Kris Cook, CAE, serves as Chief Executive Officer of the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA), which she joined as Executive Director in November 2002. NAHMA is the leading voice for the affordable housing management industry, promoting developing, managing and preserving quality affordable multifamily housing.

NAHMA’s mission as a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization is to promote development, management and preservation of quality affordable multifamily housing by advocating legislative and regulatory policy, as well as providing affordable housing professionals with the knowledge to advance excellence in the communities they serve. NAHMA is the voice in Washington, D.C., for 16 regional, state and local affordable housing management associations (AHMAs) nationwide. NAHMA’s membership represents 75% of the affordable housing management industry and includes its most distinguished multifamily management companies and owners.

Cook has some 40 years’ experience in nonprofit and trade association management. Prior to joining NAHMA, she held a dual role as executive director of the National Board of Certification for Community Association Managers (NBC-CAM), an affiliate of the Community Associations Institute (CAI) and senior vice president of CAI. Before joining NBC-CAM, Cook was public affairs division director for the National Paint & Coatings Association.