2008-2009 Officers

Sheldon Winkelman, Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn
MHC President

Mr. Winkelman has more than 45 years of experience of working in a wide variety of commercial real estate and financing transactions with an emphasis on government-assisted housing. He represents developers, institutional lenders, property owners and managers, borrowers, and investors involved in the acquisition, construction, financing, syndication, management, operation and disposition of real estate activities. He was listed in the Best Lawyers in America 2008 and the 2007 Michigan Super Lawyers.

Tricia Motter, Shelter of Flint
MHC Vice President

Robert Edwards, Plante & Moran
MHC Treasurer

Mr. Edwards serves clients involved in management, development and investment of various tax credit and regulated entities including low-income housing tax credits, historic tax credits, new markets tax credits, and MSHDA, RD, and HUD-financed properties, including audit and tax services. Additionally, he provides consulting services including review of financial projections for investors, preparation of financial projections for developers and investors, and entity structuring consultation. He is a member of the Michigan Association of CPAs (MACPA) and the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA).

Bruce Gerhart, Love Funding
MHC Secretary

Mr. Gerhart is the Midwest Regional Manager for Love Funding. In this capacity, he is responsible for the origination of commercial financing transactions and multifamily loans as well as overall business development and support for Love Funding’s operations in the upper Midwest. He has over 30 years of experience in the banking industry, working on loan origination and production for all commercial property types.

Mr. Gerhart is charged with building on the firm’s success in the Midwest, thus far achieved through a commitment to creative solutions, excellent service and a comprehensive understanding of the upper Midwest markets. In 2006 alone, he closed on nearly $100 million in loans, primarily in multifamily, senior housing and healthcare. In his current position, Mr. Gerhart focuses on maintaining existing relationships, expanding coverage of other segments of real estate finance and offering additional products to enable more tailored financing solutions for the firm’s clients.

Scott Larry, Lockwood Companies
MHC Chairman

Mr. Larry has been employed in the construction industry since 1975. Starting in the field as a laborer, he worked his way through the commercial construction ranks with the Taubman Companies until he joined Beztak Construction as an Assistant Superintendent in 1985.
In 1988 he assumed the position of Project Manager with Lockwood Construction, and since 1998 has served as President of the Lockwood Construction companies. In October of 2005 Mr. Larry was appointed as Chief Operating Officer of The Lockwood Companies. He has been directly involved in constructing over 10,000 housing units; approximately 8,000 of these in his tenure with Lockwood. He is responsible for day to day operation of the company.

Mr. Larry holds a Bachelor of Science and Technology from Lawrence Technological University. He is a licensed builder in the states of Michigan and Florida and is a member of the Michigan Housing Council, the International Code Council, National Fire Protection Association, the National Association of Home Builders, the Construction Specifications Institute, and the Design/Build Institute.