Mossik Hacobian

Mossik Hacobian served as the Executive Director of Boston’s Higher Ground June 2011-June 2023 as continues as Advisor as part of a planned leadership transition. Prior to serving at Higher Ground, he worked for 33 years at Urban Edge, a recognized leader in community development corporations (CDCs) in the Northeast. At Urban Edge, he served for 22 years as Executive Director and three years as President. When recognized as a Barr Fellow in 2005, Mossik was executive director of Urban Edge.

Mossik worked briefly as a consultant Neighborhood of Affodable Housing (NOAH), a CDC in East Boston. His awards include: Citizens Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA) Community Service (1998), LISC Mike Sviridoff Leadership (2005), Mass. Association of CDCs Richard Smith (2010), UMass Robert H. Quinn Award for Outstanding Community Leadership (2011) and Mass. Immigrant and Refugee Alliance (MIRA) Coalition Give Liberty a Hand (2011).

Mossik is a Trustee of the city of Boston Neighborhood Housing Trust, Trustee of the Foley Hoag Foundation, board member of MIRA, and member of the Board of Advisors of Cathleen Stone Outward Bound School. He has a BA from Columbia College and studied architecture at Columbia University.