Our Team
Our expert staff is committed to providing you with competent, compassionate and reliable service.
Kathi DeWtt
President
Kathi, President of UMS is a licensed South Carolina Real Estate Commission PMIC and Board of Director Member of AHC of SC. She has held a HCCP designation from the National Home Builders Association, and has participated with SAHMA and CCAH during Annual Conferences in South Carolina. She is also a South Carolina Notary.
Kathi has over 20 years experience in multifamily property management, which includes Conventional, Condominium, Rural Development 515, HUD 236, HUD 202, Section 42 LIHTC, Home Funds, Housing Trust Funds and Tax Exempt Bond communities.
Her management portfolio exceeded 3,000 Affordable/Conventional units at a time and also included the supervision of the Compliance for excess of 4,000 Affordable units.
Savannah Hill
Vice President of Operations
Savannah has over 9 years’ experience in multifamily property management, to include Rural Development 515, Section 42 LIHTC, Home Funds, Housing Trust Funds and Tax Exempt Bond communities.
Savannah initially joined our Compliance Team in 2009, after serving on the Board of Directors for United Associates, Inc. Her Compliance experience included the supervision of all preconcurrence and
annual recertifications for 2,000 Affordable units. In 2013, Savannah transitioned to the Vice President of Operations for our company.
She is a licensed South Carolina Real Estate Commission Property Manager and Member of the Compliance Monitoring Committee for the Affordable Housing Coalition of South Carolina. She currently holds
a HCCP designation from the National Home Builders Association, and holds a S.T.A.R. designation through Spectrum. Savannah has attended numerous SAHMA and CCAH Annual Conferences in South Carolina.
She is also a South Carolina Notary.
Hailey Bauckman
Asset Manager
Hailey has over 10 years’ experience in property and Asset Management. Her experience includes LIHTC, Conventional, HUD, HOME and Tax Credit Bond, she has also assisted in many REAC
inspections. Hailey will be responsible for the real estate investment portfolio including regulatory compliance, budgetary oversight, risk management and capital expenditure
process. Before joining United Housing Associates, Hailey worked for a developer and was responsible for managing all aspects of the development and ownership of affordable housing projects
which include targeting specific sites for development, negotiating purchase contracts, ordering and analyzing market and feasibility studies, underwriting, securing an allocation of tax credits from
state housing agencies, negotiating with equity partners and lenders, managing due diligence and overseeing the closing process. Following the closing period her responsibilities include
managing the general contractor during building /renovation phase, ensuring that the project is on time and within budget.
By utilizing Section 42 Low Income Housing Tax Credits, Historic Tax Credits, Tax Exempt Bonds, HOME, 1602 Funds and HUD Risk Sharing Programs she has assisted in completing more than 15 affordable housing projects and was an Asset Manager for over 3,200 units.