Rosemary Stabrawa
Asset Management Director
Rosemary Stabrawa came to Community HousingWorks (CHW) with 13 years of property management experience, 5 of those years in affordable housing management. She held positions as site manager, property supervisor and compliance specialist. Ms. Stabrawa worked with her resident groups in various community projects and prompted and supported residents in forming resident associations. She worked for an owner/manager and performed many asset management functions. She came to CHW with excellent skills in reading and understanding financial reports and expertise in a variety of government regulatory programs that support affordable housing development.
In her current role, Ms. Stabrawa oversees a multifamily rental portfolio of over 1000 affordable housing units. She directs and supervises a contracted management company and supervises a staff of 1 within her department. Her department is responsible for supporting 6 resident ownership or co-ownership organizations within the portfolio. Ms. Stabrawa oversees regulatory compliance; reviews, analyzes and reports on the financial status of the portfolio to the CHW’s board of directors, investors and lenders; plans and manages reserves and capital improvements; plans for the long-term physical and financial health of the projects; is responsible for annual filings and legal issues and, interacts with financial and community partners. Ms. Stabrawa interfaces with the Department of Real Estate and Housing Development and the Resident Services Department on a regular basis over a variety of issues affecting the developments.
Ms. Stabrawa is a graduate of Northeastern Illinois University with a B.A. in art. She has a background as a mental health therapist. She also holds the ARM (Accredited Residential Manager) designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management, is working on her CPM (Certified Property Manager) and is a NCP-Executive (National Compliance Professional).
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