Jenny DeSilva

Jenny DeSilva is the President and CEO of DeSilva Housing Group and has nearly 25 years of experience in affordable housing. Jenny is a recognized industry compliance expert, with extensive consulting and training knowledge in HUD’s Multifamily programs. Ms. DeSilva began her career as a Director for Southwest Housing Compliance Corporation, HUD’s Project-Based Section 8 Contract Administrator for Texas and Arkansas.

Over the course of 14 years, she held two directorships overseeing staff that processed monthly HAP Requests for multifamily owners as well as staff that conducted Management and Occupancy Reviews at HUD communities on an annual basis.

After 14 years of Contract Administration, Jenny utilized her experience and perspective to develop her new role in the industry as an approachable consultant and passionate trainer for housing professionals. She served as the Director of Training for PMCS, Inc, a Syracuse-based training and consulting agency, and later as the Director of Blueprint Housing Solutions, a consulting and training subsidiary of the Housing Authority of the City of Austin.

When not training, Ms. DeSilva provides quality assurance and technical expertise to vendors offering TRACS compliance software. She is an active member of multiple HUD Working Groups charged with developing new TRACS industry specifications, and in shaping MOR audit procedures that foster consistency amongst various oversight agencies.

She currently serves as a HUD technical assistance subcontractor. This role includes providing nationwide TRACS and Secure Systems technical assistance to owners completing Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) PBRA conversions, as well to participating state level grantees and participating owners of HUD’s PRA 811 Program.