Nick Mitchell-Bennett - Executive Director

Mr. Mitchell-Bennett holds a M.S. degree in Economic Development from Eastern University and a B.A. degree in Political Science/International Studies from Tabor College, Hillsboro, Kansas. Prior to joining CDCB in 1997, he served as the Director of the Mennonite Partnership Building Initiative; a faith based housing program working in the colonia areas of Brownsville. In 1996, while at Eastern University, Nick worked in the South Philadelphia neighborhood of Point Breeze with the Point Breeze CDC helping to organize the CDC’s first housing program.  For a brief period in 2007 he worked as the Resource Development Director with United Way of Southern Cameron County. In 1996, in partnership with his father-in-law he started their own business focusing on historic homes in Brownsville’s downtown and West Brownsville areas.  He currently serves on the Board of the Texas Association of Community Development Corporations and the Housing Texas Planning Committee. In 2008 after nine and half years as CDCB’s Housing Programs Manager and Colonia Initiatives Manager Nick was appointed as CDCB’s newest Executive Director.

Mrs. Linda Garcia – Lending Programs Manager/ FHA Direct Endorsement Underwriter

Mrs. Garcia has been with CDCB for since 1998. Mrs. Garcia holds a B.B.A. degree in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin, and previously worked as a DE Underwriter for Washington Mutual in Chicago. Ms. Garcia is responsible for underwriting all loans and issuing loan commitments for all CDCB loan products, and coordinating all CDCB’s mortgage lending operations from loan application through closing.

Mark Moseley - Housing Programs Manager

Mark is CDCB’s newest Senior Staff member joining CDCB in March, 2009.  Mark has many years working in the community development field.  Prior to joining CDCB Mr. was the Executive Director of Tri-County HDC in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  Mark also worked as the Senior Housing Developer for Rural Opportunities (Path Stone) and Housing Director with the Pelathe Indian Center in Lawrence Kansas. 

Edna Oceguera – Director of Administration and Operations

Ms. Oceguera has been with CDCB since October, 1999. She has 18 years banking experience with Mercantile Bank in various areas of the bank, previously serving as the Loan Service/Credit Manager overseeing loan and credit operations for the bank. Ms. Oceguera oversees CDCB’s overall administration and loan operations including portfolio, correspondent, secondary market, and down payment assistance programs. She currently supervises seven employees.

Greg Flores – Youthbuild Director

He is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas where he earned a B.A. in Philosophy. He also holds a Masters of Divinity from the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas. He has four years experience as a Certified bilingual teacher with the Brownsville Independent School District. Since 1994, he has served as CDCB’s YouthBuild Program Director. Mr. Flores has previously served as the President of YouthBuild USA’s National Affiliated Network.

Joel Garza – Construction Manager

Mr. Garza has more than twenty five years of experience in construction serving as a private sector contractor prior to joining CDCB. Mr. Garza oversees all CDCB construction and redevelopment activities including raw land infrastructure development; as well as contractor built Self Help, and Youthbuild Program Housing. For the last 13 years he has served as CDCB’s Construction Manager. Mr. Garza is a certified FHA inspector, and supervises a staff of eight (8).