Judith Thompson-Morris

Judith Thompson-Morris currently serves as the Deputy Director for the Greater Newark LISC program. Ms. Thompson- Morris program has been has been a vital member of the Greater Newark LISC team for over 20 years. As the chief underwriter, she is responsible for underwriting over $20 million loans and grants that facilitated the development of over 1,300 affordable housing units and 370,000 commercial/community facilities space.

Currently Ms. Thompson- Morris oversees the office’s lending and real estate investment activities and other programmatic activities/strategies including its Community Capacity Building and Resident Power Building program, Economic Development programs including its Income and Wealth Building efforts and its local AmeriCorps program. She is also responsible for leading the office’s technical assistance efforts directed to the Community Development Corporation partners in its portfolio. A planner by training, Ms. Thompson-Morris has a Master of Science in Urban Planning from Columbia University, New York.