Pascale Desir serves as Chief Operating Officer of Elm City Communities, bringing more than two decades of experience in affordable housing and community development, with a background spanning executive leadership, organizational strategy and operations, real estate development and finance, law, and public-sector administration. As Chief Operating Officer, she provides strategic and operational leadership across ECC’s … Continued
Shenae Draughn serves as the President of Elm City Communities and The Glendower Group, an instrumentality of the Housing Authority of the City of New Haven. Mrs. Draughn also oversees our Operations and Housing Choice Voucher programs. She joined the Housing Authority in 2009. As the President, Mrs. Draughn is responsible for developing and executing … Continued
Coreen Toussaint serves as Senior Vice President of Housing Choice Voucher & Operations at Elm City Communities (ECC), bringing more than 15 years of progressive leadership experience in affordable housing and HUD-regulated programs. In her role, Coreen provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for ECC’s Housing Choice Voucher Program and Public Housing Operations, with a … Continued
Yesica Hernandez-Perez serves as Senior Vice President of Property Operations for 360 Management Group, an instrumentality of Elm City Communities/The Housing Authority of the City of New Haven. With over a decade of progressive leadership experience in affordable housing and property operations, she has played a key role in advancing operational excellence, regulatory compliance, resident … Continued
William Kilpatrick served the New Haven Parking Authority as a member of the Board of Commissioners, including Treasurer and Chairman of the Board, from 1987 to 1994. He was the Executive Director from 1994 until 2013. In this capacity, he served as the CEO overseeing the management of the Authority’s various garages, surface lots, and … Continued
Kevin Alvarez is Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Policy for the Office of the State Treasurer where he is currently overseeing the Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) and ABLE program, as well as the implementation of the CT Baby Bonds Program. Previously, he served in the Office of Mayor Justin Elicker as Director … Continued
Elmer Rivera Bello is the Executive Director of Casa Otoñal Housing Corporation, an agency that strengthens the Latino community and provides housing services for over 150 elderly families and grandparents with custody of their grandchildren. He also serves as the CEO/Principal Broker at Urbano Real Estate Group where he works in commercial real estate and … Continued
In November of 2021 Elm City Communities held its new election for the ECC Tenant Commissioner. Ms. Witherspoon—who was the ECC Tenant Commissioner from July 2011 to July 2016, as well as New Haven’s former Alder for Ward 7—won the tenant election. As the Resident Commissioner, Ms. Witherspoon will provide leadership, set policies, approve budgets, … Continued
Dr. Danya Keene joined the ECC/HANH Board on December 15, 2020 and has a long track record of contributions in the New Haven community. She is an Associate Professor of Public Health at Yale University and her research broadly explores how social policies contribute to health inequality, with a focus on issues related to housing … Continued
