Longtime Montclair Housing Advocate Retires: Barbara Brown

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Montclair nonprofit housing community will say “happy retirement” to one of its staunchest allies when longtime HOMECorp Property Manager Barbara Brown steps down.

The nonprofit – which provides affordable housing for low and middle income residents in Montclair – announced Brown’s pending retirement on Dec. 16. Brown has served as HOMECorp’s property manager for the past 23 years, the organization stated.

According to HOMECorp:

“Ms. Brown started part-time at HOMECorp in 1993 in their former office at the parsonage building at St. Mark's United Methodist Church with the late Dee Rossman, HOMECorp executive director. During Ms. Brown's tenure, she has watched the organization progress from pen and paper to utilizing advanced technology, and seen it expand from primarily renting apartments to helping clients purchase homes. As the Property Manager, Ms. Brown's responsibility has been to oversee HOMECorp's 66 housing units in 14 buildings, to collect rent from tenants, and manage building maintenance and relationships with township and state agencies.”

“Barbara Brown has been the heart and soul of HOMECorp,” Interim Executive Director Julie Micou Cerf said. “The entire HOMECorp community will miss her gracious smile, compassion for others, and her fierce commitment to our mission. We wish her a relaxing retirement in which to enjoy her family and friends.”

According to HOMECorp, Deirdre Malloy will replace Brown as the new property and compliance manager. Malloy has a background in real estate and is the founder and owner of Lord and Powers, a professional property management firm. She most recently served as HOMECorp's Project Manager on the development of Talbot Village, HOMECorp's six new affordable town homes, and the renovation of 9 Washington Street, another HOMECorp property.

Photo: HOMECorp

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