Proving that age is just a number, eight young men and women are making big waves in the affordable housing industry.
All 40 and younger, these rising stars are developing and acquiring essential properties, shaping critical policies, and working to bolster the field. They include:
- Cricket Cleary, senior director, development, Lincoln Avenue Communities;
- Susie Criscimagna, vice president of real estate development, Eden Housing;
- Alexis Dunfee, senior vice president, development, Wallick;
- Stephanie Flanders, director of tax credit programs, Virginia Housing;
- Evan Holladay, founder and CEO, Holladay Ventures;
- Alex Marte, senior development director, Gilbane Development;
- Ashley Stockton-Massie, director of affordable acquisitions and development, The Clear Blue Co.; and
- Brandon Taylor, executive director, Local Initiatives Support Corporation Indianapolis.
Read more about each Young Leader below.
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Cleary Puts People at the Center of Development
The Lincoln Avenue Communities leader draws on strong partnerships to navigate complex deals and deliver affordable homes with residents in mind.
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Criscimagna Expands Affordable Housing Opportunities
The Young Leader ls vice president of real estate development at Eden Housing.
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Dunfee Turns Personal Experience Into Purpose
The Wallick leader draws on her own housing journey to help create stability and opportunity for families.
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Flanders Drives Community Impact Through Policy
The Young Leader holds a key position at Virginia Housing.
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Holladay Thinks Big on Affordable Housing
The Holladay Ventures co-founder is building toward an ambitious goal of creating or preserving 100,000 homes by 2045.
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Marte Has Helped Develop Approximately 3,800 Affordable Homes
The Young Leader is senior development director at Gilbane Development.
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Stockton-Massie Champions Affordable Housing Through Preservation and Development
The Young Leader oversees multiple strategies at The Clear Blue Co.
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Taylor Builds Opportunity in Indianapolis
The LISC leader is expanding the city’s affordable housing pipeline while helping a new generation of developers succeed.