JUSTIN RUDGICK

JUSTIN RUDGICK has been appointed president of Christopher Community, Inc., effective June 7. He succeeds Douglas J. Reicher, who is retiring after 12 years leading the organization. Christopher Community is a not-for-profit development and management company that provides affordable-housing opportunities across upstate New York. Rudgick brings 15 years of nonprofit management and community and economic-development experience. His expertise is in leading and implementing strategic initiatives for projects and programs, and he has secured nearly $300 million through leveraging awarded external funding obtained through local, state, and federal agencies. Rudgick was the principal of Influence CNY, LLC, a consulting business that provided expertise to municipalities, businesses and organizations with grants, strategies, and solutions, as well as serving as the development-finance director for the Child Advocacy Center of Oswego County. He holds an MPA degree from the Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs. Christopher Community currently manages more than 3,000 units and over 100 buildings, and administers Onondaga County’s Rental Assistance Program, which serves more than 1,200 households.