REBECCA C. NEWMAN

REBECCA C. NEWMAN has been appointed as president and CEO of Housing Visions. She is succeeding KENYON CRAIG, who was one of the original co-founders and has been leading the organization since its inception 27 years ago. He will continue to serve on the executive team to allow greater focus on the organization’s strategic planning. Newman has served Housing Visions for more than 10 years in various capacities, including the last four years as executive VP and chief operating officer, and has 15 years of affordable-housing experience. She was most recently responsible for a successful restructuring of the organization’s construction division and is also credited with establishing Housing Visions as an Accredited Management Organization with the Institute of Real Estate Management and extending Housing Visions’ footprint throughout upstate New York and Pennsylvania. Newman holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and a bachelor’s degree in public policy law from Hobart & William Smith Colleges as well as several industry credentials.