Employment

VHFA has welcomed Madelyn Stoen and Minelle Sarfo-Adu to the Agency as summer interns.

University of Iowa graduate student Madelyn Stoen (she/her) has been named the Summer 2022 Vermont Housing Fellow. Stoen is pursuing a M.S. Urban and Regional Planning with a concentration in Community and Housing Development and an M.P.H. with a focus on Community and Behavioral Health. She has previously interned as an Eviction Prevention Specialist for Iowa’s emergency COVID-19 rental assistance program. She has a B.S. Global Health Studies and a B.A. Ethics and Public Policy from the University of Iowa.

Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) is pleased to announce that Seth Leonard, VHFA Managing Director of Community Development, has been selected for the Fulcrum Fellowship of the Center for Community Investment (CCI) at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) is recruiting for a Director of Human Resources & Administration. Named one of the “Best Small/Medium Places to Work in Vermont” several times over the last few years, VHFA offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Executive Director Maura Collins announced that Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) has selected Ewelina Kowalik (she/her) of South Burlington for the newly created role of Senior Finance and Accounting Analyst.

Kowalik is an accountant by training and has 14 years of accounting and finance experience. She comes to VHFA from the Community Development Trust, an affordable housing investor in New York City, where she was a Senior Accountant. Kowalik has a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting & Information Systems and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Queens College of the City University of New York.

Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) is recruiting for a Senior Finance and Accounting Analyst. Named one of the “Best Small/Medium Places to Work in Vermont” several times over the last few years, VHFA offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits. 

University of Vermont graduate student Christina Cramer (she/her) has been named the Spring 2022 Vermont Housing Fellow. The Vermont Housing Fellowship program is intended to provide the Fellow with valuable experience aiding her professional development. Cramer will receive a financial stipend to help VHFA’s housing research and its outreach for its upcoming Homeowner Assistance Program. 

Executive Director Maura Collins announced that VHFA has selected Ken Pulido (he/him) of South Burlington in the newly created role of Director of Energy Finance.

Pulido has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California-Irvine and an MBA from Stanford University. He has worked as both a banker and developer in the energy and finance sectors, including most recently as a consultant working with Vermont utilities on decarbonization efforts. He is also a member of the South Burlington Energy Committee. Pulido has been consulting with VHFA for the last year on its Weatherization Repayment Assistance Program (WRAP), before accepting a role as a full-time staff member.

University of Vermont graduate student Barbara Asiimwe (she/her) has been named the Fall 2021 Vermont Housing Fellow. Asiimwe will receive a financial stipend to help VHFA’s research and outreach for its upcoming Homeowner Assistance Program. In addition, the Vermont Housing Fellowship program is intended to provide the Fellow with valuable experience aiding her professional development. 

Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) has been selected as one of the top five small places to work in the state by Vermont Business Magazine. The award program is dedicated to identifying and recognizing the area’s best employers and providing organizations with valuable employee feedback to continue improving. This year, VHFA ranked fourth overall.

A recent report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston finds that rural New England communities suffered larger economic losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic relative to nearby urban centers and rural counties across the United States. This will heavily impact Vermont renters amidst the current trends of rising rental prices and decreasing supply of affordable rental units.