Tony and his wife, Katherine, co-own KCT Real Estate Ventures (KCT), a closely held real estate firm engaged in the acquisition, renovation, and management of company-owned historic properties, primarily in New Orleans. KCT frequently utilizes federal and state historic tax credits as well as development easements to successfully finance challenging historic restoration projects.

Tony is also counsel to the nationally recognized New York-based securities litigation firm Bernstein Litowitz, Berger & Grossmann LLP.

Tony’s early professional life has included serving as Chief of Staff and General Counsel in the Louisiana Department of Treasury. In that role, Tony was instrumental in launching the highly successful Louisiana Asset Management Pool, a multi-billion-dollar investment pool serving local government offices across Louisiana. Tony led LAMP as its Secretary/Treasurer many years after its founding.

Tony is a former President of the New Orleans Garden District Association, was the founding President of the Garden District Security District, and has served on numerous community boards through the years, including the Preservation Resource Center, the St. Charles Avenue Association, the Louise S. McGehee School, the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, and the Louisiana Architecture Foundation.  He is the immediate past vice president of the board of the New Orleans Museum of Art. He is a former Co-chair and long-time member of the National Trust Council. Tony is currently a member of the WYES board of directors, New Orleans’ public television station.

Elaine founded Blooming Ventures LLC in June 2016 to utilize her experience in the New Markets Tax Credit (“NMTC”) industry to provide consulting services to project sponsors and community development entities. Prior to forming Blooming Ventures, Elaine was vice president for Enterprise Community Investment, Inc., where she was responsible for the management of all facets of Enterprise’s NMTC program, including investor and government relations, deal selection, underwriting, and portfolio management. Elaine also managed the provision of compliance and accounting services to other NMTC community development entities.

Enterprise is one of the largest recipients of NMTC allocation. Under Elaine’s direction, Enterprise managed a portfolio of over $800 million of investments.

Elaine is a frequent speaker at NMTC industry conferences and has published articles in industry journals. Elaine has served on several advisory and governing boards for NMTC community development entities.

Elaine is a CPA and graduated with honors from King’s College in Wilkes- Barre, PA. Prior to joining Enterprise Elaine was an auditor with Deloitte and focused on mergers and acquisitions.

Beth is a partner at Bergman and Allderdice. She represents numerous local and national tax-exempt organizations, affordable housing developers, charter schools, community development financial institutions, institutional lenders and government agencies. Her practice areas include corporate, real estate, real estate financing, affordable housing, economic and community development, tax-exempt governance and tax-exempt financing.

As the Marketing Coordinator, Madelyn works alongside the Director of Marketing and Communications to execute effective campaigns, allowing NTCIC to reach a broader audience through advocacy and creative storytelling. With a passion for history, community, and storytelling, Madelyn helps bring attention to the work NTCIC does, showcasing the transformative power of thoughtful investment. 
 
Prior to joining NTCIC, Madelyn worked as the Marketing and Communications Coordinator for Historic Oakland Foundation, an Atlanta-based non-profit. Madelyn earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography, with a certificate in Historic Preservation from the University of Georgia, and her Master’s in Heritage Preservation from Georgia State University.

As the People & Operations Manager at NTCIC, Emily Schimmel is at the helm of People Operations and daily office management.  She supports the predominantly remote staff and ensures the smooth functioning of the corporate headquarters in Washington, DC.  With over 15 years of experience in office management and people operations, Emily brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her role.

Prior to joining NTCIC, Emily served as the Office Manager at the James Renwick Alliance for Craft, a national nonprofit dedicated to fostering education, connoisseurship, and public appreciation of American Craft and craft artists.

Since joining NTCIC, Emily has continued to cultivate her passion for helping people, earning her SHRM-CP certification. She also holds a Master of Professional Studies in The Business of Art and Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and a Master of Arts in Decorative Arts and Design History from the Smithsonian/George Washington University-Corcoran.

As Controller, Megan oversees all accounting functions for NTCIC, and its subsidiaries. This includes general ledger preparation, payroll, timekeeping, budget creation, analysis and tracking, and financial reporting. Before joining NTCIC, Megan was the Controller at The McLean Group, LLC, a boutique investment bank specializing in Mergers and Acquisitions in the Government Contracting sector. Megan earned her bachelor’s degree from Lock Haven University.

As a Senior Asset Manager, Sarah is responsible for managing a portfolio of NTCIC’s HTC and NMTC projects during the tax credit compliance periods. She oversees the construction draw process, delivery of operating agreement benchmarks, reviews reporting, facilitates investor and sponsor requests, oversee the exit process and ensures the projects maintain compliance with regulations and with the financing documents.

Prior to joining NTCIC, Sarah worked for five years as a Senior Development Associate for Karp + Associates LLC, a real estate development company in Michigan that specialized in historic rehabilitation. There, she prepared financing packages, reviewed all transaction documents, and oversaw the closing process of each project. In this role, she managed projects totaling over $129 MM of total development costs. 
 
Sarah graduated with her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Western Michigan University and also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Michigan State University.

As a Senior Asset Manager, Andrae Baly is responsible for asset management, including construction monitoring as well as post-closing lower tier compliance, and investor reporting and relationship management for New Markets Tax Credits, Solar Investment Tax Credits, and Historic Tax Credits investments. He also processes post-closing equity investment installments based on operating agreement benchmarks, and reviews annual financial statements. Before joining NTCIC in 2007, Andrae earned over several years’ experience in asset management, compliance monitoring and loan administration of both equity investments and mezzanine debt for CIG International, a real estate investment firm, and KeyBank Real Estate Capital. He has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Houghton College (NY).

As a Project Manager, Carolyn is responsible for underwriting and closing both historic and new market tax credit transactions. Carolyn brings more than eight years of experience in the fields of real estate and community development. Her extensive background allows her to navigate the challenges of project management within these sectors, providing valuable insight and leadership throughout each phase of development.

Prior to joining NTCIC, Carolyn was Vice President of Development at Radson Development, a New York based real estate developer specializing in affordable housing and mixed-use spaces. At Radson, Carolyn played a key role in closing over $100 million in new construction transactions. These projects were structured with New York City housing finance programs as well as Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. 
 
Carolyn is a former attorney who earned her law degree from Boston University. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in English from George Washington University. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and two children.