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Mark S. McDaniel

igniting 2022 Honorary Chairperson

Mark McDaniel, President & CEO, leads a team of 100+ financial experts,
innovative thinkers, policy analysts and other professionals at Cinnaire.
Nationally recognized for his visionary leadership, Mark has over 30
a passion years of experience in affordable housing, community development,

urban planning, and market research. He is a champion for diversity,
inclusion and equity both in the workplace and in the communities he
serves. Mark’s passion for helping people and communities is infectious.
He lives to serve others and to inspire those around him to find their
Why.

for Financial In 1993, Mark launched the Michigan Capital Fund for Housing, a tax
credit fund to support affordable housing in Michigan. Now known
as Cinnaire, the organization has invested more than $4.9 billion in
community and economic development across a 9-state footprint.
Mark has strategically diversified Cinnaire to provide access to
permanent debt financing, construction lending, technical assistance,
understanding predevelopment lending, real estate development, youth leadership
training and title services. Under Mark’s leadership, Cinnaire has been
recognized nationally as one of the Top 50 Nonprofits to work for, a
Crain’s Detroit Business Cool Place to Work and a Detroit Free Press Top Workplace.

Mark has served on more than 25 local, state, and national non-profit and housing boards. He is currently or has
served as a founding board member for Michigan Habitat for Humanity; Michigan Housing Council, past president;
NH&RA, board member; FHLB Indiana, board member and chair of Housing Advisory Council; Michigan Community
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At Jackson , we believe that building a secure Capital, board member. Mark is the honorary Chairperson and master of ceremonies for the Greater Lansing Area
MLK Commission Annual Day of Celebration, the nation’s largest MLK day celebration. In 2018, the Dr. Martin
financial future starts today. That’s why we are Luther King Jr. Commission of Mid-Michigan named its scholarship program after Mark for his unrelenting support,
forming the Mark S. McDaniel Legacy Scholarship.
committed to financial education and helping

people reduce their retirement worries.

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Insurance Company of New York (Home Office: Purchase, New York). Jackson National Life Distributors LLC.

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