Leadership

Mark Greisberger

Executive Director

Mark Greisberger was officially appointed as the Executive Director in April 2015. He has served on the board at Providence since 1994. Mark was a practicing attorney in the Rochester community for over 40 years counseling individuals, business entities, and not-for-profit corporations.

Mark currently serves on the board of several organizations including Rush Corporation and NCS Community Development Corporation and has a long history of serving his community. He graduated from Dartmouth College (A.B. cum laude) and Vanderbilt Law School, after attending McQuaid Jesuit High School. Mark and his wife, Carol, have two grown children.

Daniel Sturgis

Chief Financial Officer

Dan Sturgis joined Providence Housing as the Director of Finance in September 2015 and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 2019. Dan has 19 years of experience working in and advocating for affordable and low-income housing. Before joining Providence, Dan held multiple positions at the Rochester Housing Authority where he provided oversight for the financial, administrative, and regulatory compliance aspects of various affordable housing programs. Over the last five years, Dan has directed several projects that have increased rental housing assistance in the community by 20 million dollars annually and he has assisted with the creation or preservation of over 2,000 affordable housing units in the Rochester region.

Dan currently serves on the board of directors for the Rochester/Monroe County Homeless Continuum of Care. The Continuum of Care is the regional planning body that coordinates housing and services funding for homeless families and individuals. Having graduated from St. John Fisher College with a BS degree in Business Administration, Dan now calls Rochester home. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and following his three young children as they participate in many local youth sports clubs.

Helen Bianchi

Vice President of Property Management

Helen Bianchi is a seasoned property management professional with over 35 years of experience in the affordable housing arena. Helen joined Providence Housing in 2005 as Director of Asset Management responsible for all aspects of property and program management of Providence Housing’s portfolio. She has directed 15 successful lease-ups of HUD and tax credit properties since she joined Providence Housing, bringing the total to 31 properties under Providence Housing management. Prior to joining Providence Housing, Helen held several property management positions including Regional Vice President at Home Properties, a prominent national REIT.

Helen graduated from Monroe Community College with an Associate Degree in Business Management and has earned the CPM® designation through the Institute of Real Estate Management. Helen also holds several affordable housing certifications from Spectrum Compliance and The National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA). In addition, she served as President of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), Western New York Chapter 58, in 2006 and 2007 and was founding vice president of the National Apartment Association (NAA) local chapter in 2003/2004.

Helen is a licensed Broker in New York State.

Donna Granger

Vice President of Administration

Donna Granger joined Providence Housing in 2014 as a Property Manager for several of our supportive housing properties and our homeless housing programs. Donna has had an active role in every department at Providence including Property Management, Finance, and the Grants and Programs Department, gaining knowledge of our company. She is very passionate about the work we do at Providence and is grateful to be part of the growth we have seen since she joined the company.

Donna relocated from California, where she was born and raised, to the Rochester area, in the year 2000. She is committed to serving those in need, as demonstrated by her work at Providence Housing and the 20+ years of coordinating Cartons for Christmas in the Spencerport area. Cartons for Christmas provides annual assistance to over 100 families in need during the holiday season. As gift coordinator, Donna ensures that each of the over 200 children in these families received a gift along with fresch and non-perishable foods for the entire family.