Team Members
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Rochelle Beeks
President and CEO
Rochelle Beeks brings a wealth of property management experience to her role as President. From 2010 to 2020 Rochelle served as Chief Operating Officer for POAH Communities. In this role, she oversaw significant growth of the management comp... -
Lauren Legocki
Director, Community Impact
Lauren has been with POAH Communities, and its parent company, Preservation of Affordable Housing, since 2014. She has held positions within Asset Management and Community Impact with a focus on supporting cross-departmental operations, includin ...
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Jeff Rohr
Director, Information Technology
Jeff Rohr is the Director of Information Technology at POAH Communities, responsible for managing the IT operations and infrastructure for the POAH owned portfolio of properties and the POAH Communities corporate offices. Jeff has previously ... -
Amos Allen
Sr. Vice President, CFO
Amos is Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer for POAH Communities. Amos joined POAH Communities in 2005 as a Portfolio Accountant and has held roles of progressive responsibility including Controller and VP Accounting leading to his pr ...
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Jackie Sampson
Director, Compliance
Jackie oversees a team providing compliance support to property management staff working to ensure that rules and regulations for HUD and other affordable programs are followed. Her team also works in collaboration POAH during project acquisitio... -
Sevara E. Davis
Sr. Vice President, COO
Sevara Davis joined the POAH Communities team in July 2022 as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Sevara began her career as an Assets Manager for Illinois Housing Development Authority where she oversaw a real estate development ...
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Ellen Sargent
Regional Director of Facilities
Ellen brings over 20 years of experience in the public sector construction and facilities management industry to her role at POAH Communities. Her background includes leadership roles at the Chicago Park District and the Chicago Housing Authorit... -
Jennifer Cavaco
Sr. Vice President of Regional Operations
Jennifer Cavaco oversees our New England portfolio of nearly 6,000 units of affordable rental housing in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. A former Senior Regional Property Manager for POAH Communities, Jennifer holds more than 20 ...
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Evelyn Starks-Spicer
Sr. Vice President, Regional Operations
Evelyn Starks-Spicer oversees the operations of POAH's Midwest portfolio throughout Massachusetts, Missouri, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, D.C. and Illinois. Evelyn first joined POAH Communities as a Senior Regional Property Supervisor for many of ... -
Deanna Stark
Director, Marketing & Branding
Deanna Stark is responsible for POAH Communities’ brand identity, marketing, event management and employee engagement. She works closely with leadership and property management staff to ensure communication and materials are cohesively branded a ...
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Tracy Weick
Sr. Regional Director of Facilities
Tracy joined POAH Communities in 2020 with an extensive background in facilities management/maintenance, most recently with Balfour Beatty Communities where he oversaw the daily facilities operations of military housing. Prior to that he wo... -
Kathleen Callagy (Carpenter)
Sr. Vice President, Human Resources
Kathleen Callagy is the POAH/POAH Communities Senior Vice President of Human Resources responsible for managing the two organizations' programs for recruitment, hiring, employee benefits, performance evaluations, training, and HR policy developm ...
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William Ammon
Operations Manager, Information Technology
Located in our Boston office, Bill Ammon is responsible for the management of our information technology department’s operations team. His group manages all day-to-day operations across the organization working closely with iServ managing our He... -
Felicia Dawson
Vice President, Community Partnerships
Felicia Dawson is responsible for supervising the Woodlawn Resource Center, a community center offering free social service support and workforce training for this South Side community in Chicago. She is working to duplicate the success of the W ...
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Carmen Abed
Sr. Regional Property Supervisor
Carmen oversees POAH's Rhode Island portfolio, consisting of 12 properties. She joined POAH Communities in 2015 as the property manager for Grace Apartments. In 2017 she was promoted to Senior Property Manager and further served as mentor for he... -
Brenda Hernandez
Vice President, Special Projects
[email protected]Brenda Hernandez joined POAH Communities in 2011 and brings with her expertise gained from her work initially as an occupancy specialist, property manager, senior property manager and regional property manager. Prior to POAH Communities, she ma ...
