2025 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing - Housing
February 27, 2025
12:00 PM
Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, Albany

Transcript Pending
Testimony
RuthAnne Visnauskas
Commissioner & CEO
New York State Homes & Community Renewal

Jolie Milstein
President and CEO
NYS Association for Affordable Housing

Mark Streb
Executive Director
Neighborhood Preservation Coalition

Erin Burns - Maine     (Testimony Pending)
Senior Vice President of Policy & Governmental Affairs
The Community Preservation Corporation

William Simmons     (Testimony Pending)
President
New York State Public Housing Authorities Directors Association

Valerie White
Senior Executive Director
Local Initiatives Support Corporation NY

Rosalind Black
Citywide Housing Director
Legal Services New York City

Christie Peale     (Testimony Pending)
Executive Director/ CEO
Center for New York City Neighborhoods

Paul E. Williams     (Testimony Pending)
Executive Director
Center for Public Enterprise

Charles Khan     (Testimony Pending)
Deputy Director
Strong Economy for All Coalition

Megan Wylie
Government Relations Director
New York Building Congress

Rachel Fee
Executive Director
New York Housing Conference

Bria Donohue
Government Affairs Manager
American Institute of Architects New York

Michael Barrett
Chief Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity of NYS

Annemarie Gray
Executive Director
Open NY

Emily Goldstein
Director of Organizing and Advocacy
Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development

Rashida Tyler
Project Manager
Interfaith Affordable Housing Collaborative/Partnership for Faith Based Housing and Community Development

Patrick Boyle
Senior Director
Enterprise Community Partners

Rebekah Meyer     (Testimony Pending)
Operational Manager
Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative

Juanita O. Lewis
Executive Director
Community Voices Heard

Michael Borges
Executive Director
Rural Housing Coalition of New York

Faith Moore     (Testimony Pending)
SVP Housing Programs
Rural Ulster Preservation Company

April Ramadhan
Director
New York State Rural Advocates

Bravhan Ranga
Political Director
For the Many

Eustacia Smith
Director of Advocacy
West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing

Stuart C. Kaplan
Chief Executive Director
Self Help Community Services

Amy Blumsack
Director of Organizing and Policy
Neighbors Together

Bebhinn Francis
Organizer
National Union of the Homeless

Alison Wilkey
Director of Government Affairs
Coalition for the Homeless

Tracie Adams
Leader
Vocal-NY

Chris Mann
AVP of Policy and Advocacy
WIN NYC

Chelsea Diaz
Skadden Fellow
New Economy Project

Jared Young
Community Organizer
Housing Conservation Coordinators

Julian Morales     (Testimony Pending)
Organizing/Advocacy Manager
Fifth Avenue Committee

Arielle Hersh
Director of Policy
Urban Homesteading Assistance Board

Ana M     (Testimony Pending)
Tenant Leader
248 Arlington Ave Tenant Council/East New York Community Land Trust

Written Testimony
Zillow

Westchester Residential Opportunities, Inc.

Access Justice Brooklyn’s Homeowner Assistance Program

VNS Health