CPD Leadership (HQ & Field Offices)

Marion Mollegen McFadden serves as HUD’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (PDAS for CPD), managing an annual budget of more than $10 billion and staff of 900 people. In this role she oversees the administration of federal financial assistance to assist communities in ending homelessness, creating and preserving housing affordable to people of modest means, strengthening local economies, and recovering from and mitigating disasters.
 

Before joining the Biden-Harris Administration in the summer of 2022, PDAS McFadden served as Senior Vice President for Public Policy and Senior Advisor for Resilience at Enterprise Community Partners. She led affordable housing policy development, research and advocacy at the federal, state, and local levels. She led nationwide work to create healthy, green affordable housing and to support resilience planning ...

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Marion McFadden serves as HUD’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (PDAS for CPD), managing an annual budget of more than $10 billion and staff of 900 people. In this role she oversees the administration of federal financial assistance to assist communities in ending homelessness, creating and preserving housing affordable to people of modest means, strengthening local economies, and recovering from and mitigating disasters.

Before joining the Biden-Harris Administration in the summer of 2022, PDAS McFadden served as Senior Vice President for Public Policy and Senior Advisor for Resilience at Enterprise Community Partners. She led affordable housing policy development, research and advocacy at the federal, state, and local levels. She led nationwide work to create healthy, green affordable housing and to support resilience planning and programs in communities impacted by flooding, hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, and extreme heat. Additionally, she served as the Executive Sponsor for Enterprise’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council, quadrupling the number of dedicated DEI staff and contractors, planning an organizational equity assessment, and supporting the formation of seven employee resource groups.

Previously, PDAS McFadden served CPD’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs, where she oversaw affordable housing and community development programs, including the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, the Housing Trust Fund, the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) and CDBG Disaster Recovery funds. In this role, she formed and facilitated multiple public-private partnerships, including the award-winning Rebuild by Design initiative and the National Disaster Resilience Competition. Earlier in her career she served as Chief Operating Officer and Acting Executive Director of the federal Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force and as program counsel for CPD and Native American programs. PDAS McFadden holds a JD magna cum laude from Howard University and a BA from Northwestern University.

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Claudette Fernandez is the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for HUD’s Office of Community Planning & Development (CPD) and brings over 20 years of diverse local and federal experiences in strategic leadership, policy development, stakeholder engagement, and program delivery.
 

Prior to joining HUD, Claudette served as Director for USDA’s Office of the Secretary where she led the establishment of USDA’s first Equity Commission and oversaw equity action plans across 20 agencies. Claudette was also the Chief Operating Officer for U.S. Forest Service where she led 25 Job Corp Civilian Conservation Centers and 4K operational employees who helped enable 40K firefighters, researchers, and national forest staff. She also served in various leadership roles at Rural Development and FEMA where she led strategic partnerships and oversaw multi-billion dollar grants, loans, and ...

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Claudette Fernandez is the General Deputy Assistant Secretary for HUD’s Office of Community Planning & Development (CPD) and brings over 20 years of diverse local and federal experiences in strategic leadership, policy development, stakeholder engagement, and program delivery.

Prior to joining HUD, Claudette served as Director for USDA’s Office of the Secretary where she led the establishment of USDA’s first Equity Commission and oversaw equity action plans across 20 agencies. Claudette was also the Chief Operating Officer for U.S. Forest Service where she led 25 Job Corp Civilian Conservation Centers and 4K operational employees who helped enable 40K firefighters, researchers, and national forest staff. She also served in various leadership roles at Rural Development and FEMA where she led strategic partnerships and oversaw multi-billion dollar grants, loans, and loan guarantee programs that financed thousands of business, housing, infrastructure, and disaster resilience projects. Before joining federal service in 2005, her community planning experiences with South Georgia Regional Development Center and Maryland’s Prince George’s County Department of Housing & Community Development remain a centering force that has focused her career on creating opportunity for those most in need.

Claudette earned her Master of Public Administration and B.A. in Political Science in Valdosta State University and a Master of Engineering Science in Emergency Management in George Washington University. Born in Manila, Philippines, Claudette lives in rural Port Tobacco, Maryland with her husband and three children.

