The Hartford Community Loan Fund (HCLF) named Michael B. Haynes as its new CEO, taking over for outgoing longtime leader Rex Fowler who announced he’d be leaving the role earlier this year.
Haynes, the former vice president of lending and loan servicing at community development organization New York City Neighborhoods, assumed his new role Monday, HCLF said. His hiring comes after an almost five-month nationwide search overseen by employment firm Koya Partners.
Haynes will lead the Hartford-based nonprofit in its efforts to loan money for derelict properties or those in need of rehabilitation.
Haynes is the second CEO in the organization’s history, taking over for Fowler who led HCLF since it was founded in 1997. Haynes has more than 20 years of experience in the affordable housing sector, HCLF said, including local experience working in New Haven and for the Department of Economic and Community Development.
He has a master’s degree in real estate and construction management from the University of Denver, an MBA from the University of New Haven, and a bachelor’s degree from Howard University.
