Ms. Brennan believes housing is a human right.
She has more than a decade of expertise in housing and finance, urban planning, as well as legislative and policy initiatives to address historic housing inequities. She previously served as President & Executive Director of the New York State Office of Resilient Homes and Communities (formerly GOSR) where she was responsible for leading the transition from a temporary to permanent state-wide recovery and resiliency office.
Before joining GOSR, she served as the Senior Advisor to the Deputy Mayor of Housing and Economic Development in the New York City Mayor’s Office. In that role, she coordinated the drafting of housing and community development legislation across City agencies, advised the Deputy Mayor on housing and legislative priorities, and administered mandates related to HUD Monitor oversight of NYCHA.
Previously, Ms. Brennan spent three years at the helm of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency as Chief of Staff, where she administered its $50 million operating budget and $1 billion in annual investments in single and multifamily affordable housing production. Additionally, Ms. Brennan led interdisciplinary interventions to improve equity outcomes for low- and moderate-income families, namely the launch of a nationally recognized hospital-housing partnership.
Katie holds a B.A. in English from Xavier University and a Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. Katie is honored to serve on the board of The Waterfront Project and New Leaders Council. For fun, she loves going to Broadway and neighborhood meetings.