Evelyn Friedman serves the City of Boston as Cabinet Chief of Housing and Director of the Department of Neighborhood Development (DND). As a member of Mayor Menino’s Cabinet, she advises him on housing policy, legislation, and community relations. As DND Director, Evelyn manages a 200-person department with $100 million budget, including the city’s federal grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which provide funding for housing, economic development, and human service programs. In addition, she oversees the management of the five program divisions within DND, including: Homebuyer Services, Homeowner Services, Neighborhood Housing Development, Office of Business Development, and Real Estate Management and Sales.

Previously, Evelyn Friedman spent eighteen years as the executive director of Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation, an organization with a corporate budget of over $6.5 million and a staff of 45 employees. Under Friedman’s leadership, Nuestra has grown to manage more than 700 units of rental housing and 65,000 square feet of commercial space. Nuestra also conducts community-organizing activities and provides youth services to Roxbury and North Dorchester. Ms. Friedman has also served on a number of boards, including: Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation, Boston Community Capital, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, Shirley Eustis House, Third Sector New England, Neighborhood Capital Corporation, and The Boston Private Industry Council. Ms. Friedman is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and Boston College.