Niagara Regional Housing Board elects 2026 officers with St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe as Chair

January 28, 2026

At their Jan. 16 meeting, Niagara Regional Housing’s (NRH) Board of Directors elected the following Executive Committee to the Board:

Chair – Mat Siscoe (Mayor, St. Catharines). Mayor Siscoe is serving his third term on the NRH Board. He previously held the position of Chair in 2025 and Vice-Chair from 2023-2024.
Vice-Chair – Jeff Jordan (Mayor, Grimsby). Mayor Jordan is serving his fourth term on the NRH Board. He previously held the position of Secretary from 2023-2025.
Secretary – Tom Insinna (Regional Councillor, Fort Erie) is serving his fourth term on the NRH Board. He previously held the position of Secretary in 2022 and Treasurer in 2024.
Treasurer – Leanna Villella (Regional Councillor, Welland) is serving her fourth term on the NRH Board. She previously held the position of Vice-Chair from 2024-2025.

The NRH Board is comprised of five Regional Councillors and four Community Directors.

Also on the Board are Betty Ann Baker (Community Director, Welland), David Mole (Community Director, St. Catharines), Betty Lou Souter (Community Director, St. Catharines), Drew Toth (Community Director, Niagara Falls) and Gary Zalepa (Lord Mayor, Niagara-on-the-Lake).

Quotes

"I would like to thank Mayor Siscoe for continuing to Chair the NRH Board into 2026. His leadership has been critical to navigating these challenging times for housing. I look forward to working together with the new Executive and Board of NRH both to build new housing and maintain and support NRH’s current units."
NRH CEO Cameron Banach

"I am excited to continue in the role as Board Chair and to see the excellent Executive and Board membership continue into 2026. We have a great group around the table at Niagara Regional Housing, and together with the staff at NRH we have put forward aggressive plans that will be to the benefit of all residents in Niagara."
NRH Board Chair Mat Siscoe

Media contact

Janet Rose
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Niagara Region
289-668-3629
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