As a community development organization, we are all about our people.

Housing Alexandria’s staff and board are made up of passionate professionals who feel that the path to community growth runs right through access to housing people can afford. The majority of us live within the City of Alexandria; all of us are passionate about the future of this city and our region.

Our Board of Directors

Daniel Abramson is the President & CEO of Abramson Properties, a real estate development firm in Alexandria that specializes in developing residential projects on urban sites and in historic neighborhoods. Danny is the Housing Alexandria Board Chair.

Daniel is one of Housing Alexandria’s five incorporating board members. He has extensive affordable housing experience, including serving on the Board of Directors of AHC Inc. from 1982 to 1988 and on the City’s Affordable Housing Advisory Committee for several years.

He currently serves as a Trustee of the Inova Alexandria Hospital Foundation and has also served on both the Virginia State Council of Higher Education and the University of Virginia Board of Visitors. Danny was also appointed by Governor Kaine to the Virginia Foreclosure Prevention Task Force.

Christina Stacy is a senior research associate in the Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center at the Urban Institute. Christina currently serves as the Board Vice Chair.

At the Urban Institute, Christina specializes in urban economics and applied econometricsShe is also a fellow with the Interdisciplinary Research Leaders program, led by the University of Minnesota. Christina’s work focuses on the intersection of economics and urban spaces. She studies how housing, local economies, and crime interact, how to improve personal financial health, how to increase housing affordability, and how neighborhoods and cities can become more inclusive and supportive of their marginalized residents. Christina earned her bachelor’s degree from Boston College, her master’s degree in public and international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh, and her doctorate in agricultural, food, and resource economics from Michigan State University.

Catherine White is recently retired as the Senior Vice President – Associate General Counsel of AvalonBay Communities, Inc. Catherine currently serves as the Board Secretary.

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. is a real estate investment trust in the business of developing and managing multifamily rental communities. During her time at AvalonBay, Catherine provided counsel and legal support to various operational groups, including property operations, risk management and IT. Before joining AvalonBay, she worked at Cooley, LLP, and Hunton & Williams law firms. In addition to her legal work, she spearheaded the Affordable Housing Team, responsible for overseeing and managing affordable housing projects in nine states. She is a graduate of Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana, and holds a law degree from Michigan Law School, where she was a member of the Law Review.

Alyson Miniter serves as a consulting Chief Financial Officer in the Arlington office of CliftonLarsonAllen. There, she focuses on delivering financial reporting and improving financial processes, procedures, and outcomes for clients. Alyson currently serves as the Board Treasurer.

She has over 15 years of accounting experience in public accounting and with various nonprofit organizations in the Washington, D.C. metro area, including The Brand USA and The American Psychological Association. Alyson earned her accounting degree from Montana State University and her MBA from George Mason University. She is licensed as a CPA in both Montana and Virginia.

Jean Conley is recently retired as the Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) in Alexandria, a non-profit corporation managing three different Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC’s).

Those FFRDC’s research and analyze the most important issues of national security for the federal government. Before joining IDA, she was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at the MITRE Corporation in McLean. Prior to moving to Alexandria, she was the Controller and Division Manager of Contracts & Finance for 17 years at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, where she was awarded NASA’s Outstanding Public Leadership Medal in 2017.

Jean earned an MBA from the University of Southern California and a B.S. in Computer Information Systems from California State Polytechnic University. She also holds certificates in government contracts management from UCLA and in risk management from Carnegie Mellon University.

In retirement, Jean enjoys spending time with family in Arizona and Maine, traveling to new and old places, scuba diving with her husband and volunteering with Compass Pro Bono of Washington, D.C. to help community-based non-profit leaders tackle strategic organizational challenges and thrive in uncertainty.

John (Jack) Corrado is a recently retired partner of Baker & Hostetler, a law firm focused on trial litigation in state and federal courts. Before joining Baker & Hostetler, Jack was a litigation partner and member of the Board of Directors with Morrison & Forester and Hazel & Thomas, P.C.

He is a past president of the Northern Virginia chapter of the Federal Bar Association. In his free time, he lectures on topics in continuing legal education. Earlier in his career, he was an adjunct professor at George Mason University School of Law and a philosophy instructor at Duke University. Jack was also a member of the City’s Affordable Housing Advisory Committee for over ten years.

Renee Marceau is a Corporate Growth Director at Booz Allen Hamilton, a Fortune 500 advanced technology company supporting the nation’s

most critical missions.

She currently helms Booz Allen’s market analysis, competitive intelligence, price strategy, and teaming functions.

She is responsible for identifying and developing strategies to drive meaningful business growth by analyzing market trends, competitor activity, and potential opportunities, then translating those insights into actionable plans. The teams she leads collectively focus on the firm’s highest priority pursuits and investments.

Before joining Booz Allen in 2010, Renee was a Business Development Consulting Manager at FedSources and an Economic Development Consultant for the City of Harrisonburg. Renee holds a B.A. in Economics from James Madison University and certifications in Leading and Sustaining a Culture of Innovation from Kellogg Executive Education and Strategic Foresight from University of Houston.

Charles Pittman is is Vice President of The Franklin Capital Group, a real estate investment and development firm in Alexandria specializing in residential rental properties. He is involved in asset management and development activities with an emphasis on Franklin Capital Group properties.

Before joining Franklin Capital Group in 2004, he worked as regional property manager for KSIM, Inc., a Virginia-based real estate development and property management firm known today as KETTLER. Prior to that, he served as a District Manager for Charles E. Smith Residential and worked for Avalon Properties, Inc., both national multi-family development and management firms. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a Bachelor’s in Residential Property Management.

Joseph Resende is President and a principal owner of The Franklin Capital Group, a real estate investment and development firm in Alexandria specializing in residential rental properties. Prior to this, he practiced law for twenty years in the Washington, D.C. area, with a focus on real estate, investments, and finance.

He is also active in several trade associations and civic groups, including as a Director of the National Multi-Housing Council, a member of the National Rehabilitation and Housing Association, a member of the Urban Land Institute, and an advisor to the Journal of Tax Credit Investing.

Natalie Talis is the Population Health Manager for the Alexandria Health Department, where she specializes in home condition issues, community engagement, and community-centered data analysis and problem-solving. She works directly with residents, City agencies, and nonprofits to address critical health issues.

Meronne Teklu is an advisor, consultant, CEO & Founder of MULU Corp., a boutique consulting firm in Alexandria, specializing in innovative digital solutions that drive efficiency, growth, and success. In addition to this, she is also a Director at ERP Resources, where she supports staffing, recruitment, and industry partnerships.

Previously, she was a manager at Deloitte, advising senior leaders on large-scale digital transformation programs. Her expertise spans strategy, technology modernization, and business process optimization.

Meronne is also a dedicated community leader, currently serving as a Board Member at Housing Alexandria, and previously serving as Chair of the City of Alexandria’s Economic Opportunities Commission, as well as on the Board of Governors for Visit Alexandria and the Board of Directors for the West End Business Association.

A “40 under 40” 2022 honoree by the Chamber ALX, she is recognized for her leadership and impact in business and the community. Meronne holds a bachelor’s degree from the College of William & Mary and is passionate about leveraging technology to empower organizations and drive meaningful change.

As a community development organization, we are all about our people.

Our Board of Directors

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