About

People

The Housing Collective brings together dedicated social workers, planners, communicators, and researchers to advance housing solutions in Connecticut. 

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Jocelyn Ayer

Director
Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
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Angel Bermudez

Program Coordinator, Entry
Opening Doors
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Lindsay Fabrizio

Project Manager
Opening Doors
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Britt Garth

Communications Associate
The Housing Collective
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Gabrielle Gauvin

Director
Opening Doors
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Emma Heintz

Project Manager
Centers for Housing Opportunity
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John Hubers

Grants Manager
The Housing Collective
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Cassy Jean

Project Manager, Fairfield County CAN Entry
Opening Doors
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Lorrie Jean-Charles

Manager, Fairfield County CAN Exit
Opening Doors
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Melissa Kaplan-Macey

Chief Initiative Officer
Centers for Housing Opportunity
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Jessica Kubicki

Chief Initiative Officer
Opening Doors
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Lindsay Larson

Project Manager
Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
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Margaret LeFever

Director, Housing for All
The Housing Collective
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Nicole McCormack

Project Manager
Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
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John McGeehan

Fractional CFO
The Housing Collective
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Mark McNulty

Communications Director
The Housing Collective
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Aimee Monroy-Smith

Director
Fairfield County Center for Housing Opportunity
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Jean Junior Nicolas

Senior Accounting Manager
The Housing Collective
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Spencer Petrick-Knoll

Senior Data & Impact Specialist
Housing Innovation Lab
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David Rich

Chief Executive Officer
The Housing Collective
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Ana Rincon

Interim Director
Housing Innovation Lab
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Beth Sabilia

Director
Center for Housing Opportunity Eastern Connecticut
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Megan Santiago

CAN Manager
Opening Doors Northwest Connecticut
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Lauren Z. Sheehan

Chief Operating & Strategic Officer
The Housing Collective
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Christie Stewart

Chief Philanthropy & Communications Officer
The Housing Collective

Our Board

  • Jillian V. Baldwin Co-Chair

    Park City Communities

  • Nadim Matta Co-Chair

    Founder, Rapid Results Institute

  • Michele Conderino Treasurer, Finance Chair

    Open Doors

  • Julie Scharnberg Secretary

    Northwest CT Community Foundation

  • Belinda Arce-Lopez

    J. D'Amelia & Associates

  • Marvin Bell

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP

  • Richard Brown

    Five Eight Holdings

  • Allison Cunningham

    Yale Divinity School

  • Amy Dooling

    Connecticut College

  • Melissa Kessell

    Central Connecticut Coast YMCA

  • Mollie L. Melbourne

    Southwest Community Health Center

  • Jennifer Paradis

    Beth-El Center

  • Maya Prabhu

    J.P. Morgan Private Bank

  • David Rich

    Ex-Officio, The Housing Collective

  • Lutonya Russell-Humes

    Fairfield County’s Community Foundation

  • Roberta Stewart

    Apex Community Care

  • Brian Vahey

    RSRD Consulting, LLC

20 HC

The Housing Collective is celebrating our 20th anniversary.

Join us as we build a better housing future for Connecticut.

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