Experience

City of Cambridge

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• First-time Homebuyer Coordinator

  • Mar 2008 - Present

  • Oversees and develops the curriculum for the First-time Homebuyer’s counseling program which includes educating over five hundred diverse participants per year. • Ability to analyze, interpret and manage complicated data and program guidelines. • Updates and review policies to ensure that they are in line with organizational goals. • Assist thirty families per year with purchasing affordable deed restricted units from the mortgage process to the closing. • Offer one on-one-counseling to seventy-five families per year. • Works with developers on marketing and timelines for inclusionary units. • Manages the Downpayment and Financial Assistance programs for the City. • Plans several events and outreach efforts for the general public. • Active member of the Diversity Committee. Show less

• Assistant Planner

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

  • Manages two hundred affordable rental units in various market rate developments. • Develop a complete marketing program for the City’s rental and first-time homebuyer’s programs that attracts new prospects. • Responsible for coordinating lotteries for all affordable units. • Conducts all information sessions for new housing opportunities. • Facilitates the First-time Homebuyer Workshops five times per year. • Manages two hundred affordable rental units in various market rate developments. • Develop a complete marketing program for the City’s rental and first-time homebuyer’s programs that attracts new prospects. • Responsible for coordinating lotteries for all affordable units. • Conducts all information sessions for new housing opportunities. • Facilitates the First-time Homebuyer Workshops five times per year.



Winn, Peabody, Cruz

• Leasing Manager

  • May 2002 - Dec 2004

  • Coordinates the leasing process from the introduction to the actual occupancy of the resident. • Develop a complete marketing program that attracts new prospects to the property and that helps retain current residents. Supervises two part-time leasing agents. • Trains agents on the leasing process and fair housing issues. • Other responsibilities include, reduce outstanding resident receivables, conduct markets analysis to ensure rents are in line with the market, and meet with various vendors to set up new and maintain existing accounts. Show less



Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership

• Housing Counselor

  • Sep 1998 - May 2002

  • Market the Regional Opportunity Counseling Program (ROC) to Section 8 families and property owners. • Conduct weekly group housing search workshops to support new Section 8 voucher holders. • Assist and counsel a caseload of 30 with locating affordable rental housing and execute HAP contracts. • Develop marketing plans that attract new clients. • Market the Regional Opportunity Counseling Program (ROC) to Section 8 families and property owners. • Conduct weekly group housing search workshops to support new Section 8 voucher holders. • Assist and counsel a caseload of 30 with locating affordable rental housing and execute HAP contracts. • Develop marketing plans that attract new clients.