Peter Pagonis is Rhode Island Housing’s director of homeownership, which he has held since 2015. He also is the director of the Rhode Island Mortgage Bankers Association. Pagonis joined R.I. Housing in 2013 as the lender services manager, working with participating banks and lenders, while managing client servicing and business development. Previously, he was an assistant vice president at Bank Rhode Island and a loan officer at Bank of America. He holds an MBA with an emphasis in finance from Boston University.