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- Holly Kelly, Director

DAS for Economic Development
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As Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs, Claudia Monterrosa oversees affordable housing and community development programs, including the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, the HOME Investment Partnerships program, the Housing Trust Fund, and CDBG Disaster Recovery funds, in addition to Department-wide energy and environmental policy.
 

DAS Monterrosa brings decades of non-profit and public sector experience incorporating social justice, grassroots organizing, and equity to her work at HUD. Previously, Ms. Monterrosa served as the Chief Housing Officer for the City of Los Angeles. In this capacity she oversaw the ...

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As Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs, Claudia Monterrosa oversees affordable housing and community development programs, including the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, the HOME Investment Partnerships program, the Housing Trust Fund, and CDBG Disaster Recovery funds, in addition to Department-wide energy and environmental policy.

DAS Monterrosa brings decades of non-profit and public sector experience incorporating social justice, grassroots organizing, and equity to her work at HUD. Previously, Ms. Monterrosa served as the Chief Housing Officer for the City of Los Angeles. In this capacity she oversaw the implementation of Measure HHH’s $1.2 billion for the development of Permanent Supportive Housing and successfully secured over $1.6 billion for emergency rental assistance for COVID-impacted tenants. She served as the Public Policy & Research Director at the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA), where she managed a team that secured more than $800 million in new funding for affordable housing, energy efficiency programs, foreclosure prevention, and strategic planning and preservation initiatives. Ms. Monterrosa directly led efforts to secure the adoption and implementation of the City’s inaugural Eviction Defense Program, including $10.5 million in funding for the first year and subsequently securing an additional $30 million to extend the program through 2024. In 2017, her efforts led to the creation of the City's first permanent local source of funding for affordable housing via the adoption of the Affordable Housing Linkage Fee. In that same year, she led the City’s successful adoption of the Assessment of Fair Housing Plan under HUD’s new Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule (AFFH).

DAS Monterrosa holds an MA in Urban Planning from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a BA in Political Science and Latin American & Iberian Studies from UC Santa Barbara.

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- Danielle Frazier, Director

DAS for Grant Programs
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- Henrietta Owusu, Director

DAS for Grant Programs
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- William Rudy, Director

DAS for Grant Programs
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- James Hoemann, Director

DAS for Grant Programs
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- Paul Webster, Director

DAS for Grant Programs
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- Robert Peterson, Director

DAS for Grant Programs
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- William Bedford, Director

DAS for Grant Programs
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- Shantelle Dale, Director

DAS for Grant Programs
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- Jennifer Carpenter, Director

DAS for Grant Programs
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- Lauren Hayes, Director

DAS for Grant Programs
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- Lauren McNamara, Director

DAS for Grant Programs
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As Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations, Darrell A. Clark provides operational support to all program offices in the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) for hiring and recruiting, consultative services, human capital programs, systems and technology, labor relations, facilities, budget, and continuous process improvement. Additionally, Mr. Clark provides oversight of CPD field operations, as well as CPD's technical assistance program and audit resolution and closeout functions.
 

Mr. Clark began his CPD career in February 2019 as the Director for the Office of Technical Assistance and Management, and next as the Associate DAS for Operations. He brings 19 years of operations management, human capital, strategic planning, and ...

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As Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations, Darrell A. Clark provides operational support to all program offices in the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) for hiring and recruiting, consultative services, human capital programs, systems and technology, labor relations, facilities, budget, and continuous process improvement. Additionally, Mr. Clark provides oversight of CPD field operations, as well as CPD's technical assistance program and audit resolution and closeout functions.

Mr. Clark began his CPD career in February 2019 as the Director for the Office of Technical Assistance and Management, and next as the Associate DAS for Operations. He brings 19 years of operations management, human capital, strategic planning, and leadership experience. His prior HUD experience includes working for the Office of Public and Indian Housing, Office of Housing/FHA, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer, and the Office of Administration. He has a Master's and Bachelor's Degree from Bowie State University in Bowie, MD and is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

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- Thomas Herndon, Director

DAS for Operations
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- Alejandro Gongora, Director (Acting)

DAS for Operations
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- Edward Turner, Director

