Elizabeth (“Betsy”) McCright is a native of Massachusetts who relocated to Chattanooga twenty-four years ago with her husband Stan. She has worked in the subsidized housing industry for over 30 years, having served as the Deputy Director of the Worcester, MA Housing Authority and the Executive Director of the Springfield, MA Housing Authority.
She has served as the Executive Director of the Chattanooga Housing Authority since December 2008. In her role, she is responsible for the accurate and timely administration of a $57M budget and the oversight and regulatory compliance for over 6,000 units of affordable housing in Hamilton County TN, and for the development of new affordable housing. She is responsible for working with a team of 150 staff members and community members to preserve and expand affordable housing and create meaningful educational, work, social, and recreational opportunities for close to 20,000 residents.
Relationships in the community are very important for the work of the CHA. In this regard, Betsy currently serves as the Chairperson of the Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation Board and related committees, a member of the CHI Memorial Hospital Board and related committees, and as a member of the FUSE Board. She has co-chaired the Grateful Gobbler Walk for over ten years, which raises funds for the Maclellan Shelter for Families, a shelter serving families experiencing homelessness. Betsy has also served on other boards and committees including: The Chattanooga Area Food Bank, the Urban League, the Women’s Fund, the Chattanooga Women’s Leadership Institute, the Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition, the City of Chattanooga’s Interagency Council on Homelessness, and has co-chaired the Possibilities Luncheon designed to raise funds for people in need of physical rehabilitation at Siskin Hospital.
Betsy is a graduate of Smith College, Northampton, MA and Suffolk University Law School in Boston, MA. She is a member of the Tennessee and Massachusetts Bars. Betsy is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served nine years in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
