VERMONT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY HIRES OUTREACH COORDINATOR

BURLINGTON, VT  Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) Executive Director Sarah Carpenter announced today the hiring of Erin Navin of Williston as Homeownership Outreach Coordinator. Navin is the primary outreach and marketing representative for VHFA’s Homeownership Department. She promotes VHFA’s homeownership programs in Vermont through training and marketing with mortgage lenders, real estate professionals, homebuilder organizations, non-profit organizations and consumers. Before joining VHFA, Navin worked as Individual Development Loan Manager at Opportunities Credit Union in Burlington. Before that, she was a Branch Manager at Merchants Bank. She previously spent six years working for Vermont Federal Credit Union. Navin holds a Bachelor of Science in International Business from the University of Vermont, and a Certification in Residential Lending from the Credit Union National Association. The Vermont Legislature established VHFA in 1974 to finance and promote affordable housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income Vermonters. Since its inception, the Agency has helped almost 25,000 households with affordable mortgages and nearly 7,000 families into affordable rental units.