Executive Director Maura Collins announced that Jamee Robinson (she/her) of Jericho has joined VHFA in the role of Director of Human Resources and Administration. 

Robinson has 17 years working for Fluor at the IBM/GlobalFoundries plant in a series of progressively more advanced roles, most recently as the Site Manager. In this role she oversaw all aspects of managing 30 employees, including managing their invoice & payroll processing, all their human resources functions, account reconciliation, and audits. 

On Monday, the Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) Board of Commissioners awarded $14.2 million to 12 projects totaling 92 homes across eight counties as part of the Missing Middle-Income Homeownership Development Pilot Program (Missing Middle-Income Program). The program represents the largest single investment in the state’s history to create new homeownership opportunities. Signed into law by Governor Scott in June of 2022, the program was established by the Vermont Legislature with an initial investment of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding.

The median price of a Vermont home jumped to $310,000 in 2022, an historic 15% increase from the prior year.  This is the largest annual percentage increase in the median sales price of primary homes since 1988 when the Vermont Department of Taxes began publishing home sales data. Among newly-built Vermont homes exclusively, the median price rose to $555,264 in 2022, up 21% from the prior year.

Executive Director Maura Collins announced that Alyssa Peteani (she/her) of Burlington has joined VHFA in the role of Community Development Underwriter.

Peteani has over eight years of experience working for Champlain Housing Trust (CHT).  As a Senior Loan Officer at CHT, her work involved underwriting and closing loans for the Manufactured Housing Down Payment Program.  She has also worked in the role of Shared Equity Coordinator at CHT.

“Alyssa’s extensive experience partnering with lenders, funders, attorneys and other organizations involved in supporting housing will be a great asset to our Development team,” remarked Collins.

Peteani has served as a board member for Vermont Mortgage Bankers Board of Governors since 2020.