Staff & Board

Paul Beesemyer joined CHPC in 2000. As the Southern California Program Director he assists Southern California’s nonprofit housing community and public agencies in the areas of affordable housing finance, real estate development, preservation of at-risk housing, and general housing policy. His career in housing began in 1996 and since then he has conducted numerous seminars and trainings and authored several publications, including The Tax Credit Turns Fifteen, a risk analysis of California’s early Tax Credit portfolio. In addition, Paul has worked with the City of Los Angeles Housing Department to develop a comprehensive policy for the preservation of at-risk housing and has advised the City on the creation and implementation of a new preservation ordinance. Prior to joining CHPC, Paul developed affordable housing as senior project manager for the Los Angeles Community Design Center, where he managed affordable housing and community development projects serving families, seniors, and various special-needs populations. He is knowledgeable in the use of a wide range of community development financing tools, including Low Income Housing Tax Credits, tax-exempt bond financing, and a variety of public funding programs administered at the local, state, and Federal levels. Paul received a Bachelor of Arts in Landscape Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley.

Sherin joined CHPC’s Southern California team in 2016. As a Senior Housing Finance Consultant, she provides financial consulting, technical assistance, and training to our nonprofit and government clients. Prior to joining CHPC, Sherin was an underwriter with Chase Community Development Banking in New York City and Los Angeles, where she underwrote over $200 million in construction and permanent loans, financing over 2,350 units of affordable housing in six states. As a Housing Fellow with New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Sherin created a database and methodologies to track funding sources and development outcomes of then-mayor Bloomberg’s New Housing Marketplace Plan. With the NYC Housing Development Corporation, she helped to close construction financing on one of the first HUD RAD/IRP conversions in the nation.  

Sherin earned a Master of Science in Urban Public Policy Analysis and Management from the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy (The New School, NYC) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Stage Management from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. 

Deanna joined CHPC in 2015. As Housing Finance Consultant she provides financial consulting, technical assistance and training to our nonprofit and government clients throughout Southern California. Prior to joining CHPC, Deanna developed low-income housing as Senior Project Manager for A Community of Friends where she managed the development of permanent supportive housing projects serving special-needs populations utilizing Low Income Housing Tax Credits, tax-exempt bonds, and various federal and local financing programs. Deanna is knowledgeable in the use of project-based operating subsidies, including project-based Section 8 and Shelter Plus Care. Deanna is also experienced with at-risk preservation and secondary market securitizations. Throughout her career, Deanna has been involved in the development of approximately 1,300 units of affordable housing totaling approximately $150 million in financing. Deanna holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration in Finance from James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA. She has completed the LISC Advanced Housing Development Training Institute and is certified as a LEED Green Associate.

Janelle joined CHPC in 2016 with more than ten years of experience leading affordable housing planning, development and financing deals in Illinois and North Carolina.  Most recently, Janelle worked for more than five years as the Senior Development Officer for the Charlotte Housing Authority in North Carolina. Janelle has led the development and financing of multi-million-dollar mixed-use development projects from conception through stabilization including a $100 million mixed-income HOPE VI redevelopment project. Prior to her work in North Carolina Janelle worked in both the government and non-profit sector.  Her experience includes land acquisition, rehabilitation of multi-family units and development of new construction single family and special needs housing. 

Janelle earned her Masters in Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois in Chicago and her Bachelors of Business Administration with a concentration in Real Estate from Tennessee State University. 

Diep joined CHPC in 2013. As a Senior Housing Finance Consultant, she provides financial consulting, technical assistance and training to our nonprofit and government clients throughout Southern California. Diep comes to CHPC with more than 15 years of high-level experience in nonprofit, affordable housing development and management. Prior to joining CHPC, Diep was the Interim Director of Housing Development for Satellite Housing where she was a member of the senior leadership team responsible for managing Satellite’s merger with Affordable Housing Associates as well as overseeing Satellite’s real estate development department. Prior to Satellite, Diep was Director of Housing Development at Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation where she oversaw the development of more than 1,600 affordable homes for San Francisco’s lowest income residents, totaling more than $600 million in financing. In addition, Diep supervised a team of eight project management staff and played an active role in policy development both within TNDC and in the broader nonprofit housing community. Diep was selected as a Northern California Real Estate Woman of Influence by the San Francisco Business Times in 2011 and as a Young Leader in Affordable Housing by the Affordable Housing Finance Magazine in 2008. Diep received a M.A. in Urban Planning and a B.A. in Urban Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Nicole joined CHPC’s Southern California team in 2015 as a Senior Housing Finance Consultant, bringing with her 15 years of direct affordable housing real estate development and finance experience. She has worked on a variety and range of developments including new construction, acquisition/rehab, gut rehab, mixed-use, mobile home park relocation and replacement housing, and multifamily conversion of a historic building. Nicole has worked in both non-profit and for-profit affordable housing development and brings intricate knowledge of local, state, and federal financing mechanisms along with development and construction processes. Before joining CHPC, Nicole worked as a Project Manager for Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation and oversaw the development of various non-rural, rural and farmworker family developments in both Ventura and Santa Barbara County.  Through her development work at CEDC and prior work experience she has worked on developments serving Special Needs Populations, Seniors, Families, and Farmworkers.  She has also worked closely with local jurisdictions in Ventura County to implement affordable housing “friendly” zoning policies and ordinances and has worked extensively on reviewing and providing input for local Housing Elements.

Nicole received a Masters of Arts in Urban Planning and Latin American Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Bachelor of Arts in History and Latin American Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles.