Mayor makes appointments to city’s housing leadership team

Amanda Rhein Chatiqua Ellison Mayor Andre Dickens has appointed Amanda Rhein as Chief Housing Officer and made several key appointments to the City of Atlanta s housing leadership company Rhein who at present serves as Executive Director of the Atlanta Land Trust brings more than two decades of experience in equitable rise affordable housing and district revitalization Rhein is also a current member of the Mayors Affordable Housing Taskforce that has produced units of housing in under four years according to a press release Prior to joining the Atlanta Land Trust Rhein led the transit-oriented improvement TOD initiative at MARTA resulting in the redevelopment of over acres of underutilized surface parking at eight heavy rail stations She also spent nearly a decade at Invest Atlanta Amanda is a nationally respected leader whose experience innovation and track record of execution will serve the city well especially as we work to improve neighborhoods increase affordable homeownership and spur transit-oriented progress Dickens explained in a announcement With her leadership we will continue to set national standards for how cities can tackle housing affordability with innovation and compassion Rhein will start in January and the Chief Housing Officer and the housing unit will description directly to Chief of Staff Courtney English In another major appointment Chatiqua Ellison has been appointed Deputy Chief Housing Officer and Senior Advisor to the Mayor on Homelessness An Atlanta native Ellison has more than a decade of experience in constituents function according to the release She spearheaded the Forest Cove Relocation successfully rehousing families from substandard conditions into safe stable homes She also oversees the Rapid Housing Initiative which has created more than units toward a goal of quick-delivery homes for Atlanta s unhoused residents including The Melody the city s first container home region Ellison also led the City s Homelessness Taskforce helping to develop policies and procedures for safe and coordinated encampment closures and partnered with Invest Atlanta to launch the City s Grocery Initiative which expands access to fresh food in low-income communities and supports the opening of The Azalea Region Other Key Appointments William Tucker has been named permanent Director of the Housing Innovation Lab Katie Molla will continue in her role as Director of Special Projects where she supports the city s fresh food access initiatives downtown homelessness strategies and Tax Allocation District TAD implementation Colin Delargy Assistant Director has been with the Housing Innovation Lab since and specializes in housing finance planning and framework Carolyn Kovar Assistant Director of Housing Delivery oversees the enhancement of affordable housing on citizens land from due diligence and pre-development through society engagement and rezoning Matt Delicata Senior Real Estate Advisor brings nearly years of experience in both the private and population sectors focusing on commercial real estate stake and maturation Chanel Ziesel Director of Housing Framework will continue in her role as Director of Housing Framework where she has led the administration s work to reduce blight place-based community safety and efforts to revitalize downtown Atlanta The post Mayor makes appointments to city s housing leadership company appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta