Policy
Leadership Council
CHAPA’s Policy Leadership Council (PLC) is a nominated group of thought leaders in the affordable housing and community development fields. The PLC’s collective insight guides and makes recommendations on CHAPA’s state legislative agenda.
Council Members
Leonardi Aray
Sarah Bouchard
Sarah Byrnes
Massachusetts Union of Public Housing Tenants
Yongmei Chen
Eastern Bank
Josh Cohen
Phil Cohen
Boston Communities
Chris Cotter
City of Cambridge, Community Development Department
Keri-Nicole Dillman, PhD
Learning and Evaluation Consultant
Emilio Dorcely
Urban Edge
Ellen Feingold
Maureen Fitzgerald
NeighborWorks Housing Solutions
Aida Franquiz
Leader Bank
Angela Gile
WinnCompanies
Brad Gordon
UpSide413
Aaron Gornstein
Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc. (POAH)
Emily Haber
Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations (MACDC)
Kristen Harol
The Life Initiative
Etel Haxhiaj
National Health Care for the Homeless Council
Intiya Ambrogi Isaza
Madison Park Development Corporation
Felicia Jacques
Maloney Properties, Inc.
Kim Janey
Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath)
Jarred Johnson
TransitMatters
Philippe Jordi
Island Housing Trust, Martha’s Vineyard
Jason Korb
Capstone Communities
Tamar Kotelchuck
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Dara Kovel
Beacon Communities
Gail Latimore
Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation
Gloria Leipzig
Belmont Housing Authority
Emily Levine
2Life Communities
David Linhart
Goulston & Storrs
Angie Liou
Asian Community Development Corporation
Colleen Loveless
Revitalize Community Development Corporation
Lydia Lowe
Chinatown Community Land Trust
Kimberly Lyle
Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation
Dave Madan
Boston Investments
Rafael Mares
The Neighborhood Developers
Erin McAleer
Project Bread
Kathy McGilvray
MassDevelopment
Andrew McKenzie-DeFranza
Harborlight Homes
Cathy Mercado
Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership
Rosa Ordaz
Harborlight Homes
Lynn Peterson
NeighborWorks America
Lueteshia Raymond
Boston Housing Authority
Greg Reibman
Charles River Regional Chamber
Olivia Richard
Calpurnyia Roberts
Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance
Jeffrey Sanchez
Sanchez Strategies and Rasky Partners
Dr. Megan Sandel
Children’s HealthWatch, Boston Medical Center
Rebecca Schofield
Pennrose
Sadie Samone
Massachusetts Independent Living Council
Trish Settles
Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission
Professor Preston Smith
Mount Holyoke College
Taisha Sturdivant
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
Dave Traggorth
Traggorth Companies
Gladys Vega
La Colaborativa
Andy Waxman
The Community Builders (TCB)
Shirell Williams
Homes for Families
Donald Wright
City of Boston, Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion