UHAB’s dedicated team works out of our office in Lower Manhattan, and serve low- to moderate-income residents citywide.

Leadership Team

Margy Brown, Executive Director joined UHAB as Executive Director in January 2023, bringing more than 20 years’ experience in affordable housing development and finance, homeownership initiatives, Fair Housing, community engagement, and strategic planning. Prior to joining UHAB, she served as Associate Commissioner of Housing Opportunity & Program Services at the New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development. Margy has devoted her career to furthering economic and racial justice through equitable housing access. She holds a Masters in Urban Policy from New School University’s Milano Graduate School and is a recipient of the Frederick O’Reilly Hayes Prize for innovative, high-impact work in public service. Margy lives with her husband and daughter in Harlem.

Anya Irons, Deputy Executive Director and Legal Counsel Anya joined UHAB in 2007 and also serves as General Counsel. With legal matters being an integral part of preserving the affordable co-ops created by UHAB, Anya helps ensure the survival of this unique form of homeownership. Anya’s other legal interests include elder law and wills, trusts, and estates. She is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and New York Law School. Among Anya’s multiple roles at UHAB, including the oversight of all programs, she helped create and runs UHAB’s CDFI lending subsidiary, HomeOwnership Lending, LLC, which makes low-cost share loans to low-income buyers in housing co-ops.

Rania Dalloul, Chief Advancement Officer Rania joined UHAB in 2015. Before moving to the US, she helped found CSB: a Beirut-based nonprofit providing free design education to underserved youth. While in Lebanon, she also worked as a social researcher with the United Nations, the American University of Beirut, and other NGOs around issues of refugees, housing, and inequality. She has an MA from The New School in Theories of Urban Practice.

Tasliym Morales, Chief of People and Culture Tasliym joined UHAB in March 2024 with over 20 years of experience in shaping organizational culture with a focus on fostering unity and is the first Chief of People and Culture at UHAB. Tasliym is deeply committed to professional growth, with a BA in Urban Planning from Metropolitan College of NY, an MS in Organizational & Strategic Leadership from Neumann University, and ongoing doctoral studies in Business Administration at Thomas Edison State University. Tasliym is the first appointed Director at Large for DEI & Talent Acquisition for the National Association of African Americans in Human Resources and recently appointed to the Voices of Witness Board. Beyond her professional pursuits, Tasliym enjoys exploring music, reenacting movies, embracing lifelong learning and is a proud mother of five.

Passyna Bula-Bula, Chief of Real Estate Development Passyna Bula-Bula, joined UHAB in May 2024. With a background spanning over a decade, Passyna brings a wealth of expertise in affordable housing development, finance, community empowerment, mortgage lending, homelessness prevention, and workforce development initiatives. Passyna served as the Director of Real Estate at Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco), where she managed a diverse real estate portfolio, overseeing both residential and commercial properties. She also served as a Senior Project Manager at the New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development, where she played a pivotal role in driving municipal development projects. Passyna is an alumna of the City’s prestigious HPD-HDC Housing Fellow Program. She holds a Master’s in Public Policy from Baruch’s Marxe School of Public and International Affairs and, a Master of Science in Economics from the University of Namur in Belgium.
Staff

Director, Co-op Development

Co-op Preservation

Organizing

Organizing

Member Services

Assistant Director, Legal

Organizing

Co-op Improvement Program

Director, Organizing

Co-op Preservation

Climate & Resiliency

Director, National Services

Co-op Preservation

Assistant Director, Member Services

Co-op Improvement Program

Co-op Development

Director of Policy and New Projects

Finance & Administration

Climate & Resiliency

Director of Contracts

Organizing

Assistant Director, Communications & Fundraising

Director, Co-op Preservation

Director, Training

Director of Accounting

ANHD/Morgan Stanley Community
Development Fellow

Director, Member Services

Co-op Preservation

Member Services

Co-op Development

Climate & Resiliency

Co-op Preservation

Co-op Preservation

Loan Officer

Director, Co-op Improvement Program

Legal & Administration

Assistant Director, Homeownership

Assistant Director, Training

Co-op Preservation

Training

Assistant Director, Climate & Resiliency

Organizing

Assistant Director, Co-op Improvement Program

Assistant Director, Finance & Administration
Board of Directors
UHAB’s Board strives to reflect the diverse needs of our community and the expertise of our programs. Our Board is comprised of 40% women and 40% people of color.

John Warren, President
Workforce Housing Group
Clifford P. Charles, Vice President
Clifford P. Charles C.P.A. P.C.
Mary Ann Rothman, Secretary
Council of New York Cooperatives and Condominiums
Richard Heitler, Treasurer
Cooperators United for Mitchell Lama
Debra Bechtel
Brooklyn Law School
Charles Donaldson
Attorney
Brian Eng
Real Estate Developer
Estelle Bajou
Minds Together
Guillermo Lara
Educator & Financial Consultant
Lawrence McGaughey
Attorney
Alison Powers
Capital Impact Partners
Daphany Rose Sanchez
Kinetic Communities Consulting
Beth Sorce
Rocket Community Fund
Howard Banker
Center for New York City Neighborhoods
Chuck Laven, Emeritus
Forsyth Street Advisors