ABOUT US
Our Story
Our Beginning.
In 1990, Msgr. Kilian J. Broderick organized a group of Catholic business and community leaders to take on a mission to strengthen families and promote a healthy community by providing senior and affordable housing in the Metroplex. CHI’s first activity was to acquire a 256-unit multi-family community in August 1992, and has since continued to acquire or develop additional affordable housing in the Dallas area to become what is today over 1100 units of affordable rental housing, with an additional 366 additional units under construction and anticipated to open in early 2024.
Key Achievements.
A Catholic retirement community was a long-held hope of the Catholic community of North Texas and an early goal of CHI. That goal was met in the early 2000’s with the development of St. Joseph Village and its Holy Family Chapel. Today it is home to 195 seniors and is owned and managed by CHRISTUS Health.
In 2017, CHI responded to a call to action of the Dallas Commission on Homelessness by collaborating with Catholic Charities Dallas to create St. Jude Center – Forest Lane which became the first permanent supportive housing site away from central Dallas and the “gold standard” model for others. Today CHI and Catholic Charities Dallas is proud to offer housing for our communities most vulnerable, the homeless, at three St. Jude Centers – Forest Lane, Park Central, and Vantage Point providing almost 500 homes and wraparound casework for our residents. CHI’s successful partnership with the City of Dallas and Dallas County also assisted in making this needed housing possible.
Our Structure.
CHI is a set of nonprofit corporations operating under governance of a self-perpetuating Board of Directors. Each corporation holds a Section 501(c)(3) Federal tax exemption and Texas franchise tax exemption. The corporations make their financial statements available via Form 990 upon request or at www.guidestar.org.
Notre Dame Court Inc. (Notre Dame Court)
Notre Dame Place Inc. (Notre Dame Place; Five Mile Project)
St. Catherine of Siena Inc. (Hebron Trails)
St. Jude Inc. (St. Jude Centers)
St. Margaret Inc. (Reserves; Gateway Oak Cliff; future LIHTC developments)
St. Martin de Porres Inc. (Wellington Place)
Our Mission.
Our mission is to ensure low to moderate-income seniors, families, individuals, and our communities most vulnerable, the homeless, have access to a safe, welcoming communities with amenities that support a high quality of life.
OUR BOARD MEMBERS
Sister Mary Anne Owens, SSND
Social work
Occupation:
Retired Provincial, School Sisters of Notre Dame, Central Province
Sr. Mary Anne Owens
President and Director
Sr Kathleen Bauer, SSND
Social work
Occupation:
Hospital operations
Sister Kathleen Bauer
Secretary and Director
David Leininger
Public administration
Occupation:
Consulting; Retired CEO, CFO of Dallas Area Rapid Transit
David Leininger
Director
Anthony S. Levatino
Banking
Occupation:
Retired E.V.P. Commercial Real Estate Banker
Anthony Levatino
Director
Keith Manoy
Profession: Transportation Planning
Occupation: Transportation Consultant Retail Operations
Keith Manoy
Director
Karl Zavitkovsky
Banking and finance
Occupation:
Self-employed consultant
Karl Zavitkovsky
Director
Advisory Board of Directors:
Joseph W. Dingman, Treasurer
Real Estate Investment Advisor
Occupation:
President, Orion Realty Advisors, Inc.
Email: jwd@chidallas.org
Joseph Dingman
Treasurer and Advisory Director
Lydia Torrez
Educator
Occupation:
Principal, St. Cecelia Catholic School
Lydia Torrez
Advisory Director
Rocío García
Attorney
Occupation:
Senior Counsel Real Estate, Rosewood Property Company
Rocío García
Advisory Director
OUR STAFF
Shannon Ortleb
Chief Operating Officer
Shalina Musani
Shalina Musani
Accounting Manager