Joan Carty

President & Chief Executive Officer

Since taking the helm at HDF in 1994, Ms. Carty has grown its funding pools from $8.5 million to more than $140 million. Throughout her career she has established relationships with private lenders, government funding sources and corporate and foundation donors. Ms. Carty holds her Bachelor’s degree from the College of New Rochelle, an M.S. in urban affairs from Hunter College, and a law degree from Fordham University School of Law. Joan is currently serving her third term on the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston’s (FHLBB) Board of Directors and is Chair of the Housing and Community Development Committee for the FHLBB. She is also a member of the Executive Committee and Human Resources and Compensation Committee. As a board member of the Housing Partnership Network and a Loan Committee member of the National Neighborworks Association (NNA), Joan is involved in current and critical housing policy issues on a national level. Joan served as a member of the Transportation Finance Panel for the Governor’s office in Connecticut in 2015.

Gina Delano

Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Delano joined HDF in June 2014 and as CFO of HDF, she has responsibility for accounting and data functions within the organization. Prior to joining HDF, Ms. Delano spent 7 years as VP/Controller for Fieldpoint Private Bank & Trust, and has extensive board and consulting experience in the nonprofit sector. Ms. Delano came to HDF with extensive experience in accounting, technology and finance, and is CPA qualified with a Masters in Accounting from Fairfield University and a degree in Business from Indiana University.

Kelly Almanzar

Director of Residential Lending

Mr. Almanzar has over a decade of experience in residential lending. Having worked at large banks and community banks Mr. Almanzar has specialized in low to moderate income and first time homebuyers. He has held positions as a Residential Lending Manager and most recently as Consumer Lending Product Manager. He holds his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from City University of New York.

Elissa Bard

Director of Multifamily Lending

Ms. Bard joined the Housing Development Fund in 2013 and serves as Director of Multifamily Housing. She has spent over 20 years in the community and economic development field. She has a commercial real estate background with a focus on community lending and financing affordable housing projects. Prior to joining HDF, Ms. Bard served as Vice President at Wells Fargo in their Commercial Real Estate Group focusing on lending to non-profit affordable housing developers in Northern California. Prior to Wells Fargo, she worked at Federal Reserve Bank of New York in Financial Institution Supervision as a Community Reinvestment Examiner. Ms. Bard holds a Masters degree in Public Administration from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a Bachelors Degree from Tufts University.

Deborah MacKenzie

Director of Homebuyer Development

Ms. MacKenzie joined HDF in 2007. She has been the Director of Counseling since September 2009 responsible for pre-purchase counseling and education activities and compliance. Ms. MacKenzie has more than 25 years of cumulative prior experience with the United Way of Northern Fairfield County as a project manager and the City of Danbury as the Director of Welfare and Social Services. She holds a B.S. in Criminal Justice and Administration from the University of New Haven. Currently she holds the necessary NCHEC certifications required to supervise and provide Housing Counseling Services.

Elyse Pitts

Director of Innovation

Ms. Pitts has been with HDF in various ways since 2003. She has been the Director of Innovation since September 2012 responsible for launching new programs, streamlining process workflows, and upgrading and streamlining HDF’s technology infrastructure. Elyse took 2008 to 2012 off to raise her three kids, but prior to that, she served as HDF’s Director of Lending from 2003 to 2008. Before her time with HDF, Ms. Pitts worked almost 10 years in the national commercial real estate finance arena, working with companies like AIG Global Real Estate Investment Corporation, Nomura Securities, and Coopers and Lybrand. She holds a B.S. in Business and Economics with a concentration in Finance from Lehigh University. She also is a Master of City and Regional and Urban Planning from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.

Mary Trent

Director of Development and Communications

Mrs. Trent joined HDF in 2012 and since 2015 has been responsible for supervising development activities with private and public funders and public affairs. She directs the creation of all HDF communications such as the annual report, presentations, government relations, executive correspondence and speeches, website, electronic communications, and social media. She holds an AB from Princeton University.

Jaclynn Marie Alves

Loan Processor

Natalia Arias

Staff Accountant

Winifred Bailey

Closing and Syndication Manager

Alba Castillo

Business Development Specialist

Ana Martinez

Accounting Assistant

Mary Alice Dinho

Homeownership Advisor / Danbury Program Manager

Angelica Fernandez

Business Line Data Analyst

Nancy Forvil

Homeownership Advisor

Elizabeth Frost

Grants Manager

Kayte Graveline

Senior Leads and Administrative Support Analyst

Catherine Halstead

Senior Leads and Administrative Support Analyst

Myriam Mena-Polk

Senior Loan Officer & Bridgeport Program Coordinator

Alena Nayak

Senior Business Line Data Analyst

Jerry Morgan

Homeownership Advisor

Gwendolyn Robinson

Closing and Syndication Manager

Maria Sanchez

Servicing Coordinator

Roxana Ubillus

Senior Homeownership Advisor

Jada Williamson

Accounts Payable/ Receivable Analyst

Richard Zelinsky

IT Business Line Data Analyst

Jessica Fogg

Clearview Investment Management, Inc.

Clay Fowler

Spinnaker Companies

Robin Gallagher

Webster Bank

Scott Gerard

Murtha Cullina

Reyno Giallongo, Jr.

First County Bank

Charles F. Howell

Attorney

Bert Hunter

Connecticut Green Bank

Barbara Kelly

Citibank

E. Phillip McKain

Community Member

Marjan Murray

People's United Bank

Jack Penfield

Community Member

Margaret Powers

Newtown Savings Bank

Kathleen Romagnano

Community Member

Lisa Sanders

TD Bank

Luke Scott

MadisonMott

Al Shehadi

Vital Healthcare Capital

Michael Weinstock

M&T Bank