Curt Heidt was elected to NTCIC’s Board in 2009 and serves on the Executive, Audit and Governance Committees and chairs the Subsidiaries Oversight Committee. Curt is also an Advisor Emeritus of NTCIC’s parent company, the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Curt has 43 years of banking and financial expertise at the local, regional and national level ranging from the financing of housing to economic development strategies. From 1997 through 2016, Curt served as the Vice President of External Relations for the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines where he led community, congressional, and technical assistance outreach. Curt has assisted in the development of numerous programs including the Rural Leadership Development Program, the Rural Capital Advance Program, grant programs for Native American housing, supportive housing initiatives, and the redevelopment of USDA 515 properties.
In addition to NTCIC’s Board of Directors, Curt is currently a member of:
· The Board of Directors for Community Housing Initiatives
· The Iowa Main Street Advisory Council
· The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Rural Advisory Council