Capital District Habitat for Humanity (CDHfH) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization created in 1988 to provide home ownership opportunities in partnership with low income households.  Our goal is to ensure that everyone in the community has a decent home in which to live.  Habitat invites people from all walks of life to work together in partnership to help build homes for those in need.

CDHfH is one of more than 1,600 affiliates of Habitat for Humanity, International, located around the world.  Since 1976, these Habitats have built over 350,000 houses around the world, providing more than 1.75 million people in 3,000 communities with safe, decent, affordable shelter.

Our work is made possible through the tireless efforts of our volunteers and staff members, and contributions and sponsorships from people throughout the Capital Region and beyond.

Click Here To View Our 2006 Annual Report

Click Here To View Our 2007 Annual Report 

Click Here to View our 2008 Annual Report 

Click Here to View our 2009 Annual Report

Executive Board:

Brian Osterhout (Board President Chair - Build/Strategic Committee)

Al DeSalvo (1st Vice President Chair- Site Acquisition Committee)

Christine Hmiel (2nd Vice President, Chair- Volunteer Committee)

Ralph Spiller (Board Treasurer - Finance Committee)

Polly Feigenbaum, (Member at Large, Chair- Legal Committee)

Board Members:

Carol Asiello (Development Committee Chair) 

Al DeSalvo (Site Acquisition Committee)

Polly Feigenbaum (Legal Committee)

Christine Hmiel (Volunteer/Development Committee)

Robert Fleury, (Finance Committee)

Jim Hudson, (Nominations)

Mike Hurtt (Site Acquistion Committee)

Sister Cathy Kruegler

Brian Osterhaut (Board Chair)

Lynn Pauquette (Development Committee)

Lisa Monsees (Family Selection Committee)

Alex Powhida (ReStore/Legal Committee)

Aaron Opalka (Family Partnership Committee)

Joan Purtell, (Site Acquisition Committee)

Ralph Spiller (Finance Committee)

Associate Board:

Betty Brzezowski 

Jim Lawson

Carolyn Snyder Lemmon

Jane Melville  
Stefanie Perez 
Ellen Picotte  

Staff:

The CDHfH office is comprised of some of the most generous, hard-working people around.  These staff members are:

Paul Richer (Interim Executive Director)

Ericka Small (Development Director)

Hannah Nolan (Project Specialist) 
Wendy Kendall (Finance Manager)

Frank Ranalli (Assistant Project Manager)

Alfonso Gavin (Assistant Project Manager)

Emily Collins (ReStore Manager) 

Margaret Inderhees (ReStore Assistant Manager)

Dave Harrison (ReStore Assistant)

Ricky Ryan (AmeriCorp ReStore Associate)

Career Opportunities:

Currently, Paul Richer is serving as our interim Executive Director as the search continues for a permanant Executive Director. If you are interested in applying, please see the job description and qualifications here. Please direct all resumes to Ericka Small at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

CDHfH can be reached at:

Capital District Habitat for Humanity
454 North Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12204

Our phone number: (518) 462-2993.
Our fax number: (518) 427-9826.

Restore Phone number: (518) 275-6638