PRESIDENT
JAMES D. HOWARD, JR.
James
D. Howard, Jr. is the President of Dudley Ventures. A native of
The Bronx, New York, Mr. Howard earned his degree from The College of the Holy
Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1980 and a law degree from Georgetown
University Law Center in 1984.
Dudley Ventures was founded by Mr. Howard in 1996, acquired by Valley National Bank in
October 2021 and now has the resources of a $61B+ publicly traded financial
institution. Dudley Ventures has invested over $2 billion in tax credit
transactions, representing multiple tax credit asset classes and has over $1.6 billion
under management.
Mr. Howard has authored numerous articles on tax credit
investing and is a regular speaker at major industry conferences. Mr. Howard is
a Board Member of the New Markets Tax Credit Coalition.
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER / DIRECTOR OF INVESTMENTS
D'Anna Elsey
D’Anna Elsey is the Chief Operating Officer and Director of Investments at Dudley Ventures. In that capacity, Ms. Elsey oversees all of the day-to-day business of the company and is principally responsible for managing the investment activities of the firm, including the structuring of the firm’s investment funds and its advisory services activities. Prior, Ms. Elsey was Dudley Ventures’ Chief Compliance Officer.
Ms.
Elsey has been with Dudley Ventures for over 10 years and began her
career in the Financial Reporting and Accounting Department, developing
asset management policies and procedures. Ms. Elsey has a B.S. in
Psychology from Arizona State University and was a National
Presidential Scholar, graduating Magna Cum Laude.
Chief Financial Officer
BARBARA K. BEAUDOIN
Barbara K. Beaudoin is the Chief Financial Officer of Dudley Ventures, a position she assumed in September 2005. Born and raised in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, she earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.
Upon graduation, Ms. Beaudoin joined the international CPA firm of Coopers & Lybrand, where she held audit and consulting positions with increasing responsibilities through the manager level. Her responsibilities included audit clients with public reporting requirements, initial public offerings and audit and consulting engagements for privately held companies in a wide range of industries.
In 1987, Ms. Beaudoin joined Jostens, Inc. as the controller for their Jostens Learning Corporation division. She was named the vice president of finance in 1991 and led the accounting, administration, information systems, and human resources functions for the division until her departure.