Wednesday, April 1, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC - Non-profit housing executive, Polly Donaldson has been unanimously confirmed by the Council of the District of Columbia and officially appointed by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser as the Director of the DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). In this capacity, she will oversee 172 employees, 14 program areas as well as the Office of the General Counsel, the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer and the Office of Communications and Community Outreach and an operating budget of over $200 million dollars to preserve and create rental and homeownership affordable housing opportunities for Washington, DC residents and lead the charge of revitalizing underserved communities.