Jennifer Maddox Announced as Undersecretary of DHCD

On February 21, Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy announced that current Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Maddox has been appointed Undersecretary. Maddox has been serving as Acting Undersecretary since Janelle Chan resigned from the role earlier this month.

Maddox has been with DHCD for over 20 years and has demonstrated leadership in the restructuring of fiscal operations within the Department and helped lead the integration of the Emergency Assistance shelter system from the Department of Transitional Assistance to DHCD. In 2015, Maddox received the Manual Carballo Governor’s Award for Excellence in Public Service for fiscal consolidation at the Department to meet agency-wide operational demands. 

Previously, Ms. Maddox was the Assistant Budget Director for the MA House Ways & Means Committee where she prepared recommendations for the state budget, emergency and capital relief legislation, analyzed budget proposals and policy issues. She is a graduate of La Salle University in Philadelphia.