Staff & Board

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.