Meet Our Team
Jon McKnight
Jon McKnight is a principal of Piedmont Housing Group, LLC. Jon has over 10 years of experience in the affordable housing industry and an additional 9 years of experience in financial services and the staffing industry.
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Jon served as the CFO of Peachtree Housing Communities from 2012-2017 where he was instrumental in the development, asset management and continued operations of 12 projects which have placed in service.
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Prior to Peachtree Housing Communities, Jon was the controller of an auto lending and staffing company and also worked at CohnReznick for five years. At CohnReznick, Jon focused on clients in the affordable housing industry.
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Jon graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Business Administration and received his Master’s degree in accounting from Georgia State University. Jon is also a Certified Public Accountant (state of Georgia) and a Certified Internal Auditor.
Josh Thomason
Josh Thomason is a principal of Piedmont Housing Group, LLC. Josh has been responsible for the production 800 affordable housing units in Georgia and South Carolina, utilizing a combination of LIHTCs, HOME funds and USDA financing. Josh serves on the board of the GA Affordable Housing Coalition (the “Coalition”) and is currently the Chair of the Coalition’s QAP Committee that facilitates dialogue between the Coalition and The Georgia Department of Community Affairs regarding the formulation of Georgia’s QAP.
Josh has over 16 years of experience in the affordable housing industry. Since 2010, Josh has been an owner and developer in 12 LIHTC properties that have placed in service. Each of those properties is in good standing with the investors and respective state housing finance agency.
Prior to 2010, Josh worked as CFO for an affordable housing development company in Georgia for five years. Prior to that, Josh worked at CohnReznick for five years with a focus on the financial aspects of affordable housing.
Josh holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia.