Blanca J. Ramirez was appointed Comunilife’s President and CEO in March 2024. With more than 20 years of experience in supportive and affordable housing and community development, she joined Comunilife with the mission of expanding its housing portfolio and enhancing suicide prevention initiatives for at-risk teens through the nationally recognized Life is Precious™ program. Additionally, Ms. Ramirez aims to strengthen the medical respite program, bridging health and housing. Prior to Comunilife, Ms. Ramirez was the Vice President of Acquisition and Origination at Hudson Housing Capital where she analyzed and acquired Low Income Housing Tax Credit properties for the company’s syndication portfolio. Ms. Ramirez’s housing experience also includes serving as a Senior Program Manager, New York Lending for the Corporation for Supportive Housing and as the Director of Supportive Housing for the Lower Eastside Service Center, both in New York. Ms. Ramirez is committed to community involvement through board and committee participation at the Supportive Housing Network of New York, New Destiny, CP Unlimited, HopePHL (People’s Emergency Center), Corporation for Supportive Housing, Women in Housing and Finance of Pennsylvania, and Women in Housing and Finance of New York. She has a BA in History from Binghamton University and an MBA, Human Services, from Brandeis University