BNCLT Hires ED Meridith Levy

Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust is thrilled to announce that, after a careful search for candidates, it has hired Meridith Levy to serve as the first Executive Director.

Meridith brings 20 years of experience from the community development sector, with a background in community organizing and planning, and organizational management focusing on social and economic equity, anti-displacement, and land use.

Meridith began her organizing career in Minnesota using the Community Reinvestment Act to hold banks accountable to family farmers.  She led numerous community planning initiatives and organizing campaigns in Fitchburg, MA and Somerville, MA, helping to win passage of Somerville’s Community Preservation Act; increased Inclusionary Zoning to 20%; and establishment of Somerville’s Jobs Linkage Fee. As Deputy Director of Somerville Community Corporation from 2013-2020, Meridith helped create and oversee SCC’s First Source Jobs Program and the Social Equity Campaign.

Meridith studied emerging approaches to community capital and finance as a LISC Rubinger Fellow in 2018. She is excited to be a part of the BNCLT team to help build grassroots power and explore creative acquisition strategies for housing justice through the CLT model.