Mark Schwartz, Executive Director

Governor Casey appointed Mark to the Board of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency and he has been reappointed by governors of both political parties, Governors Casey, Ridge and Rendell. Mark enjoys the longest tenure on the Board of PHFA where he serves as the chair of the Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program Committee. Mark has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Council of State Housing Boards and is a past President of that organization.

For nine years Mark was a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh’s Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. Mark is a member of PNC Bank’s Community Development Advisory Board and a member of PNC Community Partners, Inc. Advisory Board.

Mark is one of the co-founders, and is currently the President of the Board of the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania. He is currently on the Board of the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, for which he was President for 13 years. He serves as a member of the executive committee of Community Legal Services in Philadelphia. Mark was one of the founding members, and for many years President, of the Pennsylvania Project Directors Corporation.

Mark was one of the founders, long time President, and continues to coach children in the Junior Jewish Basketball League. He was also one of the founders of the Delaware Valley Synagogue League, and the Eric Zucker Memorial Scholarship Fund. Mark was a Vice-President of East Abington Little League, and a Board member of Congregation Adath Jeshurun.

Mark graduated from Temple University and Villanova University Law School. Mark and his wife, Bernice, a pre-school director, reside in Abington Township. They have two adult sons, Jon and Andy, both of whom are married, and three very cute grandchildren — Lily, Josie and Jackson.

Awards: Mark has received multiple awards, including:

• 2008 Donald W. Dowd Alumni Association Award for Public Service from the Villanova Law Alumni Association
• 2007 Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania Leadership Award
• The Philadelphia Bar Association Real Property Section Good Deed Award for contributions to the community (2004)
• Philadelphia Association of Community Development Associations for contributions to the CDC industry (2003)
• The Philadelphia Bar Association Andrew Hamilton Award for exemplary service in the public interest (2002)
• Philabundance Harvester Award for fighting hunger (1998)
• Pennsylvania Legal Services for outstanding leadership in support of legal services (1996)
• PEC Volunteer Award (1989)