Executive Staff


Ericka Keller Chairperson/CEO, Brisa Builders Corp.  Managing Member, Brisa Builders Development, Brisa Development, Brisa Ventures LLC

Ericka Keller
Chairperson/CEO,
Brisa Builders Corp.
Managing Member,
Brisa Builders Development, Brisa Development, Brisa Ventures LLC

Ericka Keller truly has a heart for community development and revitalization. Attending school on full academic scholarships and graduating Magna Cum Laude, Ericka earned her Bachelor of Arts, Master of Science, and Professional Certification degrees from New York University, Brooklyn College, and the College of St. Rose, respectively. Ericka commenced her career as a junior high school teacher and served 10 years as NYC Department of Education Principal before taking over the family business of construction and development in 2012.

Ericka built upon Brisa Builders Corp’s history as a HUD 202 General Contractor building senior housing for faith-based sponsors and in 2016 opened her own company Brisa Builders Development LLC, an organization focused on the development of affordable housing with faith-based organizations and church partners. Since 2016, Brisa Builders Development LLC has currently completed over 660 units of affordable housing with more than 108,575 sq. ft. of commercial/retail and community facility spaces, many with faith-based partners. The company currently has over 700 units in predevelopment in NYC including 233 units as the selected developer for the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s Brownsville RFP- Site B in 2018. In 2019, she partnered with a colleague to expand the business outside of the NYC metro area by forming Brisa Development LLC, Brisa was the winner of the City of Chicopee, Baskin Site in 2020 and the 24-acre Carriage Grove site in Western Massachusetts in 2021 as well as purchaser of properties in Rhode Island and Maine. Ericka has received several awards and citations during the course of both of her careers including, the 2009 Queens Rotary Club “Unsung Hero Award”, 2010 NYS Senate “Constituent of the Month Citation”, 2012 National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) “Woman of the Year Award” the 2015 Mayor Hall -Village of Hempstead “Woman of the Year Award ”, including recognitions from recent colleagues like the New York State Association of Affordable Housing (NYSAFAH) 2021 M/WBE of the Year and 2021 Crain’s Notable Business Woman Recognition. Ericka also provides an annual scholarship to young men from Brooklyn, pursuing college with an entrepreneurial spirit, in honor of her late father, Thomas B. Keller.


Hammad GrahamExecutive Vice President, Brisa

Hammad Graham

Member,  Brisa Development LLC, Brisa Ventures LLC

Hammad Graham has more than 15-years of experience across multiple facets of affordable and workforce housing development and finance.

Hammad started his career in Affordable and Workforce Housing Finance and Development as a project manager at Madison Park Development Corporation, a Boston-based Community Development Corporation after having received a BA in History from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and an MBA in Global Management from Babson College’s Olin School of Business. Hammad worked for a number of years at the NYC Housing Development Corporation, underwriting and closing private activity housing bonds that were used to finance the development of affordable and workforce housing units in the five boroughs under the administrations of Mayor Bloomberg and Mayor de Blasio.

As a Principal of Brisa Development LLC. and Brisa Ventures LLC “Brisa”, he co-sources development opportunities and directs the corporation's development activities specifically in the New England states where Brisa was the chosen awardee for two Massachusetts RFPs. Prior to Brisa, Hammad worked at Alliant Capital LLC. as the Vice President of northeast originations. In that role, Hammad originated a number of affordable/workforce development opportunities in New England and New York. Hammad has worked at the Royal Bank of Canada’s Capital Markets originating and closing tax credit investments in Massachusetts and New York. Hammad is a former Division-I tennis player and a passionate supporter of Liverpool F.C. football.