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Tiffany Blackmon-Barnett
Sr. Regional Property Supervisor
Tiffany Blackmon-Burnett is a Sr. Regional Property Supervisor with POAH Communities, supervising a team of property managers who oversee our portfolio in Chicago and Harvey, Illinois as well as in Michigan and Ohio. She joined the organization... -
Sharithea Cherry
Sr. Regional Property Supervisor
Sharithea Cherry has worked in the property management industry for over 14 years, where she first began collaborating with Dr. Finney and Chicago’s Woodlawn Community Development Corporation, providing social services and assistance with specia ...
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LIsa Dixon
Director, Community Impact
Lisa Dixon joined POAH Communities in 2019 with over twenty years of community development and property management experience, working hard to ensure residents understand policies and procedures that support the growth of their families. Lisa ... -
James Singleton
Vice President, Training
As Vice President of Training, James Singleton III assesses training and education needs to create and develop learning experiences that will enhance the skills of POAH Communities employees. James brings expertise in the employee development ...
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D. Ann Conley
Sr. Regional Property Supervisor
[email protected]D.Ann has more than 20 years’ experience in the affordable multifamily business as a property manager and asset manager. Prior to joining POAH Communities she was an Asset Manager for the Illinois Housing Development Authority where she oversaw ... -
Tikki Stracuzzi
Sr. Regional Property Supervisor
Tikki Stracuzzi is a Regional Property Supervisor overseeing POAH's eight properties on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Prior to this position, Tikki was Senior Property Manager for Kings Landing and Melpet Farms both on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. S ...
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Heather Lewis
Regional Property Supervisor
Heather Lewis oversees 14 locations throughout central and southwest Missouri. Celebrating over 22 years of dedicated service to our residents, Heather began her career with POAH Communities as a part-time Administrative Assistant for Country... -
Jacquelyn Linehan
Regional Property Supervisor
Jacquelyn “Jackie” Linehan joined POAH Communities in 2019 as an Assistant Property Manager at King's Landing. Her dedication and exceptional performance quickly earned her a promotion in 2021 to Property Manager, where she took on the managemen ...
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Remedy Murray
Regional Property Supervisor
Remedy Murray oversees POAH's Cincinnati portfolio. Remedy brings over 20 years of experience in the housing industry, having held key roles in administrative support, compliance, property management, and regional leadership, including time ... -
Davida Marks
Regional Property Supervisor
Davida attended Paine College in Augusta, Georgia and studied Business Administration. She is also an Accredited Residential Manager (ARM®) and CPM Candidate with IREM. In addition, she also holds a TCS certification and COS with NCHM. Davida ...
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Robert Plante
Regional Property Supervisor
Robert Plante joined POAHC in August 2022. Robert’s portfolio consists of properties in Northern MA, NH, and ME. Robert comes to POAHC with over 15 years of property management experience, most recently as the Director of Housing at Community Ac... -
Karen Rhodes
Regional Property Supervisor
Karen Rhodes oversees properties in our Illinois portfolio. She began her career with POAH Communities in 2008 as Property Manager for Grove Parc Apartments, where she played a pivotal role in POAH's revitalization of the Woodlawn Park area. Ka ...
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Steven Santosuosso
Regional Property Supervisor
Steven Santosuosso became a Regional Property Supervisor in September 2022. Steven joined POAH Communities in February 2020 as the Property Manager for Bedford Village I. He was instrumental in the Bedford Village II acquisition/rehab. He is ins... -
Ana Serrano
Regional Property Supervisor
Ana Serrano is Regional Property Supervisor of POAH's Western Massachusetts and Connecticut Portfolio. Ana joined POAHC in 2006 as a Property Manager at Hillside Village Apartments and part time Coordinator at Pocasset Manor Apartments. In 201 ...
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Dena Shelton
Regional Property Supervisor
Dena Shelton is the Regional Property Supervisor for the Florida Portfolio. Dena Joined POAH Communities in 2012 as the Assistant Property Manager for Middletowne Apartments in Orange Park, FL. She became the property manager in 2019 then w... -
Yolanda Waters
Regional Property Supervisor
Yolanda joined POAH Communities in 2015 as a Property Manager at Old Middletown High School Apartments in Middletown, CT bringing with her a passion for property management and a dedication to excellence. Over the years, she has demonstrated exc ...
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Bianca Williams
Regional Property Supervisor
Bianca began her career in property management as an Administrative Assistant in 1995 and has continued to excel in the industry for 29 years. Bianca is a native of Chicago, Illinois and has served throughout her career in other surrounding Stat...