DAS for Operations
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Ms. Jemine A. Bryon was appointed as CPD's Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Needs in August, 2017. In that position, she oversees administration of the Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) and the HIV/AIDS Housing program. Through SNAPS, $2.6 billion is awarded annually to serve vulnerable individuals and families who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness through a wide variety of service and housing interventions. The HIV/AIDS Housing program awards over $410 million annually to enable communities to continue efforts to prevent homelessness and provide supportive housing for low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS. Prior to joining CPD, Ms. Bryon served as the General Deputy Assistant Secretary (GDAS) for the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) from May 2014 until August 2017. Before PIH, Ms. Bryon served as Senior Advisor to HUD's Acting Deputy Secretary between January 2014 to May 2015. Upon joining HUD in August 2009, Ms. Bryon was appointed as HUD's Chief Procurement Officer/Senior Procurement Executive in managing over $2.1 billion in contract actions annually. Ms. Bryon brought 20 years of experience to ...

 

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Ms. Jemine A. Bryon was appointed as CPD's Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Needs in August, 2017. In that position, she oversees administration of the Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) and the HIV/AIDS Housing program. Through SNAPS, $2.6 billion is awarded annually to serve vulnerable individuals and families who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness through a wide variety of service and housing interventions. The HIV/AIDS Housing program awards over $410 million annually to enable communities to continue efforts to prevent homelessness and provide supportive housing for low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS. Prior to joining CPD, Ms. Bryon served as the General Deputy Assistant Secretary (GDAS) for the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) from May 2014 until August 2017. Before PIH, Ms. Bryon served as Senior Advisor to HUD's Acting Deputy Secretary between January 2014 to May 2015. Upon joining HUD in August 2009, Ms. Bryon was appointed as HUD's Chief Procurement Officer/Senior Procurement Executive in managing over $2.1 billion in contract actions annually. Ms. Bryon brought 20 years of experience to the Department in the areas of public housing planning, management, development, resident services, and procurement. Prior to her appointment at HUD, Ms. Bryon served as the Deputy Executive Director at the Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC). While there she was responsible for the agency's $300 million budget and 900 employees. In addition she managed the overall operations which included modernization of over 14,000 housing units within public and mixed finance developments, as well as administration of tenant and project based Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers for over 12,000 households.

Before serving as the Deputy Executive Director at HABC, Ms. Bryon served as the Assistant Executive Director, Real Estate Development at the Philadelphia Housing Authority. In this role, she was responsible for the overall management of $700 million in capital and mixed finance affordable housing development to provide rental and homeownership opportunities to 75,000 public housing and Housing Choice Voucher Program residents. Ms. Bryon has also served as the Assistant Commissioner/Agency Chief Contracting Officer, Director of Operations, and Deputy Director at the New York City Department of Housing and Preservation and Development. Ms. Bryon holds a Juris Doctorate Degree from Fordham University and a Bachelor of Music/Education from Syracuse University.

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- Yelena Golik, Director

DAS for Special Needs
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- Karen Deblasio, Director

DAS for Special Needs
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- Nili Soni, Director

DAS for Special Needs
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Robert Shumeyko, Director

Thomas P. O'Neill Federal Building
10 Causeway Street
Room 535
Boston, MA 02222

Field Offices
617-994-8376

Phillip McKeough, Director

20 Church Street
10th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103

Field Offices
412-644-5846

William O'Connell, Director

465 Main Street
2nd Floor
Buffalo, NY 14203

Field Offices
716-646-7011

Abigail Ford, Director

26 Federal Plaza
Suite 3513
New York, NY 10278

Field Offices
415-489-6569

AnneMarie Uebbing, Director

One Newark Center
13th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102

Field Offices
973-776-7288

Ebony Madyun, Director

Bank of America Tower II
100 South Charles Street
5th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201

Field Offices
804-822-4831

Nadab Bynum, Director

The Strawbridge Building
801 Market Street, 12th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Field Offices
215-861-7652

Phillip McKeough, Director (Acting)

1000 Liberty Avenue
Suite 1000
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Field Offices
412-644-5846

Ronnie Legette, Director

600 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219

Field Offices
804-822-4831

Michael Rose, Director

820 First Street NE
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20002

Field Offices
202-275-6266

Roxanne McIver, Director (Acting)

