Print pagePam Askew is a senior vice president for WC Smith, and leads the Affordable Housing Development team with financial analysis and project management. Currently, she is managing Archer Park, Petworth Station, and City View apartments; all Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) developments that will create 340+ units totaling $130+ million in development costs. In her 20 years at WC Smith, she has overseen the development of more than 2,800 units of affordable housing, totaling $450 million in development costs. She has experience securing both federal and local resources, including 4% LIHTCs, tax-exempt bonds, 9% LIHTCs, housing production trust funds, CDBG funds, HOPE VI funds, and project-based Section 8 contracts, as well as conventional debt and equity.
Before coming to WC Smith, she spent five years working for Fannie Mae Foundation managing a $60 million loan fund that provided financing and grants to nonprofits developing affordable housing. In addition, she has worked at The Enterprise Foundation, the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. She holds a B.A from the University of Maryland and a M.S. in Real Estate from Johns Hopkins University. Askew teaches “Budget Basics: Decoding the Mysteries of the Proforma” for NeighborhWorks America, giving future developers the skills to finance affordable housing.
