Colorado Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
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Dear Colorado NAHRO Members,
We hope your 2020 is off to a great start! Colorado NAHRO has had an impressive start to the year thanks to the dedication of our outstanding conference planning committee comprised of representatives from Member organizations, who are hard at work in planning the 2020 annual conference.
This year’s CO NAHRO Maintenance and Management Conference - Housing with a Heart - will take place in Vail May 11-15, 2020
. Registration will open in mid-February, and trust us when we say, this year’s conference is one not to miss!
Before we look ahead to a great 2020, we wanted to take a quick moment to share with you our Annual Report featuring some highlights from the work of our chapter in 2019, where we made significant progress to advance our mission to enhance the affordable housing industry and promote viable communities in Colorado through professional development, advocacy and networking opportunities.
Advocacy and Visibility
2019 was a big year for affordable housing. Not only did the legislators provide significant funding for affordable housing, they also tackled manufactured housing, landlord‐tenant issues, supportive services, developer incentives, and a host of other related issues. Through CO NAHRO’s partnership with
Housing Colorado
, we helped ensure legislation was effective, based on good business practices, and balanced the needs of those who manage properties with residents.
Click here for a summary
of the 2019 Colorado Legislative Session.
Specifically, CO NAHRO is proud to have supported the passage of several funding bills that help infuse new revenue resources into affordable housing organizations and opportunities across the state, as well as the Residential Tenant Health and Safety Act, where we worked hard to evolve the bill to be balanced for landlords and tenants.
In addition, CO NAHRO facilitated opportunities throughout the year to ensure the voice of our nearly 200 Member organizations were heard on both the state, regional and national levels.
Professional Development and Networking
Nearly 400 affordable housing and community development professionals joined us last year in Vail for our annual conference, where we held more than 60 sessions aimed at supporting the networking, education and growth of our industry across the state. In addition, we hosted local industry leaders at a Commissioner’s Training that explored the roles and responsibilities of commissioners and enhanced the understanding of the commissioner's multi-faceted position as advocate, leader, team-builder, strategist and more.
We’ll be sharing more about our 2020 goals in upcoming newsletters, including new opportunities to get involved with CO NAHRO and further your involvement in the affordable housing in Colorado and beyond. Have ideas for how we can make your Membership even more valuable?
Let us know
!
On behalf of the
CO NAHRO Board of Directors
,
thank you
for being a Member of Colorado NAHRO, and we look forward to all that we will accomplish together this year.
Masouda Omar
President, Colorado NAHRO
Manager, Multifamily Program Compliance, CHFA
Zach Guerin
Senior Vice President, Colorado NAHRO
COO, Jefferson County Housing Authority
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Please join the Board of Directors in thanking
Masouda Omar
for her service to CO NAHRO as President over the past five months, and to the Board since 2017. Following a distinguished career with CHFA, Masouda will be joining the executive team at the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority in February. She will be missed, but we wish her the best of luck as she heads East!
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Zach Guerin
, COO of the Jefferson County Housing Authority, will take over as President of the chapter effective February 14, 2020 through 2021.
Daniel Murray
, Portfolio Manager for Eagle County Housing, was appointed by the Board to Senior Vice President.
As many of you know,
Dave Martens
retired at the end of last year following more than 20 years of service to Colorado and Mountain Plains NAHRO! As Dave kicks off his retirement with a few months in Mexico with his wife Betsey, our chapter has some new faces stepping in to support our work:
Brea Gilchrist
is Colorado NAHRO’s Communications and Outreach Officer, and will be supporting the chapter’s operations, marketing and communications, member engagement, events, sponsorship and more. Brea can be reached at
brea@conahro.org
.
Arrah Gallaher
from Jefferson County Housing Authority has stepped in to Chair this year’s annual conference, leading the committee to produce an outstanding program for attendees. Arrah can be reached at
agallaher@jhca.org
.
Mitch Marty
, also from Jefferson County Housing Authority, has also joined as Administration Committee Chair supporting the work of the Board. He can be reached at
mmarty@jhca.org
.
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Calling All Commissioners:
Join Colorado NAHRO for a Commissioner's Fundamentals Training!
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New and veteran Commissioners and new Board officers are invited to a Commissioner’s Fundamentals Training February 27-28, 2020 at the Loveland Housing Authority.
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Registration details will be announced in mid-February!
CO NAHRO is able to keep conference costs low thanks to the support of our sponsors.
Click here
to view this year’s sponsorship opportunities, and be sure to share with your network of organizations and partners!
And while you're at it, be sure to mark your calendars for the Mountain Plains Annual Conference
June 17-19 in Park City, Utah! Registration details will be available in March at
mpnahro.org
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The Colorado NAHRO
Housing with a Heart Awards give recognition to the outstanding places, people and programs affiliated with Colorado NAHRO members. The awards recognize best practices among housing, redevelopment and community agencies and provide a resource bank of information for NAHRO members.
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2020 What Home Means to Me Poster Contest
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As part of the 2020 Housing America campaign, NAHRO is holding a poster contest for children associated with affordable housing and community development programs owned or administered by national NAHRO member agencies (like us here at Colorado NAHRO!).
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2020 Educational Scholarship
Through the funding support of our Members and Sponsors, CO NAHRO is proud to award $1,000 scholarships for college tuition to individuals who reside or receive direct housing benefits over the past 12 months. In 2019, we awarded four $1,000 educational scholarships!
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Opening Doors to Public Housing: Request for Proposal
The Vera Institute of Justice—with funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)—is soliciting applications from public housing authorities that, in collaboration with their justice system partners, would benefit from technical assistance as they seek to plan and implement reentry programs and/or change their policies regarding people with conviction histories in order to safely increase access to housing for people with criminal records.
Click here for more details and to apply by February 28.
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Job Openings:
Click here
to view job openings with CO NAHRO Members.
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to stay up-to-date with our chapter and easily share the work of Colorado NAHRO with your professional network.
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Thank you to our 2020 Corporate Sponsors!
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