Vincent O'Donnell
Chairman - Mayor's Appointee
Vince has worked in the nonprofit and government sectors for over 50 years to create and preserve affordable housing. Initially consisting of grassroots civil rights and housing code enforcement work, his career evolved to focus on a combination of advocacy, policy development and implementation. He has held senior positions with a variety of nonprofit housing owners and developers, community development financial institutions, governmental entities and others, to promote the preservation and development of affordable multifamily housing, focusing on HUD-assisted multifamily housing. O’Donnell was Vice President of Preservation at Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and prior to that was Director of Development at the Massachusetts Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation, a quasi-public technical assistance organization. In addition to being a Commissioner with the NHA, he serves on several other public and private boards, is currently chair of the Commonwealth’s Affordable Housing Preservation Advisory Committee and is Senior Advisor to Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc. (POAH), a multi-state nonprofit preservation-oriented developer. When not working at his day job, Vince is an active country dance fiddler.