Cynthia Lacasse
Co-Chair
Elizabeth Gruber
Co-Chair
Anne Rousseau
Treasurer
Terry Saunders Lane
Clerk
Christopher T. Norris
Executive Director
Nader Acevedo
Stephen Adamo
Kevin Boyle
Susanne Cameron
Yongmei Chen
Cassandra Clay
Melissa Fish-Crane
Janet Frazier
Langley Keyes
Joseph Kriesberg
Mary-Anne Morrison
Peter Munkenbeck
Richard Muraida
Jeffrey H. Packard
Esther Schlorholtz
Geoffrey Sherman
Donald E. Vaughan
Michael Widmer
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Chris Norris
Executive Director
Mr. Norris has served as the executive director of Metro Housing|Boston since 2007. With a staff of 155 and a $12 million operating budget, Metro Housing|Boston connects residents of Greater Boston with safe, decent homes they can afford and administers more than 9,500 rental assistance vouchers.
Prior to working at Metro Housing|Boston, Mr. Norris spent 10 years as the assistant director of Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA), in which he directed their state legislative policy work. Before that, he served as the coordinator of the National Consumer Law Center’s Foreclosure Prevention Program. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Pacific and his JD from the Massachusetts School of Law. He serves on the board of directors of CHAPA, the Massachusetts Community Banking Council and the Regional Housing Network of Massachusetts.
617.425.6606 |Â chris.norris@metrohousingboston.org
Susan Nohl
Deputy Director
Promoted to deputy director in January 2013, Ms. Nohl was previously director of Leased Housing from 2007-2012. She joined Metro Housing|Boston in 1999 as a team leader in the Rental Assistance department. Previously, she was the director of the Scattered Site Shelter at Tri-City Housing Task Force for Homeless Families in Malden. Ms. Nohl has a bachelor’s degree in American History and Secondary Education from Suffolk University.
617.425.6608 |Â susan.nohl@ metrohousingboston.org
Rev. Anne M. Rousseau
Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Rousseau joined Metro Housing|Boston in 1997, managing the agency’s accounting and financial reporting functions, and was promoted to CFO in 2002. Prior to her tenure at Metro Housing|Boston, she managed the Accounts Payable department at Learningsmith, Inc. Ms. Rousseau graduated cum laude from Boston College with a bachelor’s degree in theology and earned a Master of Divinity degree from the Episcopal Divinity School.
617.425.6780 |Â anne.rousseau@ metrohousingboston.org
Brunette Beaupin-Jaramillo
Director of Leased Housing
Ms. Beaupin-Jaramillo joined Metro Housing|Boston in 1995 as a relocation representative, and then served as a program manager for 10 years. In 2011 she has was promoted to assistant director of Leased Housing and was made director of Leased Housing in 2013. She is a member of the Rental Assistance Committee and is the chair of Metro Housing|Boston’s Diversity Luncheon Committee. Ms. Beaupin-Jaramillo attended Bay Path College for Business.
617.425.6621 |Â brunette.beaupin@ metrohousingboston.org
Carla Beaudoin
Director of Development
Carla Beaudoin joined Metro Housing|Boston in 2017 as Director of Development, where she leads a team of fundraising professionals that generate funds from individual, corporate, foundation and government sources. With her experience creating strong strategic relationships with community partners, Carla and her team have set new records for annual fundraising amounts at Metro Housing. Â Carla has over ten years of fundraising experience in the nonprofit sector, having previously served as the Executive Director of the Newburyport Education Foundation and the Boys & Girls Club of Woburn. She has a degree in Government and Public Relations from Suffolk University.
617.425.6679 |Â carla.beaudoin@metrohousingboston.org
Akida Nau
Director of Information Technology
Mr. Nau was promoted to Director of Information Technology in February 2018. He was previously the Systems Administrator/MIS Manager. He joined Metro Housing|Boston in May of 2005 as Network Administrator. Mr. Nau has also been a helpful member of the Handbook and Morale Committees. He holds a Bachelor of Computer Science degree from Wentworth Institute of Technology.
617.425.6657 | akida.nau@metrohousingboston.org
Steven Farrell
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Farrell joined Metro Housing|Boston in 2013 after previously serving as Director of Development at the Boston Private Industry Council. While living in Ohio, Steve was the first executive director of a statewide non-profit housing association for people with developmental disabilities. Steve has also previously worked in policy, programs, and fundraising for City Year and United Way. A native of Watertown, Steven graduated from Northeastern University, earned a Bachelor of Philosophy degree from St. John’s Seminary in Brighton, and received a Master of Public Policy degree from Georgetown University. He now lives in Dorchester with his husband Todd.
617.425.6673 |Â steven.farrell@ metrohousingboston.org
Felisha Marshall
Director of Housing Supports
617.425.6650 | felisha.marshall@MetroHousingBoston.org
John Hillis
Director of Inspections and Owner Services, Compliance and Systems
John has been at Metro Housing since 2010. He started as a Program Representative and has held a variety of various positions in our leased housing programs.
617.425.6736 | john.hillis@metrohousingboston.org
Kristin Ross-Sitcawich
Director of Financial Assistance Programs
Kristin joined Metro Housing in 2020 with more than 25 years of experience in human services, most recently as Director of Homelessness Prevention and Home Ownership Programs at Community Teamwork, Inc. Kristin has served as a member of the board of directors for Lowell Community Health Center, Lowell Transitional Living Center, Lowell Housing Authority, and is a former elected official to the Lowell School Committee. She received her Bachelor of Science at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell with a dual degree in Criminal Justice and Psychology.
Regine Chrispin
HCEC Manager
Phone: 617.425.6716
Fax: 617.532.7667
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Darnell Wallace
RAFT Manager
Phone: 617.425.6620
Fax: 617.532.7520
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Melissa Donalds
RAFT Manager
Phone: 617.425.6762
Fax: 617.532.7585
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Sylvia Kelly
Specialized Intensive Programs & Services Manager
Phone: 617.425.6764
Fax: 617.532.7609
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Brenda Core
Stabilization Program Manager
Phone: 617.425.6642
Fax: 617.532.7554
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Josh Fluke
Managing Director of Compliance
Phone: 617.425.6678
Fax: 617.532.7637
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Katharine Kaplan
Managing Director of MRVP and COC
Phone: 617.425.6671
Fax: 617.532.7546
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Anthony Woods
Managing Director of Federal Programs
Phone: 617.425.6707
Fax: 617.532.7561
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Sara McClory-Eamma
Manager Director of Admissions, Leasing, Moves, Port and Admin.
Phone: 617.425.6742
Fax: 617.532.7516
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Sarah Scott
Manager of Training and Reviews
Phone: 617.425.6787
Fax: 617.532.7504
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Dava Mallebranche
Manager of Leased Housing Gateway
Phone: 617.425.6617
Fax: 617.532.7556
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Natalie Valverde
Program Manager of Section 8
Phone: 617.425.6757
Fax: 617.532.7531
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Irma Islamovic
Program Manager of MRVP
Phone: 617.425.6714
Fax: 617.532.7645
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Brian Neeley-Cruz
Program Manager of Continuum of Care
Phone: 617.425.6778
Fax: 617.532.7682
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Arka Pain
Manager of Admissions, Leasing, Moves and Portability
Phone: 617.425.6611
Fax: 617.532.7524
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