The Board of Directors of the Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance (NVAHA) is pleased to announce the selection of Jill Norcross as our next Executive Director. Ms. Norcross is a strategic leader with an abiding commitment to strengthening communities and improving outcomes for residents through the development of affordable housing.
Jill has over 20 years of experience in fostering successful partnerships with diverse stakeholders around affordable housing planning and development. She is a dynamic individual who is an experienced leader and communicator; someone with a vision for what is possible for the future of our organization.
Currently, Jill serves as the Community Outreach Regional Manager for Virginia Housing, the state housing finance agency. She leads the Northern Virginia-based team in working with partners and playing a key role in the agency’s relationship building initiatives to respond to regional housing needs.
Prior to her position at Virginia Housing, Jill led a successful consulting practice focused on strategic services and technical assistance to nonprofit housing organizations and their partners in the areas of communication, strategic planning, asset management, board development, community engagement, and government relations. From 2005 – 2012, Jill served as the Executive Director of the Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers (HAND), overseeing a period of growth that increased the organization’s assets by 150% and its membership by 40%.
Jill received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from James Madison University and a Master of Regional Planning in Housing, Community Development and Real Estate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Through her leadership, Jill will bring fresh and innovative thinking to NVAHA as we expand our geographic footprint in Northern Virginia with new programs and services. She will assume this new position on January 2, 2023 when Michelle Krocker, the current Executive Director, steps down at the end of the year.
We hope the community will join us in thanking Michelle, who founded NVAHA and led the organization for 17 years, for her dedication and years of outstanding service to the cause of expanding affordable housing opportunities throughout Northern Virginia. Now, please join us as we welcome Jill as the new Executive Director for the Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance.
About NVAHA
The mission of the Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance is to promote healthy, sustainable and equitable communities that meet the diverse housing needs of Northern Virginia residents. Our activities include advocating for public policies and adequate financial investments to develop and preserve housing that’s affordable; building political will to advance affordable housing through better understanding of the interplay between housing, health, equity, and economic development; partnering with underserved communities to lift their participation in our civic discourse; and conducting research on housing needs and policies to promote inclusive, equitable communities in Northern Virginia.