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admire or appreciate most about





 Joycelyn Gardner                                                Kathryn Grosscup





 Her honesty  adversity head on and not back down and it   Her knowledge  What I admire about is her knowledge and
 is inspiring to see someone who is strong and               her ability convey information and her overall
 Joycelyn is a great anchor for the group, she’s   confident in her convictions while still leaving   Kathryn is very compassionate about CHFA   knowledge base. Kathryn consistently provided us
 always solid and thinking about the practical, not   room for growth and collaboration. Thought-out   having better engagement and connections   insights and information that we would not have
 just the big idea but how to make it happen.  this journey Joycelyn continued to be a strong   within the communities. She shared a wealth of   otherwise received. The information alone would
 voice of reason and logic and I truly value her   knowledge, ideas, and experience with the team;   have been great information, but Kathryn always
 insights and life experiences.                              finds a way to make it somehow more informative
 Joycelyn brought so many life experiences, great   she was our go-to person for anything that we   and relevant. Kathryn, possibly unknowingly, is a
 at sharing ideas and knowledge, candid, and   needed clarification.
 works well with the team.  I appreciate Joycleyn’s thoughtfulness and ability   great teacher and mentor and this group would
 to initiate action.  Kathryn is extremely talented and competent. No   not have functioned or been as well informed
                                                             without her.
 Joycelyn’s continuous courage to speak the truth   matter what the topic she will have something
 is such a grounding force on the team. She has   Very passionate about her work, and I think that    valuable to contribute to the conversation.
 a unique ability to move a team forward and   is infectious.  I admire Kathryn’s emotional intelligence and
 farce hard truths at the most pivotal and valuable   I admire your confidence and your   ability to problem solve.
 junctures. She models a fearlessness that helps us   Joycelyn’s candor and frankness is a breath of   communication skills.
 all move past ourselves into the new realities we   fresh air. She has a sincere way of imparting   She is poised and has plenty of ideas CHFA needs
 want to achieve.  her knowledge that lets you know where   Kathryn provides structure and accountability   to hear.
 improvements can be made.   to all. She helped us all be more accountable
 I admire Joycelyn’s honesty, knowledge and   to ourselves in terms of our own knowledge we   Kathryn’s knowledge is remarkable! When you
 fortitude in life.  were bringing to tasks, as well as to the team   are near Kathryn, there is absolutely no doubt
               in terms of timeliness and structure. I also so   about who is the smartest person in the room.
 Joycelyn is a deep thinker and quick to care   appreciate all of the incredible knowledge she   However, while her knowledge shines through
                                                             in all that she does, she also has the vision to
 about others. She is inquisitive which elevates   brings to our work. She is has taught me, and I’d   see the broader picture. Kathryn also truly cares
 discussions to the better.  say all of us, so much about so many facets of the
               affordable housing field. I’d say we’re all better at   about the team and assisted in helping the team
               our jobs and our tasks within A2I because of the   to create a more cohesive, professional attitude as
 What I admire about is that she is her can do and   knowledge she imparted on us.   we made our journeys throughout the state.
 no nonsense attitude. Joycelyn is never afraid
 to speak up, share thoughts, provide guidance
 or perspective. She is the type of person to face   I appreciate Kathryn’s breadth of knowledge and
               experience with, well, just about anything that’s
               presented to her.
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