Shires Housing
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Keyla
Director of Property and Asset Management
Email Keyla
(802) 442-8139 x6
Keyla joined the Shires team from her previous role managing affordable properties spanning from Massachusetts and New York to Connecticut. She oversees the property management department and the long-term stewardship and health of our homes. Keyla enjoys meeting Shires residents and supporting more families in need of housing.
Britney
Property Manager
Email Britney
(802)442-8139 x1
Britney joined Shires in 2023 and is a key member of the Shires team, responding to tenant needs, coordinating maintenance and inspection of properties, and planning and implementing long-term site improvements.
Rosemarie
Leasing Coordinator
Email Rosemarie
(802) 442-8139 x0
Rosemarie has been with Shires for over 7 years and loves being able to connect applicants to new homes and opportunities. She loves walking her dog, Paisley, each and every morning and playing volleyball and pickleball. She believes that everyone should have stable, affordable housing to sustain themselves and their family in today’s society. Working at Shires, she is happy to see this happening daily!
Chantelle
Compliance Coordinator
Email Chantelle
(802) 442-8139 x2
Chantelle joined the Shires team in 2023, diving straight into organizing and coordinating our filing and income certification processes. She brings fun and compassion to her work at Shires.
FINANCE
Wendy
Director of Finance
802-442-8139 x9
Shires welcomed Wendy in November 2023. She brings many years’ experience in non-profit financial administration to Shires, and we’re excited for her to apply her expertise in the area of housing development and management.
Jim
Senior Accountant
Email Jim
802-442-8139 x4
Jim joined our finance team in 2019. He has extensive experience in accounting and brings a calming presence and humble attitude to just about every situation he encounters.
Melissa
AP Specialist
Email Melissa
802-442-8139
Melissa is our AP queen! Melissa has introduced new organization to this crucial role that keeps our business and properties humming.
Jessica
Accountant
Email Jessica
802-442-8139 x5
Jessica has previous experience in the non-profit housing development sector. She also has baking experience that has elevated the staff’s Tasty Tuesday potlucks!
DEVELOPMENT
LEADERSHIP
MAINTENANCE
Please call the maintenance line (844-256-4706) to submit a maintenance request.
Davion
Maintenance Tech
Davion brings years of experience in property maintenance to the Shires crew. His hard work and eagerness to help residents makes him an invaluable member of the team!
Ryan
Maintenance Tech
Ryan comes to Shires after running his own contracting business for many years. His technical skills and pleasant attitude contribute to the communities we steward.
RESIDENT SERVICES & SASH
Becky
Director of SASH and Resident Services
Email Becky
(802) 442-8139 x3
Becky has been with our team for over 6 years and we can’t imagine working without her. She is dedicated to connecting housing with wellness and ensuring that our residents and SASH participants have access to the resources they need. Becky has seemingly endless talents and passions, from flower arranging to farming to providing virtual dementia tours and, of course, baking.
Tina
SASH Coordinator
Email Tina
(802) 464-0438
Tina serves as SASH coordinator for the Deerfield Valley community. Unlike our other coordinators who serve both a specific housing development and individuals spread throughout the community, Tina’s SASH participants are all spread out, many “literally in the middle of nowhere.” Tina brings optimism to our team and says she often feels as though her participants help her more than she helps them in ways she can’t explain. “I love my job and my participants. Each and every one of them are special to me in their own way,” Tina says.
Debbie
SASH Coordinator
Email Debbie
(802) 447-1686
Debbie serves as the SASH coordinator for the Brookside panel. She describes herself as a “local girl” and grew up in Bennington before marrying her husband of 44 years. She has a daughter and son and four grandchildren, and says that her passion for helping other people is what brought her to Shires Housing/SASH.
Kim
SASH Coordinator
Email Kim
(802) 447-7019
Kim serves as the SASH coordinator for the Walloomsac panel and is the newest member of our team. She was born and raised in Williamstown, Mass. and attended McCann Technical School in North Adams. She currently resides in Pownal with her husband Daryl and is the proud mother of two sons, step-mother of 2 step-sons and 8 grandchildren. When not helping her SASH participants stay healthy and independent, Kim enjoys football, traveling, and spending time with her granddaughter.
Morgyn
SASH Coordinator
Morgyn joined Shires in 2022 with lots of energy and ideas to brighten the days of the residents she serves.
Tanya
SASH Coordinator
Tanya came on board with the SASH team in 2022 to serve residents at Butterfield Commons in Dover, VT.
Jenna
Wellness Nurse
Jenna joined Shires in 2023 as a full-time wellness nurse serving Shires SASH participants. She is an R.N. who is passionate about preventative health care.
BOARD
Kathy Leech – President
Reed Bongartz – Vice President
Amy McNeil – Treasurer
Callie Fishburn – Secretary
William Deveneau – Director
Julius Rosenwald – Director
David Silver – Director
Jim Sullivan – Director
Scott Winslow – Director