PLANNING WITH A PURPOSE

Since September 2021, Cassie Mullen ’16 has worked for New Hampshire Housing, an organization that provides financing and other support for affordable housing in the state. She is a program manager of the Multifamily Supportive Housing Program, which is part of their Multifamily Housing Division.

“In New Hampshire we’re in a significant housing crisis. Everything is expensive, and people are getting priced out,” says Mullen, who has a degree in community and environmental planning (CEP) from COLSA. “People must move away, or they’re living in unstable conditions, or they’re homeless. Our mission at NH Housing is to create affordable, safe housing for everybody.”

“We have students and alumni involved in every facet of planning throughout New Hampshire, as well as in other states — from housing and transportation planning to energy and environmental conservation,” says Mary Friedman, principal lecturer and CEP program coordinator. “It is very exciting to have all these Wildcats doing important work to create more sustainable communities.”