Mike@Casterline.Net

Qualifications:   Michael has specialized in Public Housing and Section 8 accounting since 1991. He started in the PHA industry in the Accounting department for a Connecticut PHA. In 1993, he joined Jason Casterline at another firm, where he specialized in PHA financial consulting. In 1995, he helped to found Casterline Associates. Michael has worked with over 100 PHAs ranging from less than 100 to 40,000 units, including severely distressed authorities as well as high performers. He has personally trained over 3000 PHA and HUD personnel in the course of delivering over 90 workshops in 23 states. During the period of 2006 to 2008 Michael conducted over 50 in-house training seminars related to Asset Management and project based accounting, and he is recognized as an expert on these new rules. This training was designed to educate all housing authority staff to coincide with the HUD designed Asset Management regulations. Michael has served as transitional controller for several large and small PHAs, and has expertise in implementing and maintaining several PHA software systems including Empahsys. He has helped turn around the Finance Department for numerous PHAs through the implementation of quality control measures including the redesign of the internal controls of both the finance department as well as the housing authority. Michael has a B.S. in accounting from Central Connecticut State University.

PHA clients assisted by Michael Petro (partial list):

Allegheny County PA HA Atlantic City NJ HA Beaumont TX HA Bridgeport CT HA Bristol CT HA Buffalo NY HA	Milwaukee WI HA Mishawaka IL HA Mississippi Region VIII HA Montour County PA HA Nelrod Company North Las Vegas NV HA
Camden NJ HA Canton NY HA Chattanooga TN HA Chesapeake Redevelopment & HA Chicago IL HA Clearwater FL HA	Northwest FL Regional HA NYSHARO Oakland CA HA Ogden UT HA Oyster Bay NY HA Parsons-Decaturville TN HA
Cook County IL HA Creative Computer Solutions CVR Associates Inc. Dayton Metropolitan OH HA	Philadelphia PA HA Pittsburgh PA HA Plattsburgh NY HA Port Arthur TX HA
DC Dept of Public & Assisted Housing	Puerto Rico HA
Dekalb Cty IL HA	Rock Island IL HA
Denver CO HA Detroit MI HA Dunedin FL HA Durham NC HA East Point GA HA Emphasys Evansville IN HA Greensboro NC HA Greenville NC HA Guam HA Hammond IN HA Harrietstown NY HA Harrisburg PA HA High Point NC HA	Rockford IL HA Saint Cloud MN HA St. Louis County MO HA San Francisco CA HA Sanford FL HA Sarasota FL HA Spartanburg SC HA Springfield MA HA Springfield Metropolitan OH HA St. Peterburg FL HA Stamford CT HA Tuscaloosa AL HA Utica NY HA Ventura County CA HA
Housing Opportunities Commission MD Housing Solutions Alliance Indianapolis IN HA Inkster MI HA	Virgin Island HA Warren Metropolitan OH HA West Haven CT HA Western PAHRA