Full Name
Seila Mosquera-bruno
Job Title
Commissioner
Company
Connecticut Department Of Housing
Speaker Bio
Seila Mosquera-Bruno was appointed the Commissioner of Housing by Governor Ned Lamont in 2019 and re-appointed for his second term in 2023. As Commissioner, Seila directs the lead state agency for housing matters for the State of Connecticut. The Department of Housing is responsible for all aspects of housing policy including the development, redevelopment and preservation of housing and neighborhoods.
Since her 2019 appointment, Seila has developed partnerships with financial institutions as well as service providers, advocates, and nonprofits, while serving as the Board Chair of the CT Housing Finance Authority (CHFA), Connecticut’s quasi-public organization dedicated to financing the production and preservation of rental housing and homeownership.
Since July of 2023, the Dept of Housing has completed 3,000 units and have over 6,000 units under construction. The Time to Own program launched in 2022 has created over 5,300 first-time homeowners, with an average income of ,000 from more than 150 cities and towns across Connecticut.
Seila created the Build for CT gap financing program for developers that are building market-rate housing. The investment secures a minimum of 20% high-quality affordable units within the existing development plans. To date, this program has generated 1,932 new units with 532 set aside for middle-income residents. This program is specifically for workforce/middle-income specific, launched end of 2023.
During COVID Seila administered 0MM in COVID emergency relief funds; created a COVID emergency rent relief program and launched an innovative utility bulk payment program to deploy COVID emergency resources; redesigned congregate emergency shelters with the use of hotels and the creation of micro units; funded MM for non-profit developers to support the creation of new affordable units and created a partnership with a financial institution that provided MM in matching funds.
Seila has a master’s degree in Urban Studies from Southern Connecticut State University, a B.A. in Business Administration from Charter Oak College, and completed the Achieving Excellency in Community Development an 18-month fellowship program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Since her 2019 appointment, Seila has developed partnerships with financial institutions as well as service providers, advocates, and nonprofits, while serving as the Board Chair of the CT Housing Finance Authority (CHFA), Connecticut’s quasi-public organization dedicated to financing the production and preservation of rental housing and homeownership.
Since July of 2023, the Dept of Housing has completed 3,000 units and have over 6,000 units under construction. The Time to Own program launched in 2022 has created over 5,300 first-time homeowners, with an average income of ,000 from more than 150 cities and towns across Connecticut.
Seila created the Build for CT gap financing program for developers that are building market-rate housing. The investment secures a minimum of 20% high-quality affordable units within the existing development plans. To date, this program has generated 1,932 new units with 532 set aside for middle-income residents. This program is specifically for workforce/middle-income specific, launched end of 2023.
During COVID Seila administered 0MM in COVID emergency relief funds; created a COVID emergency rent relief program and launched an innovative utility bulk payment program to deploy COVID emergency resources; redesigned congregate emergency shelters with the use of hotels and the creation of micro units; funded MM for non-profit developers to support the creation of new affordable units and created a partnership with a financial institution that provided MM in matching funds.
Seila has a master’s degree in Urban Studies from Southern Connecticut State University, a B.A. in Business Administration from Charter Oak College, and completed the Achieving Excellency in Community Development an 18-month fellowship program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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