President

In 1996, Dr. Bruce W. Johnson became a charter Trustee of Foresight Affordable Housing, Inc. and has served continuously since then.  He previously served the Foresight Board of Trustees as Vice President and Secretary and was elected President at the December 2024 Board Meeting.  In 2004, he became a full-time independent educational consultant, with a professional focus on affordable housing.  Dr. Johnson's clients include: the Michaels Management-Affordable (formerly known as Interstate Realty Management Company), WinnResidential, Edgewood Management Company, the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) Educational Foundation, the National Leased Housing Association (NLHA), and the New Jersey Affordable Housing Management Association (JAHMA) Educational Foundation.  Among his many accomplishments are the creation and administration of 9 different scholarship programs which have distributed more than $26.5 million dollars in scholarships over the past 30 years; professional staff development programs and he created a selection model for corporate leadership training.  Prior to his work in the affordable housing industry, Dr. Johnson was both a teacher and elementary school principal during a 34-year career with the Pennsbury School District in Fallsington, Pennsylvania.  He was previously elected regional representative and Chairman of the Alternative Funding Committee of the Pennsylvania Association of Elementary School Principals.  He also served as President of the Pennsbury Association of Supervisors and Administrators for 10 years.

Vice President Assistant Secretary

Mr. Henderson previously served as President of Michaels Management-Affordable (formerly known as Interstate Realty Management Company).  As president, he oversaw the operation of multi-family communities throughout the United States and the U.S. Virgin islands.  He also served on the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Affordable Housing Management Association (JAHMA) and as a past board member of the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA).  Mr. Henderson is also a Certified Property Manager (CPM) and was a member of the South Jersey chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management.  He is currently the president of Henderson Development Company providing development and management services to the affordable housing industry.

Secretary Treasurer

With a 40-year CPA career, Mr. Byrnes was an independent auditor and tax professional.  He was audit partner-in-charge for one of the three largest affordable housing developers in the United States.  He conducted pre/post-merger due diligence engagements on real estate acquisitions and directed engagements of forecasts and projections for many successful real estate developments.  Mr. Byrnes has also been recruited and participated in round table discussions with ranking members of HUD in Washington, DC. 

Trustee

Mr. Schwam is a retired architect, senior partner in an architecture and construction firm founded in 1957.  Formally licensed in 12 states and the Virgin Islands and responsible for a large variety of projects including commercial, religious, military, healthcare, industrial and over 25,000 units of residential housing including federally, state and conventionally financed projects with significant experience in the affordable housing area, several of which we selected for innovative design awards.

Trustee

Lynda Barness has had a diverse career path.  Most recently, she is the founder of LB Literary Projects and is a publishing professional, writing, advising, and editing for academic publications.  She is the author of four books and the editor of more.  Prior to this, she was the president of The Barness Organization, a real estate development and homebuilding company that operated primarily in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.  Included in the company's development portfolio were affordable housing communities funded through the USDA Rural Housing Program.  Barness has served on the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Delaware Valley University, the Homebuilders Association of Bucks/Montgomery Counties, and Abington Memorial Hospital, and she served as the Chair of the MBA Advisory Board at Temple University.

Trustee

Ms. Caraballo has lived at Vineland Gardens, a Foresight Affordable Housing community, since March 2001.  Born in Yauco, Puerto Rico, she has lived in Vineland, New Jersey for over 15 years. Ms. Caraballo has a degree in Respiratory Therapy and has been employed for the past eleven years with Bayada Home Healthcare. In October 2004 and again in September 2009, she was bestowed with the Hero of the Home Front Program Award by her employer and has been recognized for her many years of dedicated service. Ms. Caraballo is the proud parent of two sons who both graduated from Arcadia University with bachelor's degrees - the eldest in International Business and the youngest in Computer Science.

Trustee

Mr. Osborn, a life-long resident of Pennsville, New Jersey, has resided at Pennsville Towers, a Foresight Affordable Housing community, since May 2015.  Mr. Osborn is a military veteran having served in the US Navy.  After his discharge, Mr. Osborn was employed by Mannington Mills for ten years.  He then owned and operated his own successful painting and paperhanging business until he retired in his late sixties.  Mr. Osborn was married to his late wife, Janice, for over fifty-one years and is the proud parent of four children.