According to Priscilla Almodovar, president and CEO of the New York State Housing Finance Agency (HFA), the State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA) and its affiliated agencies, she will recommend Joy Willig to be appointed general counsel for the agencies. "Joy will bring a wealth of legal expertise in the area of affordable housing, both in the private and public sector," Almodovar said. "With Joy, we will have fully assembled our senior management team. I am very excited about what we can all accomplish working together." Willig said, "It's an honor to be recommended to serve as general counsel of the agencies. I look forward to rejoining the agencies, and working with Priscilla and her great staff, as well as the agencies' partners in the affordable housing community, to expand affordable housing opportunities throughout the state." Until recently, Willig was general counsel to L&M Equity Participants, Ltd., where she was the chief legal officer for the organization's affiliated real estate, development and construction companies. Willig received a bachelor of science degree from Cornell University and her J.D. from Cardozo School of Law.