HUD Southeast Regional Administrator Denise Cleveland-Leggett Participates in SAHMA

HUD SE Regional Administrator Denise Cleveland-Leggett addressing the SAHMA 2017 attendees.

On August 23, 2017, newly selected Southeast (SE) Regional Administrator Denise Cleveland-Leggett spoke to the Southeastern Affordable Housing Management Association (SAHMA) Regional Conference attendees in Atlanta, with conviction and deep appreciation as she thanked them for their efforts.

Regional Administrator Leggett related that the partnership with SAHMA and HUD is needed more than ever and the mutual desire to make a difference in the life of those we serve is helping to break the cycle of poverty and is bringing hope to the hopeless. While there remains much to be done, Leggett related, they need to innovatively work together to find solutions to the affordable housing crisis facing our nation while also helping those we serve become self-sufficient and achieve their American Dream.

The 2017 SAHMA Regional Conference was entitled One Spirit, One Team, One Victory. It was a call for unity of effort with a strong program and agenda focused to providing current information and updates on compliance issues and regulatory requirements for Southeast regional affordable housing owners, agents and managers of multifamily affordable housing communities.

HUD's Multifamily team lead by Ruben Brooks, Southeast Regional Division Director, attended and participated in the sessions adding relevancy and currency to the program.

Left to right: Michael Johnson, NAHMA President; Reese Quick, SAHMA President; Daria Jakubowski, SAHMA Executive Director; Denise Cleveland-Leggett, HUD Regional Administrator; Ruben Brooks, HUD Director SE Multifamily Housing; Michael German, HUD Georgia Field Office and Jim Nasso, SAHMA President-Elect

Founded in 1982, the Southeastern Affordable Housing Management Association (SAHMA) is a membership organization of owners and managers of affordable, multifamily housing in the Southeast, actively involved in many different housing programs. As a partner of the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA), SAHMA champions the preservation of the nation's stock of affordable housing.

To learn more about affordable housing please go to our website at: https://www.hud.gov/georgia

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