Damon E. Thompson brings more than 24 years of experience in housing and public sector work to LISC. In his current role on the National Housing team as Sr. Director, Damon leads the work of replicating home repair and heirs’ property programs across LISC markets in the Midwest (Cincinnati and Cleveland) and South (Memphis). Damon first joined LISC in 2015 in the Detroit office as the Home Repair Coordinator; overseeing the 0% Interest Home Repair Loan Program, this public-private partnership for $31M between LISC and the City of Detroit; to date, has provided no-interest capital to 800 homeowners. This model is considered the flagship program for housing preservation within LISC. Damon was promoted to Deputy Director of the Detroit office in 2020. As Deputy Director, his team led the Delray Home Improvement Program, a $3M program between LISC, the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority and Bridging North America and the Detroit Housing for the Future Fund, a $65M affordable housing preservation fund.

Damon’s previous experience includes working for Washtenaw County and the City of Ann Arbor in the Office of Community & Economic Development and Samaritas, centered around federally funded affordable housing programs from single-family rehabilitation to multi-family new construction. Damon is a graduate from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Finance.