Meet the Team

Best Development Group LLC's Founder and Principal, Ron Schulman, has enjoyed a successful career of 40 years in the affordable housing development field. Ron spent 14 years in banking and finance, 7 years in consulting and development, and since June 2006, has led Best Development Group to close and develop 58 projects for $3.2 billion in total development costs for its clients and partners.  These efforts have created or rehabilitated 7,896 affordable housing units.

Nelly Evans, Senior Vice President, has 30 years' experience in affordable housing finance and development.  Nelly spent 18 years at various positions with the New York State Housing Finance Agency, and joined Best Development in March 2007.

 Celida Guzman, Vice President, joined Best Development Group in October 2017 and plays an integral role in the planning, financial analysis, and development of affordable housing projects. She supports project financing, budgeting, and closing coordination, helping bring affordable housing developments from planning to completion.