Meet our Team

Policy Leadership Council

CHAPA's Policy Leadership Council (PLC) is a nominated group of thought leaders and changemakers in the affordable housing and community development fields. The PLC guides and makes recommendations on CHAPA's legislative agenda.

Leonardi Aray
Leonardi Aray Architects LLC
Sarah Bouchard
Town of Norwood
Sarah Byrnes
Massachusetts Union of Public Housing Tenants
Josh Cohen
Beacon Communities
David Colton
Edward J. Collins Center for Public Management
Chris Cotter
City of Cambridge, Community Dev. Dept.
Keri-Nicole Dillman
Emilio Dorcely
Urban Edge
Nicole Eigbrett
Community Action Agency of Somerville, Inc.
Ellen Feingold
Maureen Fitzgerald
Neighborworks Housing Solutions
Aida Franquiz
Leader Bank
Angela Gile
WinnCompanies
Brad Gordon
Berkshire County Regional Housing Authority
Aaron Gornstein
Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc. (POAH)
Soni Gupta
The Boston Foundation
Kristen Harol
The Life Initiative
Etel Haxhiaj
Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance
Felicia Jacques
Maloney Properties, Inc.
Kim Janey
Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath)
Jarred Johnson
Transit Matters
Tamar Kotelchuck
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Dara Kovel
Beacon Communities
Gail Latimore
Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation
Gloria Leipzig
Belmont Housing Authority
David Linhart
Goulston & Storrs
Colleen Loveless
Revitalize CDC
Lydia Lowe
Chinatown Community Land Trust
Dave Madan
Boston Investments
Rafael Mares
The Neighborhood Developers
Erin McAleer
Project Bread
Cathy Mercado
Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership
Rosa Ordaz
Harborlight Homes
Lynn Peterson
NeighborWorks America
Lueteshia Raymond
Boston Housing Authority
Jeffrey Sanchez
Sanchez Strategies and Rasky Partners
Dr. Megan Sandel
Children’s HealthWatch, Boston Medical Center
Rebecca Schofield
Pennrose
Sadie Simone
Mass. Independent Living Council
Professor Preston Smith
Mount Holyoke College
Taisha Sturdivant
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
Bob Terrell
Roxbury Neighborhood Council
Gladys Vega
La Colaborativa
Shirell Williams
Homes for Families
Donald Wright
City of Boston, Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion