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 2013 Advisory Council are as follows.

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

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

Elizabeth B. Crum
Chair of the Advisory Council
Executive Director
Connecticut Housing Coalition
Wethersfield, Connecticut

John G. Gallagher
Executive Director
Maine State Housing Authority
Augusta, Maine

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

Dara K. Kovel
Chief Housing Officer
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
Rocky Hill, Connecticut

Dennis J. Lajoie
Chief Executive Officer
Community Concepts Finance Corporation
Lewiston, Maine

Josephine McNeil
Executive Director
CAN-DO
Newton, Massachusetts

David B. Rich
Executive Director
Supportive Housing Works
Bridgeport, Connecticut

Frank Shea
Executive Director
Olneyville Housing Corporation
Providence, RI

Robert W. Tourigny
Executive Director
NeighborWorks of Greater Manchester
Manchester, New Hampshire

Richard Williams
Executive Director
Vermont State Housing Authority
Montpelier, Vermont

2012 Annual Report
Download the 2012 Annual Report of the Advisory Council (PDF/2.59MB).