Patrick Sheridan is Senior Vice President for Housing Development with the Volunteers of America, a national, nonprofit, spiritually based organization. Mr. Sheridan is responsible for the development and acquisition of multifamily housing for Volunteers of America. Previously, he held the position of Assistant Deputy Administrator for multifamily housing for the Rural Housing Service (RHS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where he was responsible for the implementation and management of the affordable multifamily housing programs administered by the agency. He has also held the positions of Director of Housing Management with the Maryland Community Development Administration of the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, along with private sector positions as Director of Loan Servicing for MIG Companies, a national real estate advisory firm, and Director of Development for a multistate apartment development company. Mr. Sheridan is a member of the board of the National Affordable Housing Trust, an advisory board member to the Valued Advisor Fund, a new markets tax credit fund, and an editorial advisor to the Housing and Development Reporter and Affordable Housing Finance magazine.