Katya has two part-time assistants who have been known to make appearances on video calls: a gray tabby cat named Rosa and an orange tabby cat named Samosa. When Katya isn't working, she’s probably at a playground with her daughter, on a run, or doing the daily NYT Crossword, Wordle, and Connections puzzles. Katya’s other passions are hiking and skiing mountains with spectacular views, making messes in her kitchen, enjoying Philly’s amazing restaurant scene, fixing things in her 100-year-old home, and traveling to visit friends and family or to explore new beaches and forests.
Bio: As a Director, Loan Origination, Katya (pronounced KAH-tee-yah, she/her) generates pipeline and builds relationships with communities and partners across the MidAtlantic and South, with a focus on her hometown of Philadelphia. She joined NFF in August 2022 and was thrilled to contribute and build on her 10 years of experience originating, underwriting, and managing loans to community development corporations, affordable housing developers, arts and culture organizations, and small businesses.
Katya is experienced in financing working capital needs as well as a variety of physical community assets, including affordable housing, community facilities, educational facilities, and commercial developments. She frequently coordinates across private and public capital sources, including New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC), Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), Historic Tax Credits (HTC), Capital Magnet Funds (CMF), Community Development Block Grants (CDGB), Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB), and Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) programs.
Katya started her career managing Pennsylvania’s largest adult literacy and GED program. She loved that work, but was hungry to address the root problems and systemic injustices that landed people in those programs. She found her calling in the CDFI industry. Katya is passionate about facilitating equity and opportunity in underserved communities through access to catalytic investments.
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