The Advisory Council of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston advises the Bank on the administration of its special programs for housing and community development.

Organized in 1990, the council is made up of representatives of housing and community-development organizations throughout New England. Each of the New England states is represented on the council, which meets quarterly.

Members of the Council
The members of the Bank's 2010 Advisory Council are as follows.

Thomas Callahan
Executive Director
Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance (MAHA)
Boston, Massachusetts

Sarah E. Carpenter
Executive Director
Vermont Housing Finance Agency
Burlington, Vermont

Dean J. Christon
Executive Director
New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority
Bedford, New Hampshire

Elizabeth B. Crum
Director of Real Estate Development
Women's Institute for Housing and Economic Development
Middletown, Connecticut

Rosemary M. Heard
Vice Chair of the Advisory Council
President and Chief Executive Officer
CATCH Neighborhood Housing
Concord, New Hampshire

Julie M. Iffland
Executive Director
Randolph Area Community Development
Randolph, Vermont

Jean M. Johnson
Executive Director
House of Hope Community Development Corporation
Warwick, Rhode Island

Dennis J. Lajoie
Director of Real Estate & Subsidiary Operations
Community Concepts, Inc.
South Paris, ME

Josephine McNeil
Executive Director
CAN-DO
Newton, Massachusetts

Diane Randall
Director
Partnership for Strong Communities
Hartford, Connecticut

Frank Shea
Executive Director
Olneyville Housing Corporation
Providence, RI

Dana W. Totman
Executive Director
Avesta Housing
Portland, Maine

David H. Wood
Chair of the Advisory Council
Executive Director
Affordable Housing, Education & Development, Inc.
Littleton, New Hampshire

Richard Williams
Executive Director
Vermont State Housing Authority
Montpelier, Vermont

2009 Annual Report
Download the 2009 Annual Report of the Advisory Council (PDF/2.59MB).