Sunny Fischer
she/her
Board Chair
Cultural Activist; Retired Philanthropic Executive; Former Resident, Eastchester Projects, New York
Board
Our board members are a highly dedicated group of individuals who bring their wide-ranging expertise and lived experience in public housing to ensure we fulfill our mission to preserve, promote, and propel the right of all people to a place to call home.
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Crystal Palmer
she/her
Board Vice Chair
Assistant Director of Resident Engagement, Chicago Housing Authority; Former Resident, Henry Horner Homes, Chicago
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Tony Ruzicka
he/him
Treasurer
Retired accountant specializing in nonprofit organizations audits, tax returns, and accounting; Past President, Village of Glencoe, IL
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Gail Dugas
she/her
Secretary
Granddaughter of Robert Rochon Taylor; Public Housing Advocate
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Jean Butzen
she/her
Vice Chair, Fundraising and Development
President, Mission + Strategy Consulting
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Michele Dremmer
she/her
Vice Chair, Site Development
Principal, Michele Dremmer Interior Architect and Design
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D. Bradford Hunt
he/him
Vice Chair, Programs and Interpretations
Professor and Chair of the History Department at Loyola University-Chicago
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Zenobia Johnson-Black
she/her
Vice Chair, Personnel
Retired Housing Official
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Jack Medor
he/him
Vice Chair, Audit Committee
Retired Finance Executive
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Michael Rogers
he/him
Vice Chair, Governance and Nominations
Architect; Former Resident, Robert Taylor Homes, Chicago
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Bennett P. Applegate
he/him
Partner, Applegate & Thorne-Thompson
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Mary Baldwin
she/her
Public Housing Activist; Former Resident, Rockwell Gardens, Chicago
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Charlie Barlow
he/him
Executive Director, Boston Library Consortium
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Deborah E. Bennett
she/her
Former Senior Program Officer, Polk Bros. Foundation
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Arnett Faulkner
she/her
Principal at Howell-Faulkner Group
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Allen Feliz
he/him
Vice President, U.S. Affordable Housing at MRI Software LLC
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Willie “J.R.” Fleming
he/him
Founder/ President Chicago Anti Eviction Campaign Human Rights Leader, Former Cabrini Green resident
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Douglas Guthrie, On Leave 2023-2024
he/him
President and CEO, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA)
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Sara Manzano-Diaz
she/her
Former Director of the Women’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor
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Edward L. Moses
he/him
Former Regional Public Housing Director, Regions IX and X, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Marisa Novara
she/her
Vice President of Community Impact at The Chicago Community Trust and former Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Housing
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Preston Prince
he/him
Executive Director, Santa Clara County Housing Authority, San Jose, California
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Cecile Shea
she/her
President, Wakaru Communications; Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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Joe Shuldiner
he/him
Former Executive Director, Municipal Housing Authority of the City of Yonkers, NY
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Mark Thiele
he/him
CEO, National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)
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Francine Washington
she/her
Chairperson, Central Advisory Committee, Chicago Housing Authority; Former Resident, Stateway Gardens, Chicago, IL
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