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Overview

Established in 1961, the Bloomington Housing Authority (BHA) employs a staff of 30 employees and provides housing assistance to over 2,500 Monroe County households each year. The BHA operates three affordable housing communities and provides more than 1,300 Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) that allow income eligible families to rent in the private market. The BHA also maintains active service coordination programs including the Family Self-Sufficiency Program and Step Up Program.

Board of Commissioners

Commissioners serve as the governing officers of a public-corporate entity, one that functions as a developer and landlord of local low-income housing programs.

Board Responsibilities
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Elaine Amerson

Chair
APPOINTED BY: The Mayor
EXPIRATION DATE: 1/31/25
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Sherry Clay

Vice Chair
APPOINTED BY: The Mayor
EXPIRATION DATE: 1/31/24
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Susan P. Wanzer

APPOINTED BY: The Mayor
EXPIRATION DATE: 1/31/27
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Mary Morgan

APPOINTED BY: The Mayor
EXPIRATION DATE: 1/31/26
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Tracee Lutes

APPOINTED BY: The Mayor
EXPIRATION DATE: 1/31/26
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Nordia McNish

APPOINTED BY: The Mayor
EXPIRATION DATE: 1/31/26
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Jerry Cravens

APPOINTED BY: The Mayor
EXPIRATION DATE: 1/31/27

Department Staff

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Nathan Ferreira

Executive Director
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Christine Lovelace

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Janice Price

Property Manager
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Daniel Harmon

HCV Program Manager
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Dhara Patel

Director of Finance

Bloomington Housing Forward: Strategic Direction 2018-2030

The Bloomington Housing Authority (BHA) leadership and  Board of Commissioners is proud to present its Bloomington Housing Forward: Strategic Direction 2018-2030 Plan. After 50 years, BHA remains committed to the services we have always provided — housing opportunities and support for our neighbors in need.  We believe:

  • Everyone deserves safe, affordable housing free from discrimination;
  • Supportive services are critical to resident success and opportunity;
  • Such housing and services:
    • Prevent homelessness,
    • Lay a foundation for economic self-sustainability, and
    • Provide an appropriate long-term solution for key populations; and
  • The future of affordable housing is integral to the future of the community overall.

We do housing but believe that creating “home” – more than housing – is fundamental to individual, family, and community well-being.

Now, we are more committed than ever to serving the citizens of Monroe County by advancing housing access, improving community outcomes and leading with excellence.

Click here to view our current Strategic Direction 2018-2030 Plan.

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Board of Commissioners

Among the Board of Commissioners' principal responsibilities are:

  • Providing leadership and advocating for public housing;
  • Setting policies governing the operations of the public housing authority and charting the direction of current and future programs;
  • Ensuring, through independent reviews and audits that the Bloomington Housing Authority operates within the law and according to HUD regulations, taking into consideration the economy and efficiency of operations;
  • Hiring a qualified Executive Director to manage the day to day operations;
  • Obtaining and managing monies to support the authority;
  • Adopting operating budgets; and
  • Establishing policies to prevent fraud, abuse, mismanagement and discrimination and to ensure that the BHA acts legally and with integrity in its daily operations.

Meetings

All regular meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of each month at 8:30 a.m. in the Bloomington Housing Authority’s Community Room at 1007 N. Summit St. Bloomington, IN 47404. For cancellations or changes, please refer to Public Notices in the Herald Times or our Facebook page the Monday prior to a scheduled meeting.

For more information, click here.

Duties

To provide decent, safe and sanitary housing to low-income families. Director of the Housing Authority reports to this Board with budgets, employee issues and modernization programs.

Term

Four Years

Qualifications

Appointees may not be an officer or employee of the City; must be a resident of the area serviced (City + 5 miles); no more than four* members may be of the same political party.

(* changed to four in 2001)

Compensation

$25 per meeting.