Susan Slingluff Hartmann, Executive Director

Ms. Susan Slingluff Hartmann is a cross-sector specialist with 16 years of experience in urban planning, local economic development, multi-agency partnerships, public engagement, and neighborhood revitalization. She has technical experience in strategic and long-range planning, commercial revitalization, public sector consulting, public engagement, facilitation and program management. Most recently, she was a Senior Program Director with Enterprise Advisors, the mission-driven consulting division of Enterprise Community Partners. With Advisors, she led efforts to strengthen cross-sector collective impact collaboratives to achieve equitable education, housing and neighborhood outcomes for students and families in communities across the country. She also developed an assessment and strategic planning approach for cities recovering equitably from the COVID-19 pandemic and provided technical assistance to cities and states facing challenges related to economic decline, affordable housing and neighborhood disinvestment. 

Daniel Cunningham, Executive Director, College Park Community Preservation Trust

Daniel Cunningham is the founding Executive Director of the Community Preservation Trust, a program of the College Park City-University Partnership. He joined in November of 2022 to provide leadership to this innovative program focused on expanding affordable homeownership within the City of College Park.

Mr. Cunningham brings an extensive background in affordable housing to this position. In addition to his duties as Executive Director of the Trust, he is the founder and principal of Development Preservation Consulting LLC, a Maryland-based firm providing advisory services to affordable housing not-for-profits throughout the country. He spent 3+ years as Chief Investment Officer for the Housing Partnership Equity Trust, a Real Estate Investment trust owned by 14 of the largest affordable housing not-for-profits in the country. He has worked at the forefront of affordable housing and real estate finance in a number of national organizations, including as head of Agency originations for the East Coast for PNC Real Estate for nearly 7 years, in addition to being the National Director of Multifamily Affordable Housing Debt at Fannie for 7 years. In addition, he has worked at a number of other financial institutions, including Citi, Well Fargo, Bank of America and Union Labor Life Insurance Company. 

Cunningham is a graduate of Harvard University (AB in Social Studies, cum laude) and the Sloan School of Management at MIT (MS in Management, with a concentration in Finance and Real Estate).  He is a member of the Urban Land Institute (Urban Revitalization Council) and the Harvard Alumni Real Estate Board (founding member).

David Varnado

David Varnado, a College Park native brings over a decade of experience in program management, community engagement and strategic partnerships with a focus in STEM education. A proud HBCU graduate, he hold a B.A. in Criminal Justice from Tennessee State University in Nashville, TN. Upon graduation, he returned home to serve his community and dedicated his time to youth development as a Special Olympics coach and joining his local Boys and Girls as a coach and Executive Board Member. David brings a proven track record of successful programming from various large non-profit organizations and most recently held the position of Director at iCode Schools.

Tawfiq Abdul-Karim

Tawfiq Abdul-Karim is the Senior Associate for the Community Preservation Trust, a program of the College Park City-University Partnership. He joined in June of 2023 to support the Trust’s innovative program focused on expanding affordable homeownership within the City of College Park.

Mr. Abdul-Karim is a Washington, DC native and brings a passion for people, as well as a background in affordable housing. He is a graduate of Gettysburg College (BA in Sociology) where he competed in track and football, and The University of Maryland, College Park (MS in Real Estate Development). While completing his master’s degree, he interned for two summers at leading affordable housing developer NHP Foundation.  He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and an awardee of The Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development Scholarship.