About

Kelan Craig is Vice President of Development at Renewal Housing Associates, LLC, (“RHA”), a Portland, Maine-based multifamily developer and owner, managing day-to-day aspects of affordable housing acquisitions, developments and refinancings for the company. Prior to working for RHA, Kelan served as Director of the Office of Multifamily Housing at the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA), leading administration of the state’s low-income housing tax credit program, multifamily bond program and several gap financing programs, allocating more than $500 million in funding annually. Prior to joining OHFA, he served as a Community Development Analyst at the Ohio Development Services Agency (ODSA), working on compliance for several federal programs, including CDBG, HOME, CHIP, ESG, HOPWA, etc. Kelan also served as Housing Preservation Coordinator at the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO), undertaking housing preservation program planning, implementation and evaluation as part of the Ohio Preservation Compact, a collaborative effort to preserve thousands of affordable housing units across the state. Before moving to Columbus, Kelan worked as a housing specialist at Freedom House, a homeless veteran's shelter in Portage County and for the Portage County Regional Planning Commission. He completed two years of AmeriCorps service working closely with individuals served by the Portage County Board of Developmental Disabilities. Kelan earned a dual degree in Political Science and Economics from Kent State University and also holds Masters Degrees from Ohio State University in City and Regional Planning (MCRP) and Public Policy and Management (MPPM). He is a past President of the Columbus Landmarks Foundation and is formerly a Franklin County Board of Commissioners’ appointee to the Tax Incentive Review Council.