Staff & Board

Andrew Reicher, Executive Director Andy joined UHAB in 1978 as Director of Technical Assistance & Research and has served as Executive Director since 1981. Under his leadership, UHAB’s base of resident-run and owned HDFC co-ops has grown from several dozen to more than 1,600 buildings in New York City. With Andy’s guidance, UHAB’s self-help approach expanded from training and serving housing co-ops to include organizing tenant associations struggling in the face of gentrification and the role of policy in shaping UHAB’s vision for community through cooperation. More recently, Andy founded the Sixth Principle Coalition, seeking to build the national capacity of affordable housing practitioners seeking to grow the limited-equity model.  

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.

Eva Berbegal, Director of Finance and Administration Eva joined UHAB in January 2020 with more than ten years’ experience working with international NGOs and Community Based Organizations. Eva earned her MS in Social Work from Columbia University and a BA from Elmira College in Economics, Business Administration Management, and Business Administration Marketing. Her experience with programs, finance administration and human resources help tie in a comprehensive approach to UHAB’s work with affordable housing and low-income communities.