HCR Leadership

Overview

The HCR leadership team's mission is to provide programs that can build, preserve, and protect affordable housing and increase homeownership throughout New York State. Their goal is to ensure that there is adequate and available financing to create and preserve multifamily housing, administer programs to improve housing conditions, increase accessibility, save energy and provide other resources to help thousands of low- and moderate-income New Yorkers purchase a home. The following sections on this page will provide information about each agency's leadership team and their individual bios.

HCR Leadership Team

RuthAnne Visnauskas, Commissioner/ CEO

Betsy Mallow, Executive Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Diana Villarnovo Lopez, Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Cathleen McCadden Benjamin, Chief of Staff

Thehbia Hiwot, Senior Vice President of Multifamily Finance

Dina Levy, Senior Vice President of Single Family and Community Development

Becky Koepnick, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for Portfolio Preservation

HFA Board Members and AHC Members

Housing Finance Agency Board Members and Affordable Housing Corporation Members:

Members:	Date Appointed:	Term Expires:
Kenneth G. Adams Chairman Governor Appointed	July 26, 2017	January 1, 2019
RuthAnne Visnauskas Commissioner New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal	February 17, 2017	Ex-officio
Robert Megna Budget Director, New York State Division of the Budget	February 28, 2023	Ex-officio
Amanda Hiller Acting Commissioner Taxation and Finance of the State of New York	April 23, 2021	Ex-officio
Bethaida Gonzalez Governor Appointed	June 7, 2021	January 1, 2023
Sadie McKeown Governor Appointed	June 7, 2021	January 1, 2022
Joyce L. Miller Governor Appointed	June 19, 2013	January 1, 2015
James McIntyre Senate Appointed	June 21, 2022	Serves at the pleasure of the Temporary President of the Senate
Vacant Assembly Appointed		Serves at the pleasure of the Speaker of the Assembly

HTFC Board of Directors

Housing Trust Fund Corporation Board of Directors:

Directors:	Date Appointed:	Term Expires:
RuthAnne Visnauskas Chair of HTFC, Ex-officio, Commissioner of NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal	February 17, 2017	Ex Officio
Kenneth G. Adams Ex-officio, Chairman of HFA	July 26, 2017
Joyce L. Miller Governor Appointed	January 2021
Bethaida Gonzalez Governor Appointed	June 7, 2021	January 1, 2023
Sadie McKeown Governor Appointed	June 7, 2021	January 1, 2023
Robert Megna Budget Director, NYS Division of the Budget	February 28, 2023	Ex-Officio
Vacant Assembly Appointed		Serves at the pleasure of the Speaker of the Assembly
Amanda Hiller Acting Commissioner, NYS Department of Taxation and Finance	April 23, 2021	Ex-Officio
James McIntyre Senate Appointed	June 21, 2022	Serves at the pleasure of the Temporary President of the Senate

MBBA Board of Directors and TSFC Board Members

Municipal Bond Bank Agency Board of Directors and Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation Board Members:

Directors/Members:	Date Appointed:	Term Expires:
Kenneth G. Adams Chairman Governor Appointed	June 23, 2017	January 1, 2019
Joyce L. Miller Governor Appointed	June 21, 2016	January 1, 2020
Robert Megna Budget Director, New York State Division of the Budget	February 28, 2023	Ex-officio
Robert J. Rodriguez Secretary of the State New York State Department of the State		Ex-officio
Andrew A. SanFilippo State Comptroller Appointed	February 26, 2008	Serves at the pleasure of the State Comptroller
Vacant Governor Appointed
Vacant Governor Appointed

There currently exist two vacancies from the members appointed by the Governor.

SONYMA Board

State of New York Mortgage Agency Board:

Directors/Members:	Date Appointed:	Term Expires:
Kenneth G. Adams Chairman Governor Appointed	June 23, 2017	January 1, 2019
Joyce L. Miller Governor Appointed	June 21, 2016	January 1, 2019
Robert Megna Budget Director, New York State Division of the Budget	February 28, 2023	Ex-officio
Bethaida Gonzalez Governor Appointed	June 18, 2015	January 1, 2018
David E. Kapell State Comptroller Appointed	February 2, 2017	Serves at the pleasure of the State Comptroller
RuthAnne Visnauskas Commissioner New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal	February 17, 2017	Ex-officio
Wallace Ford II, JD Senate Appointed	September 9, 2022	Serves at the pleasure of the Temporary President of the Senate
Vacant Governor Appointed
E. James Freeman Assembly Appointed	August 16, 2022	Serves at the pleasure of the Speaker of the Assembly

There currently exist two vacancies from the Members appointed by the Governor, one vacancy from the member appointed by the Assembly and one vacancy from the member appointed by the Senate.

Program Leadership

Michael Friedman, Senior Vice President, Mortgage Insurance Fund
Crystal Loffler, President, Office of Community Renewal
Woody Pascal, Deputy Commissioner, Office of Rent Administration
Pavita Krishnaswamy, Deputy Commissioner, Tenant Protection Unit