Immediate Past Chair - Jim Humphrey

Chairman & CEO, The Humphrey Companies

James I. Humphrey founded and was chairman and CEO of the Humphrey Companies, a group of eight organizations that develop, build, own, and manage apartment communities, hotels, and retirement communities in the mid-Atlantic region and Florida. Jim was also the founder and chairman of Humphrey Hospitality Trust, a real estate trust that merged with Supertel Hospitality Inc., and owned over 120 hotels in 23 states. 

Jim served on the Maryland Governor’s Housing Task Force, was vice chairman of the Maryland Housing Commission, and was the initial president of the Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition. He is currently chairman of the board for Hospice of the Chesapeake and is on the boards of the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County and Homes for America, a not-for-profit producer of affordable homes in a multi-state area.