Christine (Chris) Paul, Esq. serves as President and Principal at Diamond and Associates. Chris knows that quality affordable housing is a right for all and has worked tirelessly since 1999 to support its development. Chris joined Diamond and Associates in 2014, where she has advised for-profit and nonprofit developers looking to bring their project concepts to fruition.

Matthew Keen serves as Vice President and Principal at Diamond and Associates. Since 2015, Matthew has worked on the financing and construction of multi-family and homeownership developments throughout the East coast and Midwest.

Maggy Jares serves as Vice President – Midwest at Diamond and Associates. Maggy has been working in affordable housing development consulting since 2007. Maggy’s experience includes structuring deal financing to ensure long-term financial viability, with 4% and 9% LIHTC financing or Permanent Supportive Housing funding (IL), assembling development teams, preparing successful applications for competitive scoring rounds of public funding, securing gap financing, negotiating with the public and private lenders for deal terms, and seeing deals through to financing closing, cost certification and close-out. Maggy leads D&A’s expansion into the Midwest, with her deep experience in Illinois (including the City of Chicago) and Iowa.

Justin Marshall works as a Senior Project Manager at Diamond and Associates. Justin offers both a keen eye for detail and a passion for creating high quality affordable homes. Since first joining Diamond as a summer intern in 2017 and then as a full-time staff person in 2018, Justin has supported affordable housing projects through every stage from predevelopment to placed-in-service.

Michael Arnst is a Project Manager at Diamond and Associates and joined Diamond after a decade of professional experience in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors, managing nearly $10 million in place-based grantmaking portfolios in Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City and Washington, DC. He also brings a dedicated commitment to developing strong and equitable neighborhoods for all residents to his work with the firm and its clients. Since joining the team, he has supported the completion of multiple competitive 9% LIHTC, Federal Home Loan Bank, and local funding applications as well as the closing affordable developments in Pittsburgh and York, PA.

Stewart Scott is an Assistant Project Manager II at Diamond and Associates where he is supporting the team and our clients at all aspects of their projects, from initial applications to construction draws and placed in service packages. Stewart is a Philadelphia native and is especially interested in the role of affordable housing development in community revitalization.

AJ Jenkins is an Assistant Project Manager at Diamond and Associates, where she has been contributing to the success of projects since joining the team in 2023. In her role, AJ provides essential support to client project teams as they work to bring affordable housing developments to fruition.

Kimberly Gadzekpo is an Assistant Project Manager at Diamond and Associates. From starting as in intern in 2024, she assists in supporting the team on various projects in all phases of the project cycle—from drafting information for financing applications to completing documentation and ensuring deadlines are met.

Karyntha is a Senior Project Manager Consultant at Diamond and Associates who works with multifamily developers to create quality affordable housing. Over the course of her career, she has supported hundreds of millions in affordable housing development and preservation, using all of the financing tools available. Karyntha’s financing repertoire includes 4% and 9% LIHTC, AHP funding from the Federal Home Loan Banks, CDBG/HOME/Housing Trust Fund, Housing Authority Development Gap Financing, RAD conversions, PHARE financing, HUD Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant, and FHA and GSE loan products.

Korrin joined Diamond and Associates in 2025 as the Administrative and Marketing Coordinator. Her background is in marketing, project management, and communications, and has applied her experience in several industries, now in real estate development consulting.

Mead Maney is the Director of People at Diamond and Associates. Mead is a seasoned Human Resources professional bringing decades of experience spanning manufacturing, internet retail and distribution, and professional services.