CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) in Concord, NH recently hired Sarah DiSano, of Nashua, NH, for the position of Director of the Downtown Resource Center. She is responsible for managing the membership based program and developing trainings and workshops on current issues and trends affecting downtown revitalization. 

Most recently, Ms. DiSano was the executive director of Great American Downtown, a nonprofit organization that works to improve all aspects of Nashua’s downtown for the benefit of the entire community, as well as for retail, commercial businesses, and organizations located downtown.  She is also a founding member of Nashua’s first young professionals networking group. She previously held positions at Affordable Housing Development, Just-A-Start Corp. and Preservation Massachusetts. Ms. DiSano earned her Masters in Preservation Studies from Boston University.  

“I am honored and delighted to be the new director of CDFA’s Downtown Resource Center,” stated Ms. DiSano. “After working on a variety of initiatives for downtown Nashua, it’s a great next step to be able to apply these experiences and skills to being a resource for communities throughout New Hampshire. I’m looking forward to getting to know communities across the state, learning more about what those communities need, and how best the Downtown Resource Center can provide for those  

The Downtown Resource Center (DRC) is the Community Development Finance Authority’s (CDFA) newest community and economic program offered to all New Hampshire communities. The DRC provides revitalization resources and services that communities need to successfully strengthen their downtowns. CDFA invests in community-based affordable housing and economic development projects that make New Hampshire a better place to live and work.  For more information about CDFA or DRC including how to become a member, please call 603.226.2170 or visit www.nhcdfa.org.