Division Leadership

The leadership team collaborates to establish Nevada Housing Division's focus and commitment to our mission

Steve Aichroth

Steve Aichroth

Administrator
Steve is the Administrator of the Nevada Housing Division and has held various positions within the Nevada Housing Division prior to his promotion to Administrator. These include- Deputy Administrator, Chief of Administration, and Administrator of the Manufactured Housing Division until the agency was merged with the Nevada Housing Division during the 2017 Legislative Session. Steve has also served as a Commissioner at the State of Nevada Commission for Common Interest Communities.
Christine Hess

Christine Hess

Chief Financial Officer
Prior to this position, Ms. Hess was the Executive Director for the Nevada Housing Coalition, a statewide nonprofit to advance and promote affordable housing for all Nevadans. Under her leadership, the Coalition identified new funding resources for affordable housing during the pandemic, supporting the newly launched Home Means Nevada Initiative. In addition to her recent affordable housing experience in Nevada, Ms. Hess has a background in community and economic development and business. Ms. Hess earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Wyoming in 2018.
Juawana Grant

Juawana Grant

Deputy Administrator
Juawana Grant serves as Deputy Director of Housing Programs for Nevada Housing Division. She came to this role with over 15 years in the nonprofits sector from homeless services to statewide capacity-building and advocacy to advance affordable housing in Nevada. Her years providing direct services and tenancy support to chronically unhoused individuals has fostered an impassioned commitment to the affordable housing movement, and Housing First models in particular. Juawana has a B.A. in Cultural Studies from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and an M.A. in Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies from the University of British Columbia Okanagan. She started her career in nonprofits at the Jean Nidetch Women’s Center at UNLV and is thrilled to be back home in Las Vegas making herself useful to the community that raised her.
Tim Whitright

Tim Whitright

Deputy Administrator
Tim Whitright is the Deputy Administrator for the Nevada Housing Division in Las Vegas where he has worked since August 2016.  Tim shares responsibility for overall operations and administration of State housing programs including Low Income Housing Tax Credits and ensuring compliance with department and state policies and has oversight of the recently merged Manufactured Housing Team.  Tim has worked within affordable housing and grants in Southern Nevada for 20 years including positions with the City of Las Vegas and Clark County.  Tim earned his Bachelor of Science in City and Regional Planning from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and has 10 years of planning experience in California.  Tim brings a combined 28 years of local government experience in service to communities including land use planning, neighborhood outreach and HUD grants management responsibilities.