Greg Plimpton
Greg is an experienced builder who has been developing innovative projects since the early eighties. His work has included a wide variety of residential projects as well as art studios and commercial spaces.

Scott Vonnegut (he/him)
Scott is an architect who has been championing progressive causes in the Portland area since he moved here in 2008. Working with Maine People’s Alliance and Maine Citizens for Clean Elections made him aware of critical issues needing to be worked on, chief among them being the lack of affordable housing in the region. He is currently focused on bringing GPCLT’s first affordable housing project in Portland to fruition.

Michael Belleau
Michael currently works at the long established Maine residential design-build firm Knickerbocker Group’s Portland office. He also teaches theory at the University of Maine Augusta and has taught building , urban, and sustainable design at the college level. He has published many articles in the Portland Press Herald on urban design in Maine. Michael is a Certified Passive House Designer, the world’s most adopted non mechanical-dependent low energy use standard.

Zack Barowitz
Zack Barowitz is a residential property manager specializing in community associations in the Portland area. He is a frequent columnist and contributor of articles on urbanism and land use and holds professional certification through the Community Association Institute and a master’s in urban design. Zack is active in several local advocacy organizations including the Portland Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee, YIMBY Portland, and the Libbytown Neighborhood Organization. He lives in Portland and can be found walking through downtown on his lunch breaks.

Nick Zaccaro
Nick Zaccaro is a union steward for the National Postal Mail Handlers Union at the US Postal Service. He is a Portland native and owner-occupant of a Portland triple-decker apartment. Nick is passionate about restoring the commons.

Robert “Bobby” Marcroft (he/him)

Bobby is a human service professional, organizer, and advocate for shared equity housing models that center the well being of whole communities and future generations. Bobby currently works for Commonspace in Portland, providing housing navigation support to people experiencing homelessness and poverty. Bobby brings 10 years of experience supporting marginalized communities in navigating complex housing systems to obtain housing stability. He holds a deep understanding of local, State, and Federal affordable housing programs and various low income financial assistance programs. As a result of his work, he brings strong statewide relationships with property owners, housing authorities, and various nonprofits focused on affordable housing development and management. After spending time working with the skilled team at The Cooperative Development Institute, Bobby also brings a comprehensive understanding of shared equity models of housing ownership and stewardship. When not working, you can find Bobby enjoying the great Maine outdoors and spending quality time with his family. He currently lives in Westbrook with his wife, two kids, and two dogs.

Sarah Louden

Born and raised in Maine, Sarah spent much of her twenties living in New York City and Chicago, before moving back to her hometown of Portland. Over the last decade, she clocked the most hours in the craft coffee industry; teaching ESL/ELL students; and working for various non-profits (currently she works in education). When not at work, she's likely to be at home with 1-2 cats either cooking or watching a movie; reading at the beach; or helping to organize for the next fight at the ballot box. Sarah is most proud of the tenant rights and rent control protections she helped to fight for and to maintain alongside many other renters in Portland; she's excited to learn and to explore less traditional methods for securing safe, stable, and permanently affordable housing in her community. 

Shelby Chambers-Damon

Shelby currently works as a mortgage credit underwriter with more than a decade in the finance industry. Born and raised in Portland, Maine, she is determined to boost homeownership in her community by teaching financial literacy and creating access to affordable housing through the Greater Portland Community Land Trust. She is a long-time volunteer of the Red Cross and the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society. In her spare time, she enjoys exploring the outdoors with her son, husband, and dog, Reign.

Lado Lodoka

In Memory of Lado Lodoka

Our Board and our community has suffered a great loss with the recent tragic death of Lado Lodoka. Lado joined our Greater Portland Community Land Trust Board in the summer of 2022, where he shared his expertise in housing and community organizing. He helped identify over 60 families who showed an interest in buying a home in our Robinia Commons affordable housing project, and then worked to create a PowerPoint presentation to explain to them how a Community Land Trust operates to keep homes affordable in perpetuity to low to moderate income families like theirs. I and the Board relied on Lado’s thoughtful advice as we navigated through numerous difficult issues. We will miss his humor, hearty laugh and beaming smile. In addition to his contributions to GPCLT, Lado was the Director of the Maine Immigrant Housing Coalition and active in registering voters. He did all this and more while being a caring father raising four young boys. We convey our deepest sympathy to his family.