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President, Conference Chair, Susan Michaud-Bosse
Susan Michaud-Bosse is the Senior Vice-President of PropSys, a Lewiston-based
property management company which manages multi-family, elderly and commercial
properties in Maine from Auburn to East Millinocket. She has worked for the owners of
PropSys since 1979 and has had the opportunity to become in involved in many aspects
of the business from bookkeeper to controller to her current position.
Susan has been involved with MREMA for several years serving as convention chair,
vice president and president. She has recently been involved with the Toys for Tots and
Teens and finds it a rewarding experience.
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Vice President, Gary Crowell
Gary serves in the role as Chief Operating Officer for Stanford Management. He has responsibility to oversee day to day operations of some 52 multi-family and elderly housing developments with funding through the HUD section 8 and USDA RD section 515 programs, as well as monitoring several developments with tax credits. His experience includes more then 15 years in the subsidized housing industry. He has earned his credentials within the industry, attending many training programs that include, but are not limited to, Certified Manager of Housing (CMH) through the National Center for Housing Management and Certified Tax Credit Specialist, via the Housing Credit College. Gary is also Rural Development 515 S.T.A.R. certified through Spectrum.
Gary has been privileged to enjoy membership in MREMA through his employment with partner agencies such as First Allied Realty, a Real Estate servicing company and Avesta Housing.
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Secretary, Sherrin Vail
Sherrin Vail joined Avesta Housing in February 2006 as the Regional Property Manager. She currently oversees the Portland Metropolitan region, which includes developments in Portland, South Portland and Westbrook. Her primary responsibilities include but are not limited to budget submission and review, financial reporting, compliance management, employee training and oversight, and supervision of all daily operations for each development in her portfolio. Prior to joining Avesta Housing, Ms. Vail was employed with Princeton Properties, Equity Residential and The Dolben Company. Ms. Vail is a Certified Apartment Manager (CAM) and National Apartment Leasing Professional (NALP) as recognized by the National Apartment Association, Certified Occupancy Specialist (COS) as recognized by the National Center for Housing Management, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Compliance (TaCCs) recognized by Quadel Consulting as well as a Rental Apartment Manager (RAM) through the National Association of Home Builders. Ms. Vail is also on the Board of Directors for the Maine Apartment Association. Ms. Vail received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Merrimack College in 1990 and currently resides in Portland, Maine.
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Treasurer, Diane MacDonald
Diane has worked in the Property Management Industry since 1978. She joined Emerald Management as CFO in 2002. Prior to working for Emerald Management she worked as Vice President for Alpha Management responsible for all Sec .8 and Rural Development properties from construction through rent up plus managing approximately 500,000 sq.ft. of Office/Retail space; for Coastal Management as CFO and Director of Operations; York-Cumberland Housing as Deputy Director; and South Portland Housing Authority as Director of the Betsy Ross House - 100+ units of Congregate Housing. Diane has her COS & CHM from the National Center for Housing Management and CPMC with IREM.
Diane has been on the Board of Directors for MREMA since 1994 serving 4 terms as Treasurer (1994-2001) and as President from 2002-2004. She also works on the Conference Committee and the Toys for Tots Fundraising Committee. She was instrumental in putting together the first ever Tri-State Conference with New Hampshire and Vermont in 2002.
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Membership Committee Chair, Cathie Whitney
Catherine Whitney is the owner and chief operating officer of C & C Realty
Management, LLC, an Augusta-based real estate management firm founded in
2003 and specializing in state and federally financed or assisted multi-family
housing developments located across the State of Maine.
Cathie has worked in Maine’s housing industry since 1973, with experience that
includes serving as the Maine State Housing Authority’s director for asset
management and housing programs and co-managing a leading real estate
development and management company. She offers considerable expertise in
the field of assisted housing. She has demonstrated her commitment to the
quality of housing opportunities to Maine’s low income elderly, disabled and
families through participation with the Resident Services Coordination and Family
Self Sufficiency programs and in 2007 launched a Tenant Education Program for
residents of affordable housing.
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Legislative Chair, Rosemary Moeykens
Rosemary has worked in affordable housing since 1979 when she joined the
Maine State Housing Authority as a Program Assistant. She served as MSHA's
Director of Management for ten years and Manager of Housing Preservation
(preservation of affordable housing) from 1996 to 2002. She also worked as CEO
of Realty Resources Management for 5 years. Currently, Rosemary is an Asset
Manager for Avesta Housing.
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Education/Training, Sheila Malynowski
Sheila Malynowski, joined Preservation Management, Inc. in 2001 as the President, having been in the assisted housing business for approximately 30 years. She worked as a Multifamily Housing Representative for the Department of Housing & Urban Development until 1982, developing mostly FHA insured Section 8 multifamily housing properties. Sheila joined the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority in 1983, spending the last 16 years as the Director of the Housing Management Division. In that capacity she was responsible for administering all the tenant rental assistance, rental housing and resident services programs for the NHHFA portfolio of rental housing properties. Sheila has a BS in Business Management from Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, NH and a Masters in Administration from the Springfield College in Springfield, MA.
PMI manages approximately 8,000 units of multifamily housing in 12 different states utilizing a variety of local, state and federal housing and tax credit programs.
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Website/Newsletter, Wendy Ward
Wendy Ward has worked for PropSys, a Lewiston-based property management company, since 1998. She started as an assistant Property Manager and worked her way up to her current position as the Assistant Controller. She is both S.T.A.R. (Rural Development 515) certified and TaCCs (LIHTC) certified. In addition to her work experience, Wendy has a B.A. in Computer Science from the University of Maine.
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| PAST PRESIDENTS |
TERM |
| Susan Michaud-Bosse |
2006 |
2008 |
| John Desjardins |
2004 |
2006 |
| Diane MacDonald |
2002 |
2004 |
| Robert Sawyer |
2000 |
2002 |
| Joe Murphy |
1998 |
2000 |
| Deb Shangraw |
1996 |
1998 |
| Pamela Hall |
1994 |
1996 |
| John Desjardins |
1992 |
1994 |
| Christopher Crowley |
1990 |
1992 |
| Kathleen Roberts |
1988 |
1990 |
| Robert Berube |
1986 |
1988 |
| Roger Vosmus |
1984 |
1986 |
| Darrell Cooper |
1982 |
1984 |
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