Elizabeth (“Betsy”) McCright has worked in the subsidized housing industry for over 30 years, having served as the Deputy Director of the Worcester, MA Housing Authority, the Executive Director of the Springfield, MA Housing Authority, and Executive Director of the Chattanooga Housing Authority for the past 16 years.

As Director of the Chattanooga Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher Program, Tammie Carpenter administers over 4,000 vouchers in Hamilton County Tennessee.

With over 23 years of experience at the CHA, Curtis Lokey has demonstrated a strong commitment to the organization and its financial operations, having administered a HOPE VI grant, and other HUD programs including Capital Funds, Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Programs, Family Self-Sufficiency Programs, and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit deals.

Joe Kelly serves as the General Counsel for the Chattanooga Housing Authority (CHA), and provides advice to CHA’s executive staff, senior management and Board of Commissioners.

Jeremy Blaylock joined the Chattanooga Housing Authority in 2007 and serves as the Director of Information Technology.  He is at the forefront of technological innovation, spearheading initiatives to enhance efficiency and service delivery within the organization.

Naveed Minhas is the Director of Real Estate Development for the Chattanooga Housing Authority, and has over 50 years of design and construction experience ranging from bridges, buildings, power plants and heavy civil projects, to affordable housing. 

Mike Sabin is the Director of Housing Operations at the Chattanooga Housing Authority (CHA).  The CHA’s portfolio consists of 2,732 units at 17 locations, managed by eight different site management teams. 

As Director of Human Resources, Katie Belcher develops and executes HR strategies that strive to achieve a positive and equitable work environment for the CHA, a nearly 170-person workforce.

Chief Felix Vess joined the Chattanooga Housing Authority in 2002 as a criminal investigator for the newly created Police Department and in 2004, was appointed to the position of Police Chief for the Chattanooga Housing Authority Police Department.