40 Marietta Street
Five Points Plaza
Atlanta, GA 30303

Field Offices
678-732-2545

Karen Morris, Director

Medical Forum Building
950 22nd Street North
Suite 900
Birmingham, AL 35203

Field Offices
205-745-4366

Bradley Evatt, Director

1835 Assembly Street
13th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201

Field Offices
803-765-5344

Matthew King, Director

1500 Pinecroft Road
Room 401
Greensboro, NC 27407

Field Offices
336-851-8047

Lori Serino, Director

100 W. Capitol Street
Room 930
Jackson, MS 39269

Field Offices
904-208-6108

Larry Hayes, Director

400 West Bay Street
Suite 1015
Jacksonville, FL 32202

Field Offices
904-208-6077

Erik Hoglund, Director

710 Locust Street SW
3rd Floor
Knoxville, TN 37902

Field Offices
865-474-8221

Erik Hoglund, Director (Acting)

601 W. Broadway
Suite 110
Louisville, KY 40202

Field Offices
865-474-8221

David Noguera, Director

909 SE First Avenue
Suite 500
Miami, FL 33131

Field Offices
305-520-5010

Olga De la Rosa, Director

Parque Las Americas I
235 Federico Costa Street
Suite 200
San Juan, PR 00918

Field Offices
787-274-5802

Donald Kathan, Director

77 W. Jackson Boulevard
Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60604

Field Offices
312-913-8713

Matthew LaMantia, Director

200 North High Street
7th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215

Field Offices
614-280-6110

Keith Hernandez, Director

477 Michigan Avenue
16th Floor
Detroit, MI 48226

Field Offices
313-234-7326

Danielle Tinsley, Director

575 N. Pennsylvania Street
Suite 655
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Field Offices
317-957-7357

Garry Werra, Director

310 West Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 950
Milwaukee, WI 53203

Field Offices
419-935-6644

Marcia Kolb, Director

212 3rd Avenue South
Suite 150
Minneapolis, MN 55401

Field Offices
612-370-3055

Valerie Reed-Sweed, Director (Acting)

500 Gold Avenue SW
Suite 7301
PO Box 906
Albuquerque, NM 87103

Field Offices
505-346-7361

Shirley Henley, Director

307 W. 7th Street
Suite 1000
Fort Worth, TX 76102

Field Offices
817-978-5951

Stacia Johnson, Director

1331 Lamar Street
Suite 550
Houston, TX 77010

Field Offices
713-718-3279

Earl Cook, Director (Acting)

425 West Capitol Avenue
Suite 1000
Little Rock, AR 72201

Field Offices
405-609-8569

Cheryl Breaux, Director

500 Poydras Street
9th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70130

Field Offices
504-671-3007

Earl Cook, Director

301 NW 6th Street
Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Field Offices
405-609-8569

Valerie Reed-Sweed, Director

615 E. Houston Street
Suite 347
San Antonio, TX 78205

Field Offices
505-346-7361

Dana Buckner, Director

400 State Avenue
Gateway Tower II
Room 200
Kansas City, KS 66101

Field Offices
913-551-5546

Anderson Stoute, Director

1616 Capitol Avenue
Suite 329
Omaha, NE 68102

Field Offices
402-492-3145

Dana Buckner, Director (Acting)

1222 Spruce Street
Suite 3203
St. Louis, MO 63103

Field Offices
913-551-5546

Noemi Ghirghi, Director (Acting)

1670 Broadway
24th Floor
Denver, CO 80202

Field Offices
303-672-5414

Mark Chandler, Director

1132 Bishop Street
Suite 1400
Honolulu, HI 96813

Field Offices
808-457-4678

Rufus Washington, Director

300 N. Los Angeles Street
Suite 4054
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Field Offices
213-534-2555

Alice Walkup, Director

One Sansome Street
3rd Floor, Suite 1200
San Francisco, CA 94104

Field Offices
415-489-6572

Carma Reed, Director

3000 C Street
Suite 401
Anchorage, AK 99503

Field Offices
907-677-9890

Mark Mitchell, Director

Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Office
1220 SW 3rd Avenue
Suite 400
Portland, OR 97204

Field Offices
971-222-2612

John Schelling, Director

909 First Avenue
Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98104

Field Offices
907-677-9890