Tara Hill to lead Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland has announced
Tara Hill as the new executive director of the nonprofit housing organization. Hill will lead the Habitat team in achieving its mission of bringing people together to build homes, communities and hope. She is a strategic and innovative leader who has developed thriving organizations with her creativity and vision. She previously served as the executive director of Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine and Maine Cancer Foundation, and most recently was the director of community development at Town & Country Federal Credit Union. Hill will begin work at Habitat on Monday. The affiliate is currently working on a three-home community in Freeport.
As the state’s red hot real estate market continues to sizzle, Seacoast real estate agents are reporting an increase in New York City, Boston and even West Coast residents flocking to the Granite State in search of homes.
It has created a supply-and-demand dilemma that Great Island Realty broker and owner Janet Sylvester said she has never seen in her many years in the industry.
“It’s a frustrating process and for a lot of the buyers that I have personally, they’re high-end buyers and they’re waiting for something specifically,” she said. “There’s nothing coming up.”
NEW HIRES Ninette Irabaruta has been hired as director of public policy and advocacy by United Way of Greater Portland. Before joining United Way, Iraburuta was with Nourish as a global associate manager, working with indigenous communities across North America and cultivating donor and business partnerships. Irabaruta earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Joseph’s […]
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