Rafael Romero is a seasoned housing and community development leader with over 15 years of experience advancing housing stability for homeless and low income families. His work bridges policy and practice combining years of affordable housing loan underwriting, and homeless systems advocacy with system-level leadership that strengthened eviction prevention and homelessness response efforts across Essex County.

As a licensed New Jersey Realtor and former CoC manager, Rafael brings a uniquely rounded perspective on housing access, blending market insight, data-driven strategy, and compassionate leadership to design programs that help families stay housed and thrive in their communities.