Elizabeth Flannery has worked in the affordable housing industry for over 30 years, gaining experience in development finance, asset management and housing policy. As a seasoned practitioner, she is passionate about advancing methods for efficiently creating affordable housing opportunities for all, through creating strategic partnerships and working closely with community stakeholders. Elizabeth is passionate about Trellis playing a leadership role in creating more equitable access to affordable homes. Outside of the office, as a former Division I track and cross country athlete, Elizabeth continues to run daily and support the running community, enjoying the magnificent downtown Minneapolis Riverfront.

Dan Walsh enjoys connecting details to the big picture and helping partners find the best fit. He has spent the majority of his career developing and financing affordable housing, gaining experience in areas such as structuring and underwriting developments; negotiating agreements; and creating positive, performance-based relationships with key stakeholders. Dan loves his job and also loves hanging with his wife and kids and sailing in the Atlantic Ocean or canoeing in Northern Minnesota.

Justin Eilers is passionate about creating affordable housing opportunities that benefit families and local communities.  He has ten years of experience in affordable housing, finance, and community development, including new construction, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse projects.  He enjoys working with local partners and stakeholders to create innovative developments that can be replicated throughout the region.

Melinda assists the Trellis Co. team on all stages of development. Her duties include assisting with planning and construction activities of the development team, preparing funding applications, due diligence submission, assisting with the design and programming of projects, supporting city approval processes, engaging with community members, monitoring development expenses, completing post-construction activities, and assisting with the transition of projects to property management. Prior to her work in development, Melinda had over a decade of affordable housing experience in resident services coordination and services operations. She has a bachelor’s degree from Macalester College in St. Paul.

Betsy Michels is the Development Project Manager at Trellis Co and gets fired up about coming up with creative design solutions and executing action items on funding applications and closings. Betsy has spent the majority of her career in the housing development and real estate industry, gaining experiences in areas such as project development, asset management, and day-to-day creative problem-solving. While project management is her primary job function by day, Betsy also enjoys motorcycle adventures and painting portraits of fictional characters and landscapes.

Lisa Housewright has worked in the affordable housing industry for over 20 years and much of that time has been with Trellis Mgmt. She has grown in her career as an accountant with the company, gaining valuable experience in all aspects of accounting – reporting, budgeting, auditing, and property management in general. As senior accounting manager, Lisa is passionate that through her accounting work, she is advancing the mission of Trellis to provide quality affordable housing to low income families and individuals. In addition to property and corporate accounting, she is also involved in implementing changes to corporate payroll accounting and reporting procedures and supporting the corporate accounting conversion to Yardi Voyager. Outside of the office, you can find Lisa curled up with a good book – usually a sci-fi novel.

Laurie Andersen has worked in the property management industry for over 30 years, gaining experience in all aspects of property management including community engagement and programming, occupied property renovations, and working with diverse resident communities. As a seasoned professional, she is passionate about advancing the goals of development owners and providing equitable access to quality housing experiences for all. In addition to overseeing day-to-day property operations, she is driven to fostering positive relationships with staff and stake holders. Laurie is a team-player! Outside of the office, Laurie enjoys watching her kids participate in sports (hello tennis tournaments and hockey!) and bringing her Pudel-Pointer dog, Scout, for adventures around the neighborhood.

As an avid rule-follower, Allison Olson has worked in the affordable housing industry for over 25 years, gaining extensive, hands-on experience in project-based section 8 and low-income housing tax credit developments and in implementing and enforcing policies and procedures. As a seasoned Director of Compliance, she is passionate about helping property management staff adhere to funding requirements and maintaining accurate resident files. In addition to ensuring compliance with funding sources, she is also involved in staff onboarding and continuing education in compliance topics. Outside of the office, Allison enjoys traveling the world (when possible), sharing a pizza with her family, and playing her collection of instruments – she plays the flute and French horn to name a few.

Kristina Cruz is the Property Management Trainer at Trellis Mgmt and loves helping people learn, achieve their a-ha moments, and open themselves up to gaining industry knowledge. She has spent the majority of her career in the affordable housing industry, gaining experiences in areas such as on-site property management, affordable compliance, and community engagement. While staff training is her primary job function by day, Kristina also enjoys being her kids’ favorite person (they’re not teenagers yet!) and learning more about her in-law’s culture in Mexico.

Melissa Toth has worked in the property management industry for nearly 20 years, gaining experience in auditing financial statements, affordability structures, and providing the best customer service to colleagues related to their corporate and property accounting needs. As a seasoned Accounting Manager, she is passionate about creating efficiencies in workflows and procedures and maintaining accurate financials (fewer questions at audit time!). In addition to overseeing property accounting, she is also involved in converting corporate accounting into Yardi Voyager and managing the logistics of transferring the company to a new payroll vendor. Outside of the office, Melissa enjoys taking her chocolate lab Boris for lots of walks and playing in the back yard while Rose, Melissa’s senior citizen kitty, supervises. Melissa also knits up a storm and loves spending time with her mom up north at the lake.

Denise Norman has worked in the property management and affordable housing industry for more than forty years, gaining experience in coordinating state and federal housing inspections, acquiring new management opportunities, and fostering positive relationships with Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Denise is passionate about supporting the property management and compliance team advance the goals of Trellis to ensure equitable housing experiences for all. Denise has specialized herself in the field as a Certified Occupancy Specialist (COS), 504 Coordinator, and a coordinator for Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) and the Active Partners Performance System (APPS). Away from work, Denise enjoys spending time with family, traveling, snowmobiling, camping, and entertaining her five fluffy feline friends.

Famatta Dennis is the Recruiter at Trellis Management. Her focus is to collaborate with our team to identify future hiring needs, source potential candidates from various online channels (e.g. LinkedIn, Indeed, Job Boards, etc.), and conduct interviews (via phone, video and in-person). Famatta has worked with Commercial Properties, Market Rate, and Affordable Housing Industries gaining over 20 years of experience in property management. Outside of work Famatta is an avid sports fan, loves to travel internationally, and has an extensive collection of snow globes.

A long, long time ago before Yardi Voyager was widely embraced by the industry, Linda Greenwaldt began her career working on site in the property management field, gaining unparalleled experience in the property and community management space. She was an early-adopter of the Yardi resident management software and successfully launched the program and implemented various applications of if including Yardi Mobile Maintenance, budget and forecasting tools, and Affordable Rent Café (to name a few) for three different management companies including Trellis Mgmt. And so, Linda established herself as a respected Yardi specialist in the industry. Currently working as Yardi Manager for Trellis Mgmt, Linda is widely known for her database conversion and training expertise. While her training engagements have taken her all across the United States, Linda is proud to call the Twin Cities area home.