The Richmond Redevelopment
and Housing Authority (RRHA) is governed
by a board of commissioners whom the Richmond
City Council appoints.
The Board of Commissioners meets monthly
the third Wednesday of each month at 5.30pm,
at the offices of RRHA 901 Chamberlayne
Parkway Richmond, Virginia 23220. Please
call 804-780-4200 to confirm or e-mail us
at info@rrha.com.
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Commissioner Elliott Harrigan is the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners. He is also the president of Harrigan & Company Inc., a real estate investment, development and management company. His responsibilities include general corporate management including finance, legal and strategy. Harrigan is a member of the Better Housing Coalition Commercial Advisory Committee. Previously, he served on the Historic Richmond Foundation Board of Trustees and Real Estate Committee.
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Commissioner Marilyn B. Olds
is Vice Chairman of the Board of Commissioners.
Her activities include being a graduate
of the Richmond Bureau of Police Citizens
Academy, member of the Virginia Poverty
Laws group and Woodville Elementary
School Steering Committee, President
of RRHA Resident Patrols, Deacon for
Faith Community Baptist Church and a
volunteer for numerous children's programs
such as the Creighton Court Steppers.
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Commissioner J. Russell
Parker III offers RHRA more than
26 years' experience in the building
industry, a distinguished record of
community service and the desire to
make homeownership a reality for greater
numbers of Richmonders. President and
CEO of Parker Lancaster Corp., a building
company, Commissioner Parker has worked
in the housing industry in eight cities
in North Carolina and Virginia. He has
been working in inner city housing markets
with RRHA, Richmond Better Housing Coalition
and local contractor CDI. Active in
the greater Richmond community, Commissioner
Parker is the Year 2000 President of
Home Builders Association of Richmond,
an organization with which the commissioner
works to make homeownership accessible
to low- and moderate-income families.
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Commissioner Guenet M. Beshah,
Esq. Richmond
City Council has announced the appointment
of Guenet M. M. Beshah, Esq. to a four-year
term with the Richmond Redevelopment
and Housing Authority (RRHA) Board of
Commissioners. Her appointment began
on February 13, 2006.
Beshah is an Executive Coach and Director
of the Executive Coaching Program for
Capital One. Her responsibilities include
creating individualized development
action plans for Capital One executives
to optimize their performance. Beshah
has been a member of several prestigious
boards including the Virginia State
Bar Corporate Counsel Section [current],
Richmond Bar Association and the State
Old Dominion Bar Association. She was
appointed by Mayor L. Douglas Wilder
to a committee studying the City Attorney’s
Office and conceived and implemented
the Virginia Minority Bar Preparation
Program. Beshah
received her Bachelor of Arts Degree
in Political Science from Hampton
University in Hampton, Virginia and
went on to earn a Doctor of Jurisprudence
Degree from Duke University School
of Law in Durham, North Carolina.
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Commissioner Cindy A. Mims
holds the position of Community Development
Manager/Vice President at SunTrust.
With more than 20 years experience in
the field of community development,
Mims has earned distinction in several
arenas. She has served on multiple non-profit
boards; received her Leadership Certification
from the American Women’s Association;
and is a graduate of the United Way
Board Management Series. Mims is a graduate
of the Virginia School of Banking. Current
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Commissioner James “Turk” Sties
James Sties, a retired Federal Reserve Bank administrator, is active in various community and civic endeavors. He served as chairman of the Near West Neighborhood Team for several years and is now vice-chairman of the city’s Monroe Park Advisory Council and the 2nd District representative to the Mayor’s Neighborhood Roundtable. Sties also graduated from the Citizen’s Police Academy and from the City’s Local Government Academy. He also served on the former Empowerment Zone Committee, the city’s former Customer Service Task Force and the former Neighborhoods in Bloom review board. For 10 years, he also served as a Junior Achievement advisor and tutor at Binford Middle School. Sties also participates in Virginia Commonwealth University’s Community Advisory Group meetings.
Sties is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University.
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Commissioner Orlando C. Artze is executive vice president and chief operating officer of the community development corporation, Community Housing Partners, which creates environmentally conscious, “green” sustainable housing throughout the southeast. He is also president of the Virginia Housing Coalition, which serves low- and moderate-income Virginia residents. The non-profit promotes housing assistance from federal, state and local sources. Before joining Community Housing Partners, Mr. Artze spent 19 years at Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) where he became Program Vice President for the S outheast and Minnesota regions. Artze holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Baruch College, City University of New York and also has a Master of the Arts in American History from Stony Brook University, State University of New York. |
