Helen Marquez
Executive Director
Helen Marquez has more than 25 years of experience in both non-profit and for-profit operations and financial management. Her many accomplishments in both sectors include spearheading the implementation as project manager of the first project funded by a San Francisco Department of the Environment alternative energy and efficiency grant, and managing more than $2 million in environmental justice and capital improvement grants through the San Francisco Mayor^s Office of Community Development. She created, negotiated and implemented employment services in collaboration with the San Francisco Giants and others. Her experience also includes grant writing, city and county grant requirements, government compliance, accounting and fiscal systems, financial audits and reporting, human resources, business forecasting, labor union negotiations, and dispute resolution. She has a strong background in non profit management and city and county contract compliance experience.
While the first half of her career was spent in the private sector, including management-level positions in commercial banking, the hotel industry, and the legal field, Helen began working with nonprofits and the public sector in 1997. She managed a $1.7 million annual budget as Chief Financial Officer for Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, a multipurpose community center that offers more than 30 programs for individuals and families including employment training, day treatment for physically disabled seniors, after school tutorials for children and youth, cultural sensitivity, peer counseling, and home supervision for youth on probation. As Fiscal Director for Mt. Diablo Habitat for Humanity, she handled the financial management of three housing subdivisions, and government compliance for federal housing grants in Contra Costa County and for Habitat International. Prior to joining Resource Development Associates, Inc. (RDA) in 2005, Helen was the Accounting Manager for John F. Kennedy University, where she had oversight responsibility for the accounting functions and cash management of more than $30 million in student loans including part time staff accountant for the Pacific Southwest Conference of Evangelical Covenant Churches and has spent most of her adult life serving those most in need. Her dreams and her passion to helping to bring families together, are the driving force in her vision for the future. Helen believes in the power of joint ventures for many solutions in business and in non profit. No one said a non profit could not be run like a business, it should, with the profits going back to continue with the mission of the organization and if unrelated business income occurs, then we should pay taxes.
Business is good for non profits and will continue to sustain non profit agency's needs as continued donations fluctuate. As progam funding become dependent on grant cycles, cities and counties funding, and the competition for a very limited pool of money become scarce, many great senior, youth and community based fantastic programs have been closed just because of lack of funding or reduction in donations. This method of raising funds or preparing for long term growth under these uncertain economic times has seen better days. Non profits have to become self reliant. She knows as she has had to endure a series of lay offs and reduction in workforce for just those reasons.
Ms. Marquez is currently providing consulting and business management assistance to International Manufacturing Source Solutions Ltd. (IMSS) its genesis was the founding partners' needs to maintain a competitive edge in the face of escalating manufacturing costs in their own companies. In those early experiences, they saw a need and have shaped a company whose single, unique focus is to help other companies profit from their lessons learned. It is the sole function of IMSS to help others through the daunting task of initiating offshore production capability. The IMSS team is dedicated to building stable, working relationships and facilitating commerce between offshore manufacturers and stateside clients. IMSS is a working conduit for global supply chains. Ms Marquez is taking the opportunity to learn international trading from IMSS to prepare Eco Dream to compete in the global economy and to provide services worldwide. In the meantime, Helen also offers her services to New Connections www.newconnections.org serving those in need as Finance Director as she continues to serve those most in need.
Helen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, and an Executive MBA from Trinity College and University, NY specializing in non profit management. She is fluent in Spanish and French.
Timothy J. Maloney,
Consulting Project Manager
General Experience
Tim brings the experience of working on various affordable housing project support, including but not limited to: Initial project feasibility and proforma analysis, LIHTC/Bond application preparation, state and local agency loan and closing package preparation, project cost tracking and projections, including draw submissions, construction and permanent loan closing facilitator, preparation of cost certification reporting and coordination with CPA firms, including all pre-audit work, all bank and other agency monitoring reporting, general ledger updates, including financial statement preparation, and tax return and related work paper preparation (both for profit and non profit). He currently completes credit request underwriting packages, for LIHTC, projects, located in various regions of the US, for new construction/rehabilitation/permanent loans, with financing from various state and local agencies, including state issued bonds. More specifically: property analysis and review from appraisals; performa preparation; project cost breakdown preparation with incorporation of closing statements; prepare complex detailed financial analysis from financial statements for determining creditworthiness of borrowers, general partners, tax credit investors. Also, compiling and updating internal reporting related to all loan Partnership, Intercreditor, Trustee Indenture Agreements. Format, input and track budget vs. actuals with multiple investment entities. Monitor and update spreadsheets for tracking long term cash flow, financials and other requirements to determine future versus estimated ratios and other loan required covenants. Interface with borrowers, partners, investors, various state and local agencies supplying project financing, from LOI preparation, to initial disbursement, and periodically throughout the draw process. Review financial statements and other operating information for adherence to loan covenants, for quarterly reviews. He brings the fiscal and project management experience with oversight for our specific assigned projects.
All other staff our hired on a consultant basis per project.
Please Note:
Enrique (Rick) Garza Reyes is currently not affliated with Ecodream Affordable Housing, Inc, nationally, locally or internationally. We are not responsible for any debt, loans or other commitments incurred without the direct approval of the Executive Director. If there are any projects, loans, or investments pending in the name of Eco Dream or any of tis projects, subsidiaries or entities, please contact Helen Marquez at our main office telephone number 1-800-925-0390 or email me directly at helen@ecodream.org. We appreciate your cooperation to this matter.
Rick Garza ReyesFormer Housing Advocate, Construction & Project Manager
