Chris Gomez, president and CEO of Rutland-based Heritage Family Credit Union, has been appointed by Gov. Phil Scott to the Vermont Housing Finance Agency Board of Commissioners. He succeeds Thomas Leavitt, CEO of Northfield Savings Bank.
The board comprises four ex officio members and five gubernatorial appointees representing private and public lending, real estate, housing and community interests.
“We are very excited to have Chris join the VHFA board as the agency celebrates its 50th anniversary and embarks on a new chapter of strategic planning,” said board chair Katie Buckley. “The breadth of the banking and lending experience Chris brings to the board will be invaluable.”
The VHFA is a nonprofit agency created in 1974 by the Vermont Legislature to finance and promote affordable housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income Vermonters.