DALLAS, Feb. 3, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) is pleased to announce the appointment of Milton Bailey, Arlene Leviege, and Michael Gerber as new members of the Bank’s 2010 Advisory Council. Maureen Clary, Phil Eide, Jane Provo (Vice Chair), and Deborah Webster were reappointed to the council.
The Advisory Council is comprised of 14 representatives from state, community, and nonprofit organizations who advise the Bank’s Board of Directors on affordable housing and economic development issues. The appointment terms began January 1, 2010.
Newly Appointed Members
- Mr. Milton Bailey is President of the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mr. Bailey has more than 25 years of experience in housing and community development, tax exempt financing, and investment banking. He previously served as executive director of the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency. Mr. Bailey completed his undergraduate studies at Boston University. He also has participated in the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He was appointed to a three-year term.
- Mr. Michael Gerber is Executive Director of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) in Austin, Texas. The TDHCA is Texas’s state agency responsible for affordable housing and homeownership, housing recovery following a disaster, community services, energy assistance, and Colonia housing programs. Mr. Gerber has previously served as an advisor to Texas Governor Rick Perry in the Governor’s Office of Budget, Policy, and Planning. He also served under the former President George W. Bush administration at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development -- first as Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, and later as Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research. He was appointed to a three-year term.
- Ms. Arlene Leviege is the Housing Program Coordinator/Manager of the Tunica-Biloxi (MS) Housing Authority, in Marksville, Louisiana, a position she has held since 2001. In her position, she is responsible for implementing all aspects of homebuyer education, housing counseling and maintenance, as well as coordinating the housing management functions of the nonprofit. Ms. Leviege is well-versed in Native American affordable housing issues and promoting homeownership opportunities in tribal communities. She was appointed to fill a two-year term.
Reappointed Members
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Ms. Maureen Clary is President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany West, a Habitat for Humanity affiliate in Mandeville, Louisiana. Prior to joining Habitat three years ago, Ms. Clary had a 20-year career in commercial real estate and development, most recently as Executive Vice President of Latter & Blum Property Management. Ms. Clary’s background in commercial and multifamily real estate development and management, coupled with her nonprofit experience at Habitat, gives her a unique perspective on the Advisory Council. She was reappointed to a three-year term.
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Mr. Phil Eide is Vice President for Housing for Enterprise Corporation of the Delta, a private, nonprofit community development corporation in Jackson, Mississippi. Mr. Eide has an extensive housing and economic development background, which will be an asset to the Advisory Council. Mr. Eide was reappointed to a three-year term.
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Ms. Jane Provo is the Executive Director of the Denton Affordable Housing Corporation, a nonprofit housing development entity based in Denton, Texas. In her role with the Denton Affordable Housing Corporation, Ms. Provo secures financing and implements single-family and multifamily housing programs and projects. She previously served on the Advisory Council in 1998, and currently serves as Vice Chair. She was reappointed to a three-year term.
- Ms. Deborah Webster is a Consultant and Principal at Concept Consulting Group, LLC in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As a consultant, she assists housing organizations and agencies in all facets of planning and development of affordable housing and economic development projects. Prior to joining Concept Consulting Group, she spent seven years as Director of the Native American Program for Enterprise Community Partners, assisting Tribes and tribal housing entities with the planning and development of affordable housing. She was reappointed to a three-year term.
The remaining members of the Advisory Council are:
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Darryl Swinton (Chairman) Little Rock, Arkansas
Director, Better Community
Developers Inc.
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Mark Allison Albuquerque, New Mexico
Executive Director, Supportive
Housing Coalition of New Mexico
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Nancy Cates Austin, Texas
Director of Development,
Mary Lee Foundation
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Shari D. Flynn Lubbock, Texas
Executive Director, Lubbock
Housing Finance Corporation
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James Hargrove Austin, Texas
President, Housing Authority
of the city of Austin
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Cassie Hicks Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Housing Coordinator, University of
Southern MS Institute for Disability Studies
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L. Lee Jones Little Rock, Arkansas
Director, Neighborhood Builders, Inc.
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas is one of 12 district banks in the FHLBank System created by Congress in 1932. The Bank, with total assets of $67.3 billion as of September 30, 2009, is a member-owned cooperative that supports housing and community development by providing competitively priced loans and other credit products to more than 900 members and associated institutions in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. For more information, visit the Bank’s web site at fhlb.com.
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