Brookline Housing Authority - Five Years Choose 1
The Brookline Housing Authority owns and manages more than 1,500 units of affordable housing in the Town. The five-person Board of Commissioners is responsible for overseeing the agency in all regards, approving all contracts, and hiring the Executive Director. Four of the five board members are elected by the voters of Brookline. Of those four, one is always a tenant of the Brookline Housing Authority. The fifth member is appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (No salary; no health insurance.)‘*’ following a candidate name indicates an Incumbent.For Incumbent Town Meeting Candidates, Attendance Record for the last three years is shown.(NPE) is the party for all candidates. The Brookline Municipal Election is a Non-Partisan Election.
Biographical Information
Campaign Mailing Address
150 Saint Paul Street
Unit 406
Brookline, MA 02446
Unit 406
Brookline, MA 02446
Campaign Website
http://jonathanforbrookline.com
Attendance
Not a Town Meeting Race
Biographical Data
Before retiring at the beginning of 2020, I spent my entire legal career working in the field of affordable housing and community development. I primarily represented nonprofit, mission-driven organizations in Massachusetts and across the country that build, own, and operate affordable and mixed-income housing. I have also represented many tenant organizations and public housing authorities.
I served as General Counsel and Senior VP at The Community Builders, Inc., one of the nation’s leading nonprofit affordable housing developers, and co-founded Klein Hornig LLP, a law firm devoted exclusively to affordable housing and community development.
I hold both my bachelor’s degree and my law degree from the University of Michigan.
As BHA Commissioner, how will you integrate the voices of BHA residents into your work? Be specific.
The BHA is lucky to have two BHA residents among the five Commissioners, and I will look to them for guidance in representing the BHA's residents. Throughout my career, I often represented tenant and resident organization in affordable housing developments, and look forward to meeting more residents of the BHA and working closely with them as a Commissioner.