Executive Director & Board of Commissioners (Click any name to send E-Mail) Paula Schnepp, Executive Director – Paula joined the SHA in July of 2008 as Executive Director and is responsible for the operation of all SHA-owned locations as well as the administration of all rental vouchers which are utilized at privately-owned rental properties. She was previously employed as the Executive Director of the Community Health Center of Cape Cod where she oversaw a period of tremendous growth resulting in an operating budget which grew from $100,000 to $3.5 million. As part of this growth, she also supervised a three year development process to acquire, permit and build a state of the art medical facility in Mashpee – on time and on budget. Paula is also an elected Commissioner for the Barnstable Housing Authority and an appointed member of the Community Preservation Act Review Committee for the Town of Barnstable. Robert F. Simmons, Jr., Chairman – Bob has been an SHA Commissioner since May of 2005, and is a former Chairman of the Housing Authority as well as the current Chairman of the Sandwich School Committee. He is currently employed as the Director of Finance and Technology for A.D. Makepeace Company in Wareham. A.D. Makepeace is the world's largest cranberry producer and the largest private landowner in Eastern Massachusetts and is currently working on residential, commercial, and retail real estate developments in the Plymouth, Wareham and Carver areas. Prior to A.D. Makepeace, Bob was employed as the Chief Financial Officer of MB Management Company of Braintree. MB Management developed, owned and/or managed approximately 5,000 units of affordable and market-rate residential housing across the United States. Richard Johnson, Vice Chairman – Dick has been an SHA Commissioner since 2006 and is the former Mayor of the City of Taunton, as well as the City Manager of Lowell Massachusetts and the Executive Director of the Taunton Housing Authority. He is also a former member of the Board of Directors and Treasurer of the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency as well as President of the Massachusetts Chapter of National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. Dick is currently employed by Utility Service Company Inc. and specializes in the development and operation of municipal water and waste water systems throughout New England. Daniel DiGiandomenico, Treasurer – Dan has been an SHA Commissioner since 2005 and has also been a member of the Sandwich Economic Development Committee. He is a former Revenue Officer and Group Manager with the Internal Revenue Service and is currently employed as a sales agent with the Sandwich office of Jack Conway & Company. Robert Guerin, Commissioner - Bob was unanimously appointed Commissioner in October of 2009 at a joint meeting of the Housing Authority and the Board of Selectmen to fill an unexpired term. Bob is an attorney and a former Chairman of the School Committee as well as a member of the Golf Advisory Committee and the Zoning Board of Appeals. Bob also serves as the Sandwich Housing Authority representative to the Community Preservation Committee. Governor's Appointee - Under Massachusetts General Law, four Commissioners are elected by local voters and a fifth is appointed by the Governor. The SHA is currently awaiting finalization of a new Gubernatorial Appointee. | 