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Returning Leadership and New Members for the Housing and Community Development Network of NJ Board of Directors in 2025 1/16/2025 The Housing & Community Development Network of New Jersey (the Network) announced the HCDNNJ Board of Directors for 2025, featuring two new members beginning a three-year term: Khaatim Sherrer El, executive director of Clinton Hill Community Action (CHCA), and Sarah Steward, chief executive officer at HomeFront. Three board officers will be renewing their one-year terms in their previous leadership positions. Returning as Board Chair is Edward Bethea, executive vice-president and chief operating officer of Gateway Community Action Partnership. Pilar Hogan Closkey, executive director of Saint Joseph’s Carpenter Society, remains vice chair, and Daniel Antonellis, president of Region Nine Housing Corporation, returns as treasurer. Khaatim Sherrer El brings more than twenty years of experience leading place-based initiatives, managing strategic partnerships, and building organizational capacity. As CHCA’s executive director, he leads one of Newark’s most successful nonprofit community development corporations, working to revitalize the Clinton Hill neighborhood. Since its founding in 2019, the organization has expanded its capacity to allow for millions of dollars to be reinvested into the community and support its residents. To-date, CHCA has assisted nearly 700 residents with securing emergency rental assistance to prevent evictions, cleaned up and added decorative murals on 62 abandoned properties, secured $700,000 in housing subsidy to build 10 new units of affordable housing, and collaborated with 8 local food pantries to serve 1,000 neighborhood residents in need each month. At HomeFront, Sarah Steward leads the non-profit agency dedicated to ending family homelessness and breaking the cycle of poverty for families in Central New Jersey. She is focused on forward-looking strategic leadership, ensuring the organization continues to adapt and innovate to best meet the current and future needs of the community and achieve HomeFront’s ambitious mission. In her capacity as CEO, Ms. Steward directs all aspects of the organization including operations of over 35 programs, management of over 120 staff, financial oversight, resource development and external relations. Ms. Steward also currently serves as a Councilwoman in the Township of Ewing. “We are excited to work with Khaatim and Sarah in this new year,” said Bethea. “They have done tremendous work in their respective communities to create opportunities for our most vulnerable residents. Their invaluable experience will help us work on behalf of every Network member to provide the home and the community that every New Jerseyan needs.” About the Housing and Community Development Network of NJ
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