The Falls Church Housing Corporation has named Jaymar Joseph executive director of the 30-year-old nonprofit community development corporation.

Headquartered in Falls Church, FCHC is currently seeking to expand its mission of preserving affordable housing into other Virginia communities and has tapped Joseph’s talents to lead the organization into and through this next phase of operation. Joseph brings to the task more than 15 years of experience in the creation of affordable housing through community development projects for local governments, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations in underserved urban communities.

Prior to taking on the leadership role at FCHC, Joseph served as principal of the Consortium Development Group, following his tenure as senior development manager for the National Foundation for Affordable Housing Solutions. He also previously served as a development finance officer with the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency and as a developer with Urban Atlantic. Following graduation from the University of Michigan, he obtained a master’s degree in city planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology.