Shellon Fraser is the Senior Director of Lending and Investments at National Housing Trust (NHT), with responsibilities for capital deployment, investment management, strategic planning and business development. Prior to NHT, Shellon was Director of Redesigning Access by Centering Equity (RACE) Lending Initiative at CSH. In her role, she led the implementation of the initiative, oversaw its pipeline, budget, work plan, and development of lending, programmatic and policy goals. In her previous role at CSH, Shellon led lending in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast markets. Shellon has held other roles in the Community Development Industry including Portfolio Manager at the CDFI Fund and Senior Credit Associate at the Low Income Investment Fund. 

Shellon holds a Master’s in Nonprofit Management and a Bachelor’s in International Relations. She currently serves as ICH Full Council member, Chair of ICH Housing Solutions Committee and Interim Board President of Open Arms Housing.