Joe Kriesberg

President

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Joseph Kriesberg is the President of the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations (MACDC). Mr. Kriesberg first joined MACDC in 1993 as Vice President and served in that capacity until July 2002, when the Board appointed him President. Mr. Kriesberg is responsible for all aspects of the agency's operations, including its advocacy work with public and private sector entities, its capacity building work with CDCs, and all internal operations. As President, he has launched several innovative new programs at MACDC, including the GOALs Initiative and the biennial conventions which MACDC now sponsors. During his tenure as Vice President, Mr. Kriesberg led the association's legislative advocacy work. He has helped to pass many important bills through the Massachusetts Legislature, including the groundbreaking 1998 Insurance Industry Community Investment Act and the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. 

Mr. Kriesberg was also responsible for overseeing the agency's economic development, community reinvestment and affordable housing initiatives, and its capacity building programs for CDCs. Prior to working for MACDC, Mr. Kriesberg worked for eight years on energy and environmental issues for non profit organizations in Washington, DC and Boston, MA. Mr. Kriesberg has a B.A. from Binghamton University (New York State) and a J.D. Degree from Northeastern University in Boston. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar. He lives in West Roxbury, MA, with his wife, Dina Brownstein, and their two children, Joshua  and Michael.