Trenton Allen McNaull - Corporate Management and Founding Partner

With a professional background in corporate management and a lifetime love of the entrepreneurial spirit, Trent pulls from both backgrounds for his involvement in public/private development. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management from Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee and a full football scholarship. At Tennessee Tech he was a four year letterman and Team Captain in the Varsity Football program. He was selected to the National All-Stars Team and the All American Bowl. Trent’s professional career started as an Operations Manager for Roadway Express, Inc., in Nashville, Tennessee. He served as Area Manager, Director of Operations and ultimately General Manager for Inter-Park in Atlanta, Georgia. Trent was associated with Central Parking System in Atlanta, where he was City Marketing Manager and helped oversee Hospital operations at the Atlanta Medical Center and Grady Health System. He is an investor in real estate and rental investment property and other business enterprises. In addition to his corporate and project management duties with Community Development Partners Trent is also a consultant with Public-Private Partnership Project Management, Inc. (4PM) Jonesboro, Georgia.

William M. York - Planning and Founding Partner

Bill’s significant expertise in economic and community development including facilities location and analysis is a critical component of Community Development Partner’s array of services. Bill's engineering and planning skills span a wide range of disciplines which affect Community Development Partner’s projects including facilities design and planning, industrial park development, utilities/infrastructure assessment, community enterprise development and strategic project management. Bill graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1974 and received his Master of Science from School of Urban Life (Community Development Program), Georgia State University, 1978. Bills current project management responsibilities with Community Development Partners include resort development planning for lake front properties and planning for a second home market outside of Atlanta, GA. Bill's background includes employment with Oglethorpe Power as a Senior Business Development Officer from 1987 until 1992, and as Manager of Economic Development for the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce from 1984 until 1987. In addition to his responsibilities with Community Development Partners Bill is on staff with 4 PM and owns his own consulting firm, YMS Consulting.

Jerry Gilley - Construction Management and Founding Partner

Jerry's scope of skills, experiences, and construction knowledge place him among the nation’s most distinguished builders and a valuable member of Community Development Partners. A respected expert in the industry; his credentials include: designation as “Graduate Master Builder” of the National Association of Homebuilders, former state director and national delegate of the North Carolina Association of Homebuilders, and former director of the Lake Norman, NC A.H.B. His extensive portfolio of projects includes completing over 2500 multifamily units, 500 single family units ranged $100K to $3.5 million, and commercial / historic restoration projects from $2.5 to $35 million dollars. At the time he managed the $35 million historic rehabilitation of the Grove Arcade Public Market in Asheville, NC it was the largest commercial restoration project in the nation. Widely considered to be one of the most craftsmanship oriented developers in the Southeast Jerry is the Construction Manager on all Community Development Partners historic rehabilitations and construction projects. In addition to his duties with Community Development Partners Jerry is the founder and CEO of Three River’s Valle, Inc., a firm specializing in residential, commercial and historic rehabilitation developments.

Nick Gilley - Construction Management and Founding Partner

Nick along with Jerry represents the construction management expertise of Community Development Partners on all projects. Nick is a strong proponent of Green Building technologies and his personal values focus on efficiency and conservation in all Community Development Partner’s residential, commercial, mixed use, resort, and hospitality projects. Nick’s responsibilities with Community Development Partners include project management and the initial construction related due diligence for all rehabs, new construction and adaptive re-use projects. Nick is also a principal in Three Rivers Valle, Inc. and Regional Manager for its Greenville, SC office.

John L. Tennison, AIA - Architecture and Design and Founding Partner

A graduate of Ohio University, B.A, in Architecture, John has over 36 years of architectural practice and provides Community Development Partners with design vision and oversight on all projects. His design expertise includes over 25 years of design and construction technology for new and remedial construction and investigative surveys of existing buildings. John’s practice has focused on historic rehabilitation for private and public clients. In addition to primary responsibility for Community Development Partners projects John is a principal in Atelier AEC, Inc., one of the Southeast’s premier historic preservation architecture firms. John’s design projects have included corporate offices, residential lofts and condominiums, museums and churches. Notable among John’s many architectural commissions are historic rehabilitation projects for National Park Service monuments and buildings, restoration of State of Florida landmarks including museums, forts, arsenals and heritage visitor centers. John has received multiple awards from the Florida trust for Historic Preservation, Key West Preservation Foundation, the American Institute of Architects and many local preservation commission awards.

Andrew Ham - Development Finance and Founding Partner

With over 30 years of public and private development and finance experience Andrew provides Community Development Partners with expertise focusing on historic rehabilitation equity financing and real estate project development. Andrew has provided tax credit equity placements, tax credit investment financial advice, and historic property rehabilitation consulting services since the mid 1980’s. He has facilitated the placement and executed the closing of over $20 million dollars of tax credit equity financing ranging in size from $300,000 to over $2.2 million of tax credits. Andrew has a extensive experience in structuring and financing tax credit investment transactions involving public/private partnerships for tax exempt owners of historic properties including development authorities, municipalities and museums. Andrew received a B.A. Degree in Political Science from Widener University and a M.S. in Urban Planning from Virginia Tech. He is a lecturer on the historic tax credit and historic rehabilitation at University of Florida and the University of Georgia, Athens. His real estate background includes commercial real estate development, construction, leasing and market analysis. In addition to his responsibilities with Community Development Partners Andrew is the Owner and Managing Director of Urban Trust, LLC, a tax credit capital investment banking and advisory firm.