Our Leadership

Executive Director

Mr. Norris has served as the executive director of Metro Housing|Boston since 2007. With a staff of 223 and a $14.3 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 | chris.norris@metrohousingboston.org

Deputy Director

Ms. Nohl joined Metro Housing|Boston in 1999 as a team leader in the Rental Assistance Department.  In 2000, she became the director of client services and was responsible for several new programs, including the Housing Consumer Education Center (HCEC) and the Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) programs.  In 2007, she became the director of leased housing.  The leased housing department is the largest regional provider of rental assistance vouchers in the Commonwealth.  Promoted to Deputy Director in 2013, she is responsible for all programmatic departments.  Her experience prior to joing Metro Housing includes Scattered Site Director at Tri-City Housing Task Force for Homeless Families in Malden and Program Manager at Riverside Community Care. Ms. Nohl has a bachelor’s degree in American History and Secondary Education from Suffolk University.

617.425.6608 | susan.nohl@ metrohousingboston.org

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 | anne.rousseau@ metrohousingboston.org

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 | brunette.beaupin@ metrohousingboston.org

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.  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 | carla.beaudoin@metrohousingboston.org

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

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 | steven.farrell@ metrohousingboston.org

Director of Housing Supports

617.425.6650 | felisha.marshall@MetroHousingBoston.org

John Hillis

Director of Inspections and Owner Services, Compliance and Systems

John joined Metro Housing|Boston in 2010 as a Section 8 Program Representative. From 2012 – 2017 he oversaw the Continuum of Care Permanent Supportive Housing Programs, and then transitioned to serving as an Assistant Director of Leased Housing. John transitioned into his current role as Director of Inspections and Owner Services, Compliance and Systems in 2019. John serves on the Rental Assistance Committee and participated on Metro Housing’s Strategic Planning Committee. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of New Hampshire.

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.

|kristin.ross@metrohousingboston.org