County and became Executive Director in 1998. With merger, Cathy became Director of Strategic Planning for the new Louisville Metro Housing Authority.
Under Cathy’s aggressive leadership, Section 8 program grew from assisting 3,400 families to assisting over 8,000 families. The hallmark of her tenure was partnering with over 20 service agencies to offer synthesized case management and housing assistance to fragile families. Most notably, the Housing Authority of Jefferson County was first in the nation to have a program using Section 8 to help people buy a home, due to Cathy’s persistence and powers of persuasion. |
Kendell Nash
Development Director
Kendell comes to us from Lexington after finishing a year as an AmeriCorps Member as an Environmental Educator. She has a BA in Sociology and Psychology from the University of Kentucky, as well as an MPA from the Martin School at UK.
Kendell has worked with non-profit organizations her entire career.
She is the proud mother of 3 year old Owen. |
Doug Magee
Program Director, Non-profit Housing Alliance
Doug comes to MHC and the NHA after 30 years at Legal Aid Society where he worked in the Community Development division and then directed the Volunteer Lawyers division. He has also been active in his neighborhood association — Phoenix Hill — for decades, serving in all capacities, including as board chair. His education includes a law degree from the University of Louisville. |
