Habitat for Humanity of Lee County, FL

	President and CEO Vern Archibald spent 30 years serving in the US Navy before coming to Southwest Florida to retire. He quickly realized that he was called to serve the community, and in 1990 was asked to join the Habitat for Humanity staff as CEO and President of Lee County’s affiliate. His visionary leadership sparked many innovative projects in the area, such as the Senior Housing Complex. Vern took the organization from building 3 homes a year, to putting over 100 families into decent, affordable housing in 2006.

	CFO, Executive Vice President of Finance Richard Shera, Jr. served on Habitat for Humanity’s board of directors since 1991, and was asked to join the staff as CFO in January of 2007. Richard directs all the fiscal operations for Habitat and is responsible for Human Resources and discount mortgage sales. Richard comes to Habitat from SunTrust, where he was a mortgage loan officer. He and his wife Julie enjoy taking cruises and swimming in their pool.

	Vice President of Administration Tanya Soholt joined Habitat for Humanity in 1999 as Executive Assistant to the CEO. In 2004, she took charge of Habitat’s 27,000 square foot resale store and opened two additional stores in Cape Coral and LaBelle. Today, Tanya serves as Vice President of Administration, where her duties include office operations, overseeing the thrift store operations, management of Family Services and management of the Senior Housing Complex. Tanya, her husband and three children are actively involved in their church, Living Faith and enjoy family time.

	Vice President of Development Mary Moore came to Habitat in 2007. Mary and her daughter Sara moved to the Fort Myers area in 2001. Shortly thereafter, she began working at Shell Point Retirement Community, where she met her husband, Scott. Mary worked in fundraising as well as the sales and marketing offices at Shell Point. “What attracted me to Habitat is the difference in its mission as compared to other nonprofits. I feel better about helping people help themselves instead of just giving away homes; it speaks to my conservative Christian values. Plus when you give to Habitat, you see immediate results,” states Mary.

	Vice President of Construction Brenda Powell is no stranger to construction. She has been in the industry for 14 years. Brenda started her construction career in Illinois. She was an estimator and project manager for a large electrical contractor. In March 2006, Brenda relocated to Lee County, taking the position of Director of Volunteer Resources for Habitat for Humanity of Lee County. Today, Brenda serves as Habitat’s Vice President of Construction. She has a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership and Management from Greenville College in Southern Illinois.