The Island Housing Trust is a partnership among Martha’s Vineyard’s existing housing organizations, the six island towns, the Martha's Vineyard Land Bank, and member homeowners, each of whom are represented on the board of directors. A conflict of interst and disclosure policy  has been adopted by the board to identify and provide procedures for the organization when disclosing and dealing with potential conflict of interest situations.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Richard Leonard, chair - the COO/EVP of the Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank, has lived on the island all his life, and is a representative of the non-profit Island Affordable Housing Fund.
Paul Moreau, vice chair - paralegal for a local law firm, an island resident, and represents lessee/ homeowners as a Trust lessee living in Edgartown.
Harvey Beth, treasurer – recently retired C.P.A. and State and Local Government Chief Financial Officer, an island resident, and the representative of the Town of Oaks Bluffs.
Caroline Flanders, clerk – a real estate paralegal, an island resident, and a representative of the non-profit Island Affordable Housing Fund.
Richard Bluestein– co-founder of a Boston law firm of Krokidas and Bluestein, a seasonal island resident, and a representative of the non-profit Island Affordable Housing Fund.
Warren Doty – small business owner, an island resident, and the representative of the Town of Chilmark where he serves on the Board of Selectmen.
Victoria Haeselbarth - a graduate student, an island resident, and represents lessee-homeowners as owner of a house built and financed by Habitat for Humanity of Martha’s Vineyard.
Janet Hathaway – works for the Edgartown Board of Health, has lived on the island all of her life, and is the representative of the Town of Edgartown.
Ewell Hopkins – works as the executive director for the Island Affordable Housing Fund, an island resident, and is a representative of the Island Affordable Housing Fund.
Tristan Israel - an owner of a landscaping company, an island resident, and the representative of the Town of Tisbury where he serves on the Board of Selectmen.
Richard Knabel – an island resident, and a representative of the of the Town of West Tisbury where he serves on the Board of Seletmen.
Dale Julier– a local real estate broker, an island resident, and a representative of the non-profit Island Affordable Housing Fund.
Theresa Manning – works for the Dukes County Health Council Youth Task Force, an island resident and the representative of the Town of Aquinnah.
Monica Miller – small business owner, an island resident, and represents lessee/ homeowners as a Trust Lessee living in Oaks Bluffs.
Darran Reubens –- works for a local architectural firm, is an island resident, and is a representative of lessee-homeowners as a Trust lessee living in Tisbury.
Doug Ruskin – owner of s a software consulting business, an island resident, and the representative of Habitat for Humanity of Martha’s Vineyard.
Isaac Russell – retired attorney, an island resident, and the representative of the non-profit Bridge Housing Corporation.
Wendy Swolinzky – owner of a boat rental business, an island resident, and represents lessee/ homeowners of lessee-homeowners as a Trust lessee living in Aquinnah.
STAFF
Philippe Jordi, executive director – has worked for the past fourteen years as a developer and manager of affordable housing for the Island Housing Trust and the Dukes County Regional Housing Authority, and as a community development planner for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah).
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