Partners

Debbie Hart

Debbie is a graduate of Missouri State University (B.S. Economics 1984) and University of Missouri Columbia (J.D. 1988). She has practiced law for over 20 years representing clients in the areas of real estate development, real estate finance and business law. She served as Vice- President and General Counsel for John Q Hammons Hotels for thirteen years. Hart has been developing affordable housing since 2008. She has worked to create strategic partnerships with nonprofit organizations already entrenched in the community to provide services and resources that improve tenants lives and provide essential support services necessary to break the cycle of poverty. Hart has developed over 750 units of affordable housing in Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Riley Shantz

Riley is a graduate of Missouri State University, where he earned a B.S. in Business Management in 2015. As a college athlete for five years, he served as the starting center for the MSU football team. A licensed real estate agent in Missouri, Riley has been active in the development business since 2016, having successfully developed over 600 units of housing across Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.

His expertise spans the use of Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), land development, construction, and real estate brokerage. As the head of DHTC Construction, he oversees all aspects of development, including acquisition, financing, and construction.

Tammi Creason

With over 20 years of industry experience, Tammi learned the tax credit business from the ground up with each step providing her with a broad base of knowledge and expertise.  Her journey in affordable housing has included specialties in compliance, property management, development, underwriting, construction management, and syndication.  With experience in multiple finance structures, she has helped close nearly $500M in federal, state, and historic tax credits, helped develop more than 35 new affordable communities, and closed more than 50 projects in 12 states.   Tammi is a Missouri and Oklahoma Broker and holds numerous national affordable housing certifications in compliance and development.