"My Personal Life Vision is to maintain the importance of family relationships which empowers me to help others."
 

Mark S. McDaniel is the President of Great Lakes Capital Fund Non-Profit Housing Corporation, a nonprofit housing corporation with offices in Lansing, Detroit, Indianapolis, IN, Madison, WI, and Willowbrook, IL. Mr. McDaniel, who received his B.S. in Urban Planning from Michigan State University in 1977, brings with him over 30 years of experience in the areas of affordable housing, community development, urban planning and market research, formerly serving as Vice President and President of a major development company in Michigan, and as Director of Development for another statewide nonprofit housing corporation. Since his tenure with the Capital Funds inception in 1993, Mr. McDaniel has raised and committed over $1.5 billion of loans and equity for affordable housing, and has diversified the Capital Fund to provide access to permanent debt financing, construction lending, technical assistance, predevelopment lending, youth leadership training, and title services.

In addition to his professional experience, Mr. McDaniel has served on the Board of Directors of a number of nonprofit organizations which advocate on behalf of affordable housing, including serving as President of the National Association of State and Local Equity Funds (NASLEF), Board member of Fifth Thirds Community Advisory Forum, Board member of Habitat for Humanity, Treasurer of the Michigan Magnet Fund, Vice Chair of Art of Leadership Foundation, Board member for the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (CEDAM), member of the Corporation for Supportive Housing State Advisory Committee, Board member of National City Community Development Association, and former Chairman and Board member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis Affordable Housing Council. In 2004 he was the recipient of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the Greater Lansing Business Monthly organization, and in 2008 received the Governors Corporate Service Award.