Michael Petro

As NMA's vice president of finance, Michael Petro brings an extensive background of working with PHAs, including over 150 housing authorities ranging from less than 100 to 40,000 units and with rankings across the board from severely distressed to high performers. He has assisted agencies in 41 states as well as Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority, Puerto Rico Department of Housing, and Virgin Islands Housing Authority. Michael has personally trained over 3,500 PHA and HUD personnel and delivered over 120 workshops in 23 states. He is proficient in a number of HUD programs, including public housing, housing choice voucher, capital fund grants (CFP), project-based Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab) and New Construction, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), Moving to Work (MTW), Homeownership Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE VI), Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS), Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), the Financial Data Schedule (FDS) and Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS), and various other programs and grants. He has developed and administered numerous training sessions for these programs including RAD, CFP, HCV, and public housing, and helped train HUD personnel on VMS reporting and HUD regulations.