About Us

North Shore CDC invests in neighborhoods to create thriving communities. We envision a North Shore where every neighborhood is one of choice and opportunity.

We use our community-focused development model to invest resources into low-income or distressed neighborhoods on the North Shore to improve the quality of life for residents. We are committed to the community through affordable housing, economic and youth development, community engagement, small business assistance, and public art + placemaking.

We serve over 1,000 individuals in more than 450 affordable apartments and over 3,000 individuals in our other programming.

We have installed over 80 Large Scale Murals in Salem and Gloucester, and have a rotating annual themed exhibition on Peabody Street in Salem highlighting local artists.

OUR VALUES

  • We believe everyone deserves a place to call home.
  • We believe in developing leaders of tomorrow.
  • We believe community is best built from the ground up.
  • We believe in focusing our real estate development on transformational opportunities which have a broad impact on the communities we serve.
  • We believe environmental responsibility starts with us.

OUR STAFF

Alysha Howes

Assistant Director of YouthBuild

Amila Babić

Marketing and Events Coordinator

Amy Schroeder

Grants Contract Manager

Ashley Ganem

Director of Development

Cameron White

Associate Project Manager

Cassie Witthaus

Director of Real Estate Development

Christopher Stephens

Education Coordinator

David Barnard

YouthBuild Construction Vocational Manager

Felicia Pierce

Chief Executive Officer

Hannah Anselmo

Resident Services Manager

Ilene Vogel

Director of Strategic Development

Jasmine Graddy

Director of Workforce Development

Jason Pina

Director of Portfolio Management

Jennifer Kolodziej

Real Estate Project Manager

Jonathan Gonzalez

Community Outreach Counselor

Justin Day

Youth Support Coach

Lisl Hacker

Chief Program Officer

Mike Robbins

Young Adult Housing Case Manager

Milagros Pichardo

Community Building Specialist

Nicci Roebuck

Chief of Staff

Saniego Sanchez

Director of Punto Urban Art Museum

Shanali Avery

Supportive Service Counselor

Shantel Alix Fernandez

Director of Community Building

Yinette Guzman

Design + Placemaking Project Manager

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mike Lilley

The Salem Pantry

Erika Yuceili Velasquez

Salem Waterfront Hotel

Carolyn Cole

Mass Cultural Council

Jon Broderick

Beacon Bank

Xavior Cole

Berkshire Hathaway

Sarah Tarbet, President

Jones Architecture

Elisa Castillo, PhD

Salem State University

Faith Glickman Rossi, Vice President

Lerner & Holmes PC

Naomi Cottrell, Treasurer

Crowley Cottrell, LLC

Diana Moreno, Clerk

Metro Credit Union

Rob LeGallo

Institution for Savings

Eileen Quinn

Cross-Sell

Mikki Wilson

Dot Connector Consulting, LLC

Frank Nitkiewicz

Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston

Brian Castellanos, MS, LSWA

Department of Children and Families

THANK YOU TO OUR 2026 FUNDERS + CORPORATE SPONSORS!

The Barr Foundation | The City of Peabody | The City of Salem | Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation | Essex County Community Foundation | Essex Heritage | First Citizens Charitable Foundation | Linden Foundation | Ludcke Foundation | Kedron Foundation | Mass Cultural Council | Mass Development | Mass General Brigham | MassHousing | Mass Service Alliance | Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance | Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance | Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General | Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation | Salem Cultural Council | Salem State University | United States Department of Labor | The United Way of Massachusetts Bay | Van Otterloo Foundation | The Women’s Fund of Essex County | YouthBuild Global

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