Avesta Housing, the Portland-based nonprofit, has appointed four new members to its board of directors.
By May, once the changes are complete, the nonprofit will have 16 board members.
Atiim Boykin is a clinical liaison for the Maine State Forensic Service in the Office of Behavioral Health, Department of Health and Human Services. He is also a part-time crisis worker at Spurwink Services and a member of the Cultural Alliance of Maine board of directors.
Diane Donaldson is senior vice president and team lead of southern Maine commercial lending for Bangor Savings Bank. She has more than 30 years of experience in commercial lending.
Ben Frost is president of proactive development at Rhode Island Housing. He has more than three decades of legal expertise in housing policy and community development, including 18 years at New Hampshire Housing.
Spencer Thibodeau is assistant vice president and legal counsel at Unum Insurance Co. A former Portland City Council member, Spencer was an attorney for Verrill and served in the Biden-Harris administration as deputy assistant secretary of intergovernmental affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy.
“The broad range of personal and professional experiences that Atiim, Diane, Ben and Spencer offer will bring unique energy to Avesta,” said Jennifer Hawkins, the nonprofit’s president and CEO.
Avesta Housing, based in Portland, is the largest nonprofit affordable housing provider in northern New England. The organization operates more than 100 affordable properties, more than 3,000 apartments and two assisted living facilities. An additional 1,100 new homes are in the development pipeline.
