2024 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference Speaker

Chad Simmons is the Housing Policy & Engagement Specialist at Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA). Since joining the agency in 2021, Chad supports VHFA's policy priorities and leads the agency's justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts and builds relationships with other housing and community partners. Prior to joining VHFA, Chad spent 15 years as a community organizer and advocate in Windham County working on numerous, but inter-connected issues ranging from early childhood, environmental justice, and community health. Chad lives in Montpelier with his partner Carrie, daughter Ember and puppy Coco.