April Engstrom
Director of Development (Texas)
April is the Director of Development for the entire state of Texas at Overland Property Group. She creates and oversees developments from site selection all the way through to stabilization and beyond. With her varied positions at OPG over the years, there’s very little in affordable housing development that April doesn’t have experience in. She works quickly and diligently to solve problems as they arise and loves the deadline-driven nature of the affordable development business, as well as the OPG’s mission of providing high quality affordable housing to communities.
While April loves all developments, any rational person would agree that historic tax credit deals are the most cumbersome, but, April excitedly seeks them out. April is always happy to be a team player but maintains a life-long dedication to sitting out any group activity that may involve trust falls and/or matching t-shirts. April grew up in the small town of Lindsborg, Kansas (Little Sweden U.S.A) after her family moved from San Diego when she was 14. She loves the relationship driven approach OPG takes to developing and owning developments and the friendships built through the process with community members.
Before April joined OPG, she worked in the non-profit art museum world, with a background in marketing and design. She’s dropped out of college twice, having always been impatient to get to work, and is a fervent believer in finding your own way, regardless of the norm.
April enjoys working on her photography, studying philosophy & psychology, learning, cooking, hanging out with her two cats Franklin & Dot, along with her dog Alfie and taking road trips.