January 1, 2026
Advisory Council
The FHLBank Boston Advisory Council is comprised of housing and community development leaders from throughout New England who meet quarterly with staff and representatives of the board of directors to advise on the administration of our special programs for housing and community development and collaborate to develop the Affordable Housing Program Implementation Plan and Community Lending Plan. The Advisory Council submits an annual report reviewing the performance of our community investment activities to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Advisory Council Composition
The Affordable Housing Program regulation requires FHLBank Boston to maintain an Advisory Council comprised of individuals who reside in FHLBank Boston’s district and are drawn from community nonprofit and for-profit organizations actively involved in providing or promoting low- and moderate-income housing and community lending in New England.
2026 Advisory Council
Daniel Brennan (Chair)
Director
Maine State Housing Authority
Augusta, Maine
Jeanne Cola (Vice Chair)
Executive Director
Local Initiatives Support Corporation – Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Rodger L. Brown Jr.
Managing Director of Real Estate Development
Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
Maura Collins
Executive Director
Vermont Housing Finance Agency
Burlington, Vermont
Kristen Harol
President
The Life Initiative
Boston, Massachusetts
Liza A. Fleming-Ives
Executive Director
The Genesis Fund
Brunswick, Maine
Elissa Margolin
Director, Initiative for Housing Policy & Practice
Saint Anselm College
Manchester, New Hampshire
Joshua R. Meehan
Executive Director
Keene Housing
Keene, New Hampshire
Cathy Mercado
Executive Director
Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership
Lowell, Massachusetts
Sharon Morris
Executive Director
Omni Development Corporation
Providence, Rhode Island
Nandini Natarajan
Chief Executive Officer
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
Sarah Phillips
Director of Lending
Vermont Community Loan Fund
Montpelier, Vermont
Cullen Ryan
Executive Director
Community Housing of Maine
Portland, Maine
Patrick M. Shattuck
Executive Director
Gilman Housing Trust, Inc./RuralEdge
Lyndonville, Vermont
Kevin Taylor
Executive Director
NEST
Waterbury, Connecticut

