BOSTON—In the aftermath of the second audit critical of some of the operations and policies of the Boston Redevelopment Authority, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh has proposed to replace two long-standing board directors.

On Monday, the mayor nominated Priscilla Rojas, an executive with John Hancock Financial, and Carol Downs, co-owner and general manager of Bella Luna & The Milky Way in Jamaica Plain, to the Boston Redevelopment Authority and Economic Development Industrial Corporation board of directors. If the nominations are confirmed by the City Council, they would take the place of directors Consuelo Gonzales-Thornell and Paul Foster whose terms have expired. Gonzales-Thornell is the longest serving member currently on the BRA/EDIC board, having served since 1989. Foster has served on the board since 2006. The five-member board of directors is comprised of four mayoral appointees and one appointee by the governor. Downs will become treasurer of the board, the position formerly filled by Gonzales-Thornell

"I want to first thank Consuelo and Paul for their many years of service to the BRA and the people of Boston," says Mayor Walsh. "Together they helped guide the agency and our city through economic downturns and the development boom we're fortunate enough to be experiencing now. As change continues at the BRA, I'm excited for the new perspectives that Priscilla and Carol will bring to the table. I'm confident that their diverse backgrounds in business and development will benefit our city as we move forward."

Rojas, a resident of the Leather District, is a senior manager of audit services specializing in investment management at John Hancock Financial. She has 12 years of international audit and consulting experience with several Fortune 500 companies, having worked in more than a dozen countries, including India, Australia, Japan and Ireland.

Downs has been a small business owner, community volunteer and resident of Boston for more than two decades. She is a founding co-owner and current general manager of Bella Luna & The Milky Way, an award-winning dining and entertainment landmark in Jamaica Plain that opened in 1993. Since 2001 she has been a trustee of the Neighborhood House Charter School in Dorchester.

The nominations of Rojas and Downs comes after the release of an audit by McKinsey & Co. that found the BRA, which has been charged with overseeing planning and development in the City of Boston for nearly 60 years, does not have a clear vision.

The McKinsey report, released last week, followed another critical review of the BRA operations conducted by KPMG in 2014.

At its board meeting last Thursday, the BRA board of directors approved six new development projects and also revised plans for a major project in the Brighton's Cleveland Circle neighborhood.

The approved projects represent more than $515 million worth of investment in Boston's economy and will create a combined 696 units of new housing and nearly 1,000 construction jobs, the authority states.

The largest project to get the thumbs up from the BRA board was the $225-million Clippership Wharf project on East Boston's waterfront. The BRA board approved an amended development plan for the project proposed by Lend Lease Development, Inc. and partner Noodle Island Limited Partnership, that will involve the construction of four buildings comprised of up to 492 residential units with ground-floor commercial space and facilities for public accommodations and parking. The city hopes the project will serve as a catalyst to redevelop a dilapidated section of the city's waterfront district.

The BRA board also voiced support for Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp.'s controversial proposal to substantially renovate the Faneuil Hall Marketplace. While the board voted to approve Ashkenazy's overall vision, each individual component of the estimated $105-million renovation plan will undergo further review by BRA staff.

The project site is an approximately 43,847 square foot area bounded by the buildings at 46 Devonshire St. and 31 State St. to the north, Congress Street to the east, Water Street to the south, and Devonshire Street to the west. The early 20th century buildings were known as Congress Square when they were first built between 1899 and 1921.

The new project will repurpose the buildings in Boston's downtown to reflect their original identity. The current plan calls for the ground floor and lower levels spaces to be returned to retail and restaurant use. The upper floors of the buildings will be converted to modern offices, residences, and a boutique hotel.