About Us

Located at 823 East 7th Street on the corner of Arcade Street and East 7th. Dayton's Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services is centrally located within the areas we serve.

Mission

The purpose of DBNHS is to renew pride, restore confidence, promote reinvestment and revitalize the NHS neighborhood(s) through the efforts of local residents acting in concert with financial institutions, the insurance industry, corporate enterprise and the business community, community organizations, foundations and government.

Background

DBNHS was incorporated in 1980 and has provided services in St. Paul's Eastside since 1981. Primary services of the organization include owner-occupied rehab lending and construction management, purchase-rehab-resale and new construction.

Accomplishments in 2017

• Financed the rehabilitation or repair of 15 owner occupied units (1-4 units)

• Owned or managed 21 rental units

• Rehabilitated and sold 14 single family homes

• Total direct investment in the community is $1,025,249

Staff

The staff at Dayton’s Bluff NHS consists of four full-time employees. All employees have extensive experience in the housing development, non-profit, finance, and construction industries.

Jim Erchul	Executive Director	jerchul@dbnhs.org
You Thao	Finance and Business Manager	ythao@dbnhs.org
Jay Sigvertsen	Construction Specialist	jsigvertsen@dbnhs.org
Samantha Larson	Housing Program Coordinator	slarson@dbnhs.org

Board of Directors

The Dayton’s Bluff NHS Board of Directors is composed of 10 individuals who are elected to serve 3-year terms. Our by-laws require a majority of the board members reside in the Dayton’s Bluff NHS servicing area, with the remaining directors to represent government, business, and financial institutions.

Board President	Diane May, resident
Vice President	Martin Shimko, Associated Bank
Executive Director	Jim Erchul, DBNHS
Secretary	John Fahey, resident
Treasurer	Bill Sarvela, Ameriprise Bank
Ben Greilanger	Resident
Rose Lewis	Resident
Eric Salinas	Resident
Danielle Devine Winner	Resident

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