MassHousing’s David Keene has been elected to serve a one-year term as vice president on the National Leased Housing Association Board of Directors.

Keene, the agency’s chief preservation officer, will assist the NLHA in its mission of providing its members with information and advocacy concerning low and moderate-income rental housing.

"David Keene is a nationally recognized expert in state and federal programs involving subsidized rental housing and the financing of affordable housing," MassHousing Executive Director Thomas Gleason said in a statement. "The NLHA has made an excellent choice in electing David to its board of directors, and his expertise and experience will benefit thousands of people across the country who rely on low and moderate-income housing."

Keene has been at MassHousing for 27 years. During that time, he has overseen more than $1 billion in refinancing for rental housing, tax credit recapitalizations and other loan transactions and more than $500 million in annual Section 8 subsidies. He has developed several national award-winning programs, including those for Section 8 Proactive Preservation, Section 202 refinancing, Preservation Vouchers for state-assisted housing, Section 8 restructurings and Expiring Use Friendly Prepayments.

Prior to joining MassHousing, Keene worked in New York, Washington and Texas in the area of affordable housing.