Staff & Board of Directors

Robin Lafleur, Executive Director
Robin Lafleur is Executive Director of the Mueller Foundation, where she leads sustainable homeownership initiatives in Mueller, one of the nation's premier mixed-income communities and a nationally recognized model for mixed-income community development. She oversees the Foundation's homeownership operations, resale strategies, and long-term stewardship programs, ensuring that affordable homes remain a lasting community asset for future generations.
Robin brings extensive experience in affordable housing and real estate consulting. Before joining the Mueller Foundation, she served in operations and finance at Austin Habitat for Humanity and later led HomeBase Texas, an affordable housing consulting firm and real estate brokerage. Throughout her career, Robin has developed deep expertise in shared-equity housing, program administration, policy, and market strategy while advancing innovative homeownership solutions.
Known for her collaborative leadership and strategic approach, Robin works across sectors to strengthen housing opportunities and build programs that create lasting impact for individuals and communities. She is committed to expanding pathways to homeownership that foster long-term stability, preserve affordability, and strengthen neighborhoods throughout Central Texas.

Frances Ferguson,
Senior Advisor
With over 35 years in affordable housing, Frances Ferguson is the Senior Advisor of the Mueller Foundation. She initially advised Catellus on Mueller's affordable housing plan two decades ago and now oversees the Foundation's transition to actively managing its portfolio of shared appreciation homes.
Frances has led strategic innovations to advance affordable housing locally and nationally. As the founding executive director of Foundation Communities (1986-1997), she introduced service-enhanced rental housing at scale in Austin and Dallas-Ft. Worth. In her 23 years with NeighborWorks America she led the development of capital and professional development resources for nonprofit rental housing developers, which provided homes for over 200,000 households. Frances serves on the boards of HousingWorks Austin, Affordable Central Texas, and the Texas Housing Finance Corporation. She holds a master’s in real estate and finance from UT Austin and a bachelor’s from Oberlin College.
Board of Directors

Jim Walker,
Chair
University of Texas
Leslie Wingo,
Vice President
Sanders\Wingo
Rob Repass,
Secretary
Maxwell, Locke & Ritter
Suzanna Caballero,
Treasurer
University Federal Credit Union
Matt Whelan
RedLeaf Properties
Greg Weaver
Catellus Development Corporation

