Avesta Housing is proud to announce that Lynne Roche has been appointed to the Avesta Housing Board of Directors for a three-year term effective Oct. 1. A professional fundraiser for more than 25 years, Roche is a Boston College graduate who began her career as a development officer at Harvard University and later joined the
Avesta Housing President & CEO Rebecca Hatfield recently appeared on the nationally syndicated podcast “Change Makers with Katie Gore” for Forbes Books. Says Rebecca: “Fundamentally, we are here to help people, and I am of the belief that once you have housing, you can find stability in other areas of your life.” Click here to
Rebecca Hatfield’s first day as president and CEO of Avesta Housing in Maine also happened to be her daughter’s first day of kindergarten. Hatfield woke up extra early so she’d have time to wait at the bus stop with her daughter, whose name and teacher were written on a tag hanging over the dress that her
With thousands of people on Avesta Housing’s wait list for affordable dwellings, the head of the Portland-based nonprofit has a lot on her plate for 2023 and well beyond. “We are working diligently to provide more homes for people in need,” says Rebecca Hatfield, president and CEO. “Avesta has 700-plus units in various stages of
Maine Magazine has named Avesta Housing President & CEO Rebecca Hatfield one of its Mainers of the Year. Each year, the magazine honors exceptional Maine residents to celebrate the work they’ve done and continue to do for the state. Maine Magazine noted Rebecca’s commitment to and leadership in addressing the affordable housing crisis in our
Rebecca Hatfield, Avesta Housing’s new president and CEO, will join the board of directors at Camden National Corp. (Nasdaq: CAC), parent company of Camden National Bank, at the end of this year. Effective Dec. 31, Hatfield will join the Camden National Corp. board, becoming the eleventh corporate-level board member and fifth woman, the company said
A group called “Up for Growth” released a study last month that found Maine was about 9,000 affordable housing units short in 2019. The Portland-South Portland region alone was said to be some 8,000 affordable housing units short. Morning Edition Host Irwin Gratz talked recently with Dana Totman, President of Avesta Housing, who says the
As Mainebiz inaugurates another group of inspiring Women to Watch in 2022, we checked in with some of last year’s honorees about the biggest changes at their organizations in the past year and their goals for this year. Diversity, equity and inclusion is a common theme. Click here to read the full article
When affordable housing developer NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire embarked on its latest project – an affordable housing development in Nashua – it should have been familiar territory. The development is slated to hold 45 one- to two-bedroom units. Just three years ago, NeighborWorks, a nonprofit based in Manchester, completed a similar project in Merrimack: 45
Rebecca Hatfield, senior vice president of real estate at Avesta Housing, has been named president and CEO of the affordable housing nonprofit. Hatfield, who joined Avesta in 2015, will succeed longtime President and CEO Dana Totman when he retires in September. Totman announced in January that he would retire after 22 years. Portland-based Avesta Housing
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