ARLO MONELL CHASE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, SERVICES FOR THE UNDERSERVED (S:US)
BRIAN ROSSBERT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HOUSING COLORADO
Since 2014, Arlo Chase has directed the real estate, facilities, property development, property management and urban farms teams at S:US, comprising of more than 80 employees, and oversees a real estate portfolio of 130 buildings containing more than 1.5 million square feet under management. He is leading the dramatic expansion of S:US’s role as a developer of affordable and supportive housing, with more than 1800 units in development or under construction and almost 1000 units under ownership. Mr. Chase is a member of the ten person executive leadership team which collectively manages an organization with 2000 employees and a $260 million annual operating budget. Formerly, Mr. Chase was principal at Alembic Community Development where he directed the firm’s real estate development work in New York City. Prior to working at Alembic, Mr. Chase was the Senior Vice President for Policy Initiatives at New York State Homes and Community Renewal. Mr. Chase began his career in the legal space, having worked as an attorney at Nixon Peabody and at Manatt Phelps & Phillips, where he represented developers of affordable housing and syndicators of low-income housing tax credits. He is a graduate of Duke University (B.A. History, cum laude) and NYU School of Law (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif). As a lifelong New York City resident, Mr. Chase has dedicated his professional life to addressing poverty in New York City. He has published several articles in law journals and has taught a class housing policy at Brooklyn Law School. Mr. Chase lectures frequently on affordable housing issues at conferences and industry- related events. He lives with this family in Brooklyn.
Brian Rossbert grew up in the mountains of Colorado and attended Adams State College where he majored in History/Government. He went on to work at the State and Federal level for John Salazar, the former Congressman from Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. Since then, he has worked in the nonprofit sector for organizations committed to the common good. Prior to coming to Housing Colorado, Brian was the Interim Executive Director of the Interfaith Alliance of Colorado where he oversaw the Housing Equity Campaign, a program dedicated to advocating for more affordable housing, and partnering with nonprofits, congregations, and local governments to build affordable housing on underutilized land. In 2021, Brian led a subpanel of subject matter experts who made recommendations to the Colorado General Assembly about the use of $400 million in federal ARPA money to be spent on affordable housing in the state. Those recommendations turned into concrete legislation in the last session that will fundamentally change the affordable housing landscape in Colorado. Brian and his wife Laura live in Denver with their two daughters and dog, Freddie.
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