
40th Anniversary Gala
Just imagine everyone had a place to call home and the supportive community to achieve their dreams.
For 40 years, Mercy Housing has been at the forefront of bringing stable affordable homes to families, seniors and people with special needs. Putting residents at the center of our work continues to be the cornerstone of our mission. We provide service-enriched housing tailored to help residents achieve their dreams.
More details to come, so be sure to register for updates.
“I imagine a world where everybody gets treated with the respect and dignity they deserve”
Together, we can make the unimaginable possible.
You can help increase access to essential resources so that residents can chart their path to success and fulfill their dreams.
We are grateful to have an impressive, and still growing, host steering committee. The unique perspectives of these individuals from different backgrounds and organizations — all with a heart for housing — will add value to the 40th Anniversary Gala.
Host Steering Committee
Barry Zigas, Co Chair, Principal, Zigas & Associates
Doug Jutte, Co Chair, Executive Director, Build Healthy Places Network
Ismael Guerrero, President & CEO, Mercy Housing
Sr. Sheila Browne, Director Mission Leadership, Sisters of Providence Health System / CommonSpirit
Suzanne Swift, Retired, Buffet Concepts, Inc.
Jane Graf, Former CEO, Mercy Housing
Priscilla Almodovar, President & CEO, Enterprise Community Partners
Ellis Carr, CEO, Capital Impact Partners
Henry Cisneros, Chairman, American Triple I Partners, LLC
Eileen Fitzgerald, Head of Housing, Social Impact, Wells Fargo
Joe Hagan, Retired President/CEO, National Equity Fund, Inc
Bart Harvey, Former Chair & CEO Enterprise Community Partners
Jeff Hayward, EVP / Chief Admin Officer, Fannie Mae
Hal Keller, Former CEO, Ohio Capital Corp for Housing
Mark McDaniel, CEO, Cinnaire Advancing Communities
Joe Neri, CEO, IFF
Daniel A. Nissenbaum, CEO, Low Income Investment Fund
Pamela Patenaude, Former General Deputy Secretary, HUD, Bipartisan Policy Center
Matt Reilein, CEO, National Equity Fund, Inc
Nic Retsinas, Retired Assistant Secretary, HUD
Anne Segrest McCulloch, Chief Legal Officer & Financial Services Executive, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Denise Scott, President, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Steve Spears, Former CFO, Mercy Housing
Ron Terwilliger, Chairman Emeritus, Retired CEO of Trammell Crow Residential
Russ Pitto, Vice President, SIMEON Residential Properties
Gaye Woods, System Director Community Benefit, SCL Health
Mike Zoellner, Managing Partner, ZF Capital
Denver Host Committee
Yvonne Camacho
Barbara Kelley
Paul Neumann
Michele Stowe
A location like no other
Mercy Housing is ecstatic to host our 40th Anniversary Gala at the Denver Art Museum this year.
With encyclopedic collections of more than 70,000 diverse works from across the centuries and world, the Denver Art Museum, located in the Denver Civic Center, is one of the largest art museums between the West Coast and Chicago. It is known for its collection of American Indian art, as well as The Petrie Institute of Western American Art, which oversees the Museum’s Western art collection.
The gala will be held in the Sturm Grand Pavilion which is the premiere event space on level two of the Sie Welcome Center. Enclosed in a fluted glass façade, this stunning space provides sweeping views of downtown Denver and access to all galleries on the second level of the Martin Building.