{"id":3650,"date":"2021-12-06T19:49:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T00:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/54.235.7.55\/?post_type=news-items&#038;p=3650"},"modified":"2022-11-04T19:49:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T23:49:40","slug":"todd-burk-joins-lighthouse-as-chief-real-estate-community-development-officer","status":"publish","type":"news-items","link":"https:\/\/lighthousemi.org\/news-items\/todd-burk-joins-lighthouse-as-chief-real-estate-community-development-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Todd Burk Joins Lighthouse as Chief Real Estate &#038; Community Development Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"modal-ready\"><p>More than two decades ago, Todd Burk and his wife Christine worked as volunteers at Lighthouse. They would purchase homes using their own funds, renovate them, and sell them at below market rate to women coming out of the PATH transitional housing program. Their efforts surely changed lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it was just a calling for me,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019ve been fortunate, and it was just time to use some of my knowledge and blessings to give back to those who might need a hand up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to today and Burk is joining the Lighthouse team as Chief Real Estate &amp; Community Development Officer where he will oversee affordable housing development projects and mortgage lending platforms for low income residents. He says taking on this new role feels like \u201ccoming home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHousing in and of itself is a key component in stability for all individuals,\u201d he says. \u201cThere\u2019s a big shortage of affordable housing options in our community and I\u2019m looking forward to helping develop a model that works.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the last 25 years, Todd has worked in real estate lending and affordable housing. He previously served as Director of Lending for Southwest Housing Solutions where he helped create alterative lending solutions. He bought his first house at age 19 and has bought and sold more than 250 homes during the course of his career. Burk is a graduate of Western Michigan University with a degree in finance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to have Todd join the Lighthouse team,\u201d said Lighthouse CEO Ryan Hertz. \u201cHe brings a strong spirit of service and a diverse set of skills that will help us and our community partners accelerate our collective work to bring creative affordable housing solutions to those we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On his LinkedIn page, Burk describes himself as \u201cnot only a \u2018doer\u2019 but an \u2018achiever\u2019 who is well versed in visualizing and executing a plan.\u201d He and his wife have three daughters in their 20\u2019s. Todd\u2019s official first day at Lighthouse was Monday, November 29.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really excited about this new role,\u201d he says. \u201cI know it will be challenging and rewarding. I\u2019m eager to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of all of us at Lighthouse, please join us in welcoming Todd home.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":853,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"xn-wppe-expiration":[],"xn-wppe-expiration-action":[],"xn-wppe-expiration-prefix":[],"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news_categories":[38],"class_list":["post-3650","news-items","type-news-items","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_categories-employment"],"acf":{"photo_gallery":{"gallery":[[]]}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Todd Burk Joins Lighthouse as Chief Real Estate &amp; Community Development Officer - Lighthouse<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lighthousemi.org\/news-items\/todd-burk-joins-lighthouse-as-chief-real-estate-community-development-officer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Todd Burk Joins Lighthouse as Chief Real Estate &amp; Community Development Officer - Lighthouse\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"More than two decades ago, Todd Burk and his wife Christine worked as volunteers at Lighthouse. 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