Andrea Hardaway was named interim chief executive of Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise on Monday, as the housing nonprofit searches for a permanent leader.
Hardaway has served as chair of the CNE board, which she has sat on for six years. She is the president and founding partner of First Property Management, which provides residential and management services, according to a CNE press release.
“Working in real estate services has shown me that stable housing is the foundation of strong communities,” Hardaway said in a statement attributed to her. “Serving CNE in this capacity is a natural extension of that commitment, and I’m honored to help lead the organization through this transition.”
CNE’s current CEO, Chris Thompson, is leaving the organization to care for his family in Missouri, according to the press release.
His resignation, announced in July, came weeks after Thompson said CNE would be the primary home builder for a new local community land trust and days after the nonprofit launched a new secondary home financing program for low-income Hamilton County residents with RockPoint Bank.