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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mayor
Bates Makes Appointments to
the New Berkeley Housing Authority
Berkeley, CA - As part of its continuing efforts to improve the management and operations at the Berkeley Housing Authority, the City has created a new, fully independent Housing Authority Board of Commissioners to oversee the agency. In preparation for this new Board to take over management of the Authority in July, Mayor Tom Bates has appointed seven people to serve on the new Housing Authority Board, subject to City Council confirmation. After an extensive outreach effort, 28 people applied to serve on the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. The Mayor conducted in-person interviews with 15 applicants, after which the Mayor chose to recommend the appointment of Carole Norris, Marjorie Cox, Dorothy Hunt, Melissa Male, Michael McBride, Adolph Moody, and José Moreno. Ms. Norris is being appointed chair. (Brief biographical information is below.) The City Council will vote on the confirmation of these appointments at their May 22nd meeting. "I was impressed by the large number of talented Berkeley residents who stepped forward for the tough assignment of righting the ship at our troubled Housing Authority. Choosing just seven members was a difficult task," said Mayor Tom Bates. "I am proud to recommend the appointment of seven exceptional people to the Housing Authority Board. They each bring unique experience and knowledge to the organization and I have tremendous faith they will be successful." The new Berkeley Housing Authority Board of Commissioners will be the independent body responsible for carrying out the Housing Assistance Voucher (Section 8) and Public Housing Programs for low income Berkeley residents. Commissioners will determine how the Berkeley Housing Authority is staffed, oversee the budget, and provide oversight to ensure its programs are operated in accordance with federal guidelines. "We
need to ensure a stable future for our Housing Authority. As
one of the most expensive cities in the country,
it is crucial that we maintain and grow the supply of affordable housing,"
said Mayor Bates.
Berkeley
Housing Authority Board of Commissioners Submitted
by Mayor Tom Bates to the City Council for Confirmation Carole
Norris (Chair) Carole Norris is a Vice President with ICF Consulting. She has more than twenty years experience in affordable housing, urban planning and community development. Prior to joining ICF, she directed the activities of two California community redevelopment agencies, was executive director of a San Francisco-based non-profit development corporation, and managed her own business providing technical assistance to federal, state and local governments. Marjorie
Cox Marjorie
Cox has served as a Deputy Attorney General for the California Department
of Justice since 1987. As
Deputy Attorney General, Ms. Cox has done specific work for the Public
Rights Division, Civil Rights Enforcement unit, and is currently working
in the Employment, Regulation, and Administration ("ERA")
Section. Dorothy
Hunt Dorothy Hunt has served as a tenant representative on the Housing Authority Board since January of 2005. As a disabled senior with a Section 8 voucher, she has institutional knowledge of the Housing Authority. She has been an active volunteer in the city for over 60 years and is President of the Seniors in Progress program at the South Berkeley Senior Center. Ms. Hunt's professional background is in education and counseling. Melissa
Male Melissa
Male is a constituent services specialist for Assemblywoman Loni Hancock,
where she serves as a liaison between constituents and state agencies and
programs and is the district representative on all disability and senior
related issues. Ms. Male has
a law degree from UC Berkeley's Boalt School of Law and has done legal
work with the Disability Rights
Education and Defense Fund and the Positive Resource Center. Michael
McBride Michael McBride is the Senior Pastor at The Way Christian Center in Berkeley and is the Director of Student Support Services at the Berkeley Technology Academy, where he oversees support services and engages community organizations and others in support of the students. Pastor McBride also serves as the Co-Chair or the Berkeley Black Ecumenical Ministerial Alliance, an organization of pastors representing the African American faith-based community. Adolph
Moody Adolph Moody currently serves as one of two tenant representatives on the Housing Authority Board. He is the father of two teen-aged children and has worked in customer service, as a Greyhound driver, and as convenience store manager. José
Moreno José Moreno is an urban planner with Design, Community & Environment in Berkeley. He previously worked at the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association and at the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley. # # #
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