MICHELLE PACKARD HIRED AS FINANCIAL ANALYST

BURLINGTON—Executive Director Sarah Carpenter announced that Michelle Packard of Burlington has joined Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) as Financial Analyst. Packard has been working in the Agency’s Homeownership Department on a temporary basis for two months. Before that she spent nearly two decades as Treasurer for Summit Financial Center, a Burlington mortgage company. “We’re pleased to welcome Michelle as a full-time employee,” says Carpenter. “She’s impressed us over the last couple months with her hard work and attention to detail in the Homeownership Department, and we’re confident she’ll be a great addition to the Agency’s Finance Department.” Packard holds a B.A. in Business Economics earned at the University of California at Santa Barbara. VHFA was created by the Vermont Legislature in 1974 to finance and promote affordable housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income Vermonters. Since its inception, the Agency has helped approximately 26,000 Vermont households with affordable mortgages and financed the development of 7,400 affordable rental units.