About Us

The Community Housing Trust of Sarasota County is an independent, non-profit organization established to create opportunities and foster stewardship of permanently affordable housing for low-income and moderate-income families and individuals.  The CHT was initially funded through a commitment by the Board of County Commissioners in July of 2005 as a new strategy in dealing with the shrinking supply of affordable housing in Sarasota County. 

CHT achieves its mission by collaborating with public, private and not for profit entities to produce new affordably price housing units, to create loan products that assist in the purchase of a house and to help interested first time home buyers assess how much house they can afford to buy. CHT focuses its efforts throughout Sarasota County.

To review the Strategic Plan and direction set forth by CHT’s board of directors, click here.

Staff:

Brian R. Meurs Jan Hyatt

CEO Project Manager

Board of Directors:

Steve Queior, Chair  President, Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Mary Sassi, Treasurer Operations, Sarasota County Government Ronald Shapo, Secretary Attorney, Ruden, McClosky Law Firm Members: Brad Baker Bramar Developers, Inc. Rod Hershberger, President PGT Industries Jody Hudgins, Executive  Vice President First national Bank Cathy Layton, Principal Layton & Company Stacey Laidlaw Grassroots Leadership Initiative Harry Hobson, President/CEO Plymouth Harbor of Sarasota Bay Jo Ann Koontz, Attorney Icard Merrill Bill Young, SVP- Regional Director Wachovia Wealth Management