Our primary focus is geared towards single adults, families and seniors who are indigent and/or homeless or at risk of losing their homes. NAICA is a not-for-profit, multi-service, family-oriented housing and human service agency that provides culturally sensitive services to children, youth, seniors and families.
The agency’s core methods of services include affordable housing development & construction, housing management, legal assistance and representation, homeless prevention & stabilization, case management/case work, and community education and development.
In 1989, NAICA was designated a Neighborhood Preservation Company by the State Division of Housing and Community Renewal. Since then, NAICA has received annual administrative awards to provide a variety of housing related services and develop affordable housing opportunities in the Bronx. For the last 20 years, DHCR has provided funds to NAICA for the purpose of helping Bronx residents with their housing needs.
As a designated Neighborhood Preservation Company, NAICA offers services to residents, building owners, businesses, and community stakeholders to ensure that their housing needs are met, without displacing current community residents.
As part of the overall transformation, NAICA has played a major role in rehabilitating run-down buildings, developing tenants’ associations, addressing building code violations, and developing new housing throughout the Bronx. NAICA continues to build and expand its commitment to the economic, social and cultural resurgence of Bronx neighborhoods.
Chief Officers

Elvira Barone
Chief Executive Officer

Shameeka M. Gonzalez-Gamboa
Chief Financial Officer

Richard Izquierdo
Chief Operating Officer
Board of Directors

Victor Negron, Esq.
Chair

Rosemarie Torres
Vice Chair

Carmen Aquino
Treasurer/Chair, Finance & Audit Committee

Linda Duke
Secretary

Yonette Davis, MD
Member

Barbara Gonzalez
Member

Cassandra Perry
Member

Carlos Sierra
Member
Executive Leadership

Joanitha Groves
Executive Director of Human Resource

Gary Lee
Executive Director of Information Technology

Maria Del Carmen Martir
Executive Director of Facilities & Project Management

Manuel Perez
Executive Director of Finance

Ricardo Cosme Ruiz
Executive Director of Intergovernmental and Community Affairs

Ciara Thompson
Executive Director of Transitional Housing Programs

Elvis Torres
Executive Director of Housing Services

Marlen Valarezo, Esq.
Executive Director of Legal Services