Governor Phil Scott has appointed Katie Buckley of Brattleboro to the Vermont Housing Finance Agency's Board of Commissioners.
Buckley became the new chair of the VHFA board of commissioners this month.
Until recently, Buckley served as commissioner of the Department of Housing and Community Development. In that role she sat on VHFA's board as the appointed designee for Michael Schirling, secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development.
Buckley now works as development director for M&S Development, a community development management firm in Brattleboro. As development director, she will lead M&S's efforts to provide real estate development, capital sourcing, and deal-structuring services.
“Katie has consistently supported VHFA programs and our mission to improve housing affordability. She was instrumental in building support for the Housing for All Revenue Bond in 2017, and has championed VHFA's Down Payment Assistance program,” VHFA Executive Director Maura Collins said in a news release.
“Her prior experience as a former town administrator, housing trust development officer, regional planning commission board member, and VHFA Board member will be invaluable,” Collins added.
There are nine members of VHFA's Board of Commissioners. They include four ex officio members and five members appointed by the governor of Vermont, representing private and public lending, real estate, housing and community interests.
HFA is a nonprofit agency created in 1974 by the Vermont Legislature to finance and promote affordable housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income Vermonters.
Since its inception, the Agency has helped approximately 29,000 Vermont households with affordable mortgages and financed the development of approximately 8,800 affordable rental apartments.