Our Staff

Dr. Abercrombie, Executive Director

Dr. Abercrombie has over 28 years in business management and development, affordable housing planning and management, and entrepreneurial enterprises. He presides over all development projects and monitors program guidelines are congruent with industry standards. Dr. Abercrombie is recognized as a community leader and serves on many faith-based and community-based organizations working in support of Kingdom Community, Inc.’s mission to server the poor, underprivileged, and underserved.

Dr. Abercrombie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Morris Bron University. He began his stellar career in sales upon entrance into the workforce. In 1981 he worked as an automotive finance manger with a proven track record in sales and finance which earned him top recognition awards. Presently, Dr. Abercrombie pastors a multi-cultural and multi-generational international ministry.

He maintains executive oversight of all operation including staffing, financial management, and ministerial duties. In additional to his multi-faceted roles, Dr. Abercrombie envisioned the need to bring positive change in the community. With his housing program in 2005 to provide housing choices for low income groups and to preserve existing housing in the communities we serve.

Bachelor of Science Degree, Morris Bron University

Ms. Taliferro, Director of Business Affairs and Grant Administration

Ms. Taliferro has a dual role as the Director of Business Affairs and Grant Administration for the organization. She has extensive knowledge and experience in banking, financial management, program development , and administration. She coordinates and ensures the fulfillment of specific administration tasks; ensures the collection, compilation and analysis of data and statistics for administration, financial planning and accountability; review information received from workshop participants and refers it to appropriate persons or task group; reports directly to the stakeholders and attends its meetings; and coordinates the specific activities of various projects with the other activities of the organization. As the grant administrator, Ms. Taliferro assures the orhanization is in compliance with funders and funding activities. She, in conjunction with outside counsel, drafts and reviews legal agreements and all other legal documents and correspondence relating to the business activities of th eorhanization. Additionally, she reviews press release and interal communications relating to productions and corporate matters; anticipate and identify issues and risks; recommends potential solutions; and identifies trends in the areas of law relating to fair housing, property management, and real estate.

Ms Taliferro has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. She has over 12 years related real estate experience in banking as a Commercial Loan Officer. She also received a Certificate in Housing Counseling Program Management from NHN Learning Alliance in July 2011.

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration

Mr. Kendall Reid, Program Manager

Kendall Reid joined the staff in 2011 as the full-time Housing Program Manager working 40 hours per week. He has vast experience in the mortgage lending industry. He previously worked with Neighborhood Assistance Corp of America as a counselor from October 2007 until November 2010. He worked as a Closer/Funder with First Magnus Financial Corporation from May 2004 until August 2001. From May 2002 until March 2004, he worked as the senior loan officer with Kemper Mortgage. As the Housing Program Manager/Certified Housing counselor, Mr. Reid is responsible for the overall implementation of the housing counseling program services. He maintains current lending and homebuyer assistance products; recruits participants and presenters for workshops; and assures homebuyer information is relevant to the needs of the community. He builds relationships with lenders, realtors, and other professionals in the homebuyer assistant products. He also assesses job responsibilities, provides all aspects of housing counseling services including home buying, loss mitigation, rental assistance, money/credit management, refinancing, home maintenance, predatory lending screening, down payment assistance, foreclosure prevention, and fair housing counseling. He links clients with other local and community organizations that provide resources to meet housing needs.

Mr. Reid maintains abreast of housing training courses designed to increase delivery and effectiveness of housing services to the community. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management. He also holds Loan Originating licenses for the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. He is certified in Pre-purchase and Foreclosure Prevention. He has extensive knowledge of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac modification programs. He manages the organization’s Hardest Hit Funds portfolio as well as conduct Homesave workshops throughout the community.

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management

Ms. Regina Underwood

Regina Underwood co-manage the Access to Recovery program under the Department of Human Services. Ms. Underwood earned a bachelor’s degree in Social Psychology and has numerous group counseling certificates. She has over 12 years experience in case management. She held several positions as the project coordinator in family services, domestic violence prevention, education services, and youth programs for organization such as the Austin Chamber of Commerce, YMCA and Austin Peoples Action Center

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Psychology