2026 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing - Housing
February 25, 2026
2:00PM
Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, Albany
Transcript Pending
Testimony
RuthAnne Visnauskas (Testimony Pending)
Commissioner & CEO
New York State Homes & Community Renewal
President and CEO
NYS Association for Affordable Housing
Executive Director
Neighborhood Preservation Coalition
SVP, External Affairs
The Community Preservation Corporation
Genevieve Rand (Testimony Pending)
Organization Director
Housing Justice for All
Tenant Member
Met Council on Housing
Citywide Deputy Director
Legal Services New York City
Executive Director/CEO
Center for New York City Neighborhoods
Randy Dillard (Testimony Pending)
Tenant Leader
Right to Counsel Coalition
Executive Director/CEO
Albany Housing Authority
Sr. Director of Housing Policy
American Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
Executive Director
New York Housing Conference
Government Affairs Manager
American Institute of Architects New York
Founder & Executive Director
My Dog is my Home
Director of Organizing and Advocacy
Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development
President
Cooperators United for Mitchell-Lama (CU4ML)
Senior Vice Program
Enterprise Community Partners
Head of National Strategic Initiatives
Local Initiatives Support Corporation NY
President
NY Land Bank Association
Acting Executive Director
NYS Council of Churches
Executive Director
Rural Housing Coalition of New York
Senior Attorney
Riverkeeper
Officer
New York State Rural Advocates
Political Director
For the Many
Director of Advocacy
West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing
Executive Director
United Tenants of Albany
Director of Organizing and Policy
Neighbors Together
Organizer
National Union of the Homeless
Director of Government Affairs
Coalition for the Homeless
Written Testimony