Governor Reappoints Michael Dirrane as Chairman of MassHousing

BOSTON, MA – Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday reappointed Michael Dirrane as Chairman of the MassHousing Board of Directors.

According to the governor's office, Dirrane is the longest-serving board member in the agency’s 50-year history and at the completion of his new seven-year term will have served for 30 years, 21 of which will have been as Chairman. Dirrane leads the nine-member Board that governs MassHousing, aka the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, an independent, quasi-public agency created in 1966 and charged with providing financing for affordable housing in Massachusetts.

Said Baker in a statement Friday:

“I’m pleased to reappoint Mike Dirrane as Chairman of MassHousing. His decades of experience in real estate and affordable housing finance are reflected in the tremendous success MassHousing has had under his leadership in providing housing opportunities for thousands of lower- and moderate-income residents of the Commonwealth so that they can live and thrive here. Mike is a valued partner in the Baker-Polito team’s efforts to create more workforce housing for working families and middle-income residents and he shares the administration’s desire to bring more housing opportunities to our veterans and people trying to overcome addiction.’’

Dirrane and the other Board Members of MassHousing are all unpaid volunteers and are appointed by the Governor. Dirrane is a native of South Boston, first named to the Board in 1993. Dirrane is the Senior Managing Director at National MI Holdings.

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