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You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
- Mahatma Gandi
laurie ramos' story
Six years ago, Laurie Ramos was seeking American citizenship and a better opportunity for her husband and three children when she left her family in the Philipinnes to come to the United States. With an American-born son and a baby on the way, the eighteen-year-old found herself struggling to survive on Section 8 vouchers to rent a run-down apartment in a crime-ridden neighborhood in Yorktown, Virginia. In 2001, Community Housing Partners purchased the facility and rehabilitated it into The Woods of Yorktown, a vibrant family-friendly community that is a safe home to more than 200 children. Today, Laurie gives back to her community by cultivating beautiful roses outside of her home.
"When I moved in, I had nothing and was pregnant, but I had a feeling that something good was going to happen."
-Laurie Ramos
redefining affordable housing
our leadership
orlando artze
Executive Vice President and COO
Community Housing Partners
100 West Franklin Street, Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 343-7201 ext. 11
(804) 343-7208 fax
oartze@chpc2.org
As the Executive Vice President and COO, Orlando Artze joined CHP in April 2006. Artze brings with him over 20 years of experience in the affordable housing field from his previous work with Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), where he most recently served as the Program Vice President for the Southeast and Minnesota regions. As chief credit officer of the region, he oversaw an annual portfolio of $30 million in loans and equity investments and $4 million in capacity building grants to community development corporations and non-profit organizations engaged in neighborhood revitalization.
Artze holds an MBA from Baruch College, City University of New York and also has an MA in American History from Stony Brook University, State University of New York.
