[Durham INC] Durham Community Development Director Appointed

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

News Media Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov 

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For Immediate Release: November 13, 2012

 

 

Community Development Director Appointed

 

DURHAM, N.C. - Durham City Manager Tom Bonfield has announced the
appointment of Reginald J. Johnson as the director of the City's
Community Development Department. Johnson has served as the interim
director since August 2011.

 

Prior to serving as the interim director of the department, Johnson
served Bonfield's senior assistant. Prior to joining the City, Johnson
worked as an advocate against payday lending and predatory mortgage
lending with Durham-based Self-Help, one of the nation's leading
community development lenders. A magna cum laude graduate of Southern
University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, La., Johnson also holds a
master's in Public Policy from Duke University and a law degree from the
University of North Carolina.

 

About the Community Development Department

The City of Durham's Community Development Department is responsible for
coordinating the City's housing resources and various housing assistance
programs as well as promoting affordable housing by working with
investors and community housing development organizations. The
department also provides assistance with the abatement of lead in older
homes and administers the City's entitlement programs from the U.S.
Department of Housing & Urban Development. Guided by the City's
Strategic Plan, the department helps to ensure that the City has
thriving, livable neighborhoods by enhancing housing quality and
affordability for Durham residents. To learn more, visit 
http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/cb/cdd/Pages/Home.aspx. 

 

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