Kristin Chalmers

Kristin Chalmers is a Vice President, Senior Underwriter with the Affordable Housing Group at Berkadia. Kristin has over 15 years of experience in affordable housing, economic development, and finance having worked in various roles in both the public and private sectors. Prior to Berkadia, Kristin served as a Senior Underwriter and Director of Multifamily Lending at the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (“DCHFA”) where she underwrote and oversaw the agency’s pipeline of affordable housing developments within the District of Columbia. Prior to DCHFA, Kristin worked at the U.S. Department of Treasury where she created the departments first ever risk share program with HUD to support affordable housing throughout the country. While at the Department of Treasury, Kristin served as the primary liaison between HFAs, banks, and other stakeholders involved in the creation and preservation of affordable multifamily projects through participation in the HUD-542 Risk Share Program.

Kristin holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Loyola University of Maryland and a Bachelor of Science from Syracuse University.