Team

President and CEO

Nancy is a deacon (lay minister), of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Southwest California Synod, and a certified a fundraising executive. She was named president and CEO in 2021, after serving on the CLH board since 2019. Nancy was an assistant to the Lutheran bishop of the Southwest California Synod, ELCA, where she oversaw all corporate operations, including fiduciary stewardship, ethical practice, financial management, fund development, governance, board development, policy administration, personnel management, strategic planning and execution, property management, and legal matters. She also has been a vice president at Netzel Grigsby Associates (NGA), California-based fundraising consultants serving the western United States. She is a member of FirstServe Community Services, and president-elect of the Greater San Fernando Valley Chapter, Association of Fundraising Professionals. She has also served with the North Central Pennsylvania Dialysis Center; Hillsides; the Lutheran Credit Union of America; Lutheran Planned Giving Partnership of Southern California and Hawaii; and Emmanuel Lutheran Church, North Hollywood. She was Volunteer of the Year for the Families with Children Campaign for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. The Pennsylvania natives holds a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership from The Pennsylvania State University, and a certificate in fundraising from the UCLA Extension.

Loan Closer

Patricia “Trish” Norum has been working in the real estate and finance industries for more than 35 years. For more than 18 years, Trish worked for National Equity Fund, a nonprofit Low Income Housing Tax Credit syndicator as a vice president and its deputy general counsel. She has a deep understanding of affordable housing, naturally occurring affordable housing, workforce housing, compliance, syndication and financing. Trish also has expertise in affordable workforce and naturally occurring affordable housing. She is deeply committed to making sure that the best possible safeguards are provided to lenders financing affordable housing and the residents who call the properties their home.

Trish is a retired attorney with a broad range of legal and title company experience. In 2019, she  was admitted as a Fellow into the American College of Mortgage Attorneys. She brings a wealth of knowledge to help provide innovative and viable solutions to CLH’s loan program.