Pros
You want a pro ?
There are none
Cons
Lets start of with the fact that this organization is supposed to be fair - ITS NOT ITS RACIST
You could Give This Place Everything… and It Still Wouldn't Be Enough
If you're looking for a job where you can give 110%, sacrifice your time, health, and peace of mind—only to be overlooked, disrespected, and eventually discarded—then POAH Communities is the place for you.
This company will drain you dry. You can kill yourself trying to hold it all together, and it still won’t be enough. The culture is broken, and the dysfunction runs deep—from the top all the way down. You’re expected to make miracles happen with no support, no appreciation, and no consistency. The people who survive here either keep their heads down or play politics.
The executive team is completely disconnected. Sevara Davis, the COO, operates in a bubble, making top-down decisions that have no grip on reality. Evelyn Starks-Spicer, the former VP, helped create much of the chaos that still exists today—building systems on favoritism and fear instead of structure and support. What she left behind is a mess that staff are still forced to navigate.
And then there’s Felicia Dawson, the so-called “community impact” lead, who prioritizes optics over outcomes. Her approach is more performative than productive. If there's an opportunity to put on a show instead of doing the actual work, she’ll take it.
The Human Resources department? Completely compromised. Crooked, inconsistent, and more concerned with protecting toxic leadership than protecting staff. They won’t investigate serious claims unless it threatens the wrong people. Complaints disappear. Accountability is nonexistent. If you have integrity or ask too many questions, you're quickly labeled a problem.
There are good people here—but they don't stay long. Why would they? They burn out trying to do the right thing in a system that punishes honesty and rewards dysfunction. You’ll see the turnover and think it's just normal—until you realize the problem is who’s running the show.
Aaron Gornstein, the president, is nowhere to be found when it matters. His silence speaks volumes. He may believe in affordable housing, but he clearly doesn’t care about the people who manage or live in it. If he did, he’d hold his leadership team accountable for the toxic environment they’ve allowed to fester.
At the end of the day, POAH Communities is a cautionary tale: how good intentions get buried under bad leadership and unchecked egos. Until the top is cleaned out and the culture is rebuilt, nothing will change.
They don't care about the residents, their fellow man, the Misson - nothing but themselves.