Executive Management Group

Marianne Garvin
President & CEO

Marianne joined CDC in 1992. Her responsibilities at CDC include oversight over all of the corporation's lines of business, relative to both housing and small business. Marianne has been a member of the board of directors since 2001. Marianne has over 25 years experience in housing and community development programs. She earned a BA in sociology from Stony Brook University and a MA in social service administration, planning and public policy from the University of Chicago.

 

 

Corinne Hammons
Executive Vice President of Operations

Corinne joined CDC in 2005. Her responsibilities include overseeing CDC’s administration of over 4,000 rental subsidy vouchers through the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program on behalf of six Public Housing Agencies. She also oversees the administration of the organization’s weatherization programs, through which over 600 units received energy efficiency improvements last year through funds from New York State. The weatherization programs are currently in the process of a significant expansion due the additional funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. She is also overseeing the launch of CDC’s new Green Initiatives Department, which will be coordinating retrofit improvements for homes throughout Long Island. Corinne has twelve years of experience in the not-for-profit sector. She earned a BA in economics from Harvard University and a Master's degree in public administration from New York University.

John Schwartz
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

John joined CDC in 2003, after more than 30 years experience in the financial services industry. John oversees CDC's accounting and financial functions. For 15 years, John was controller and chief financial officer of European American Bank. John is a graduate of Manhattan College.
 



 

L. Von Kuhen, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President


Von oversees CDC's housing rehabilitation programs, rental housing management, and real estate development. Von has more than 25 years experience in housing and community development programs in both the not-for-profit and private industries, and has been involved with CDC since 1981. A graduate of the University of Virginia, Von received his Ph.D. in anthropology from Stony Brook University.