Colorado
Mary Brockman
Mary Brockman has been a public housing resident since May 1996. During
that time, she has proved to be a very active resident advocate. She
is an officer of the Denver Housing Authority Resident Councils' Board
which deals with quality of life issues affecting public housing residents.
Ms. Brockman is also an active member of the Denver Housing Authority
COMP Grant Committee and the Resident Councils' Board Violence Task
Force. She finds time to chair the Resident Councils' Board Fundraising
Committee and she began participating on the Denver Housing Authority's
Quality Housing Work Responsibility Act Committee in early 1999. Ms.
Brockman is very committed to serving as an advocate for public housing
residents in Denver. She not only cares about her community but also
participates to make a difference.
Sponsored by:
Denver Housing Authority
Denver, CO
Tracy Jones
Tracy Jones, a Section 8 resident, first became involved in resident
activities at the Denver Housing Authority in August of 1996 when she
was hired as a resident trainee working with the Family Self-Sufficiency
Program. Ms. Jones, a single mother of four, was very aware of the obstacles
and frustrations that families faced while striving for self-sufficiency.
In 1997, Ms. Jones was hired by the Denver Housing Authority's Foundations
for Homeownership Program as the Homeownership Assistant. She worked
with self-sufficiency program participants who were becoming ready to
purchase homes. She attended the Jones Real Estate College in 1998-1999
to become a Real Estate Agent, and she recently completed her classes
and is preparing to take the state-licensing exam. In 1999, Ms. Jones
became a member of the Denver Housing Authority's Quality Housing and
Work Responsibilities Act Committee. She recently began work with several
community agencies to provide homeownership education classes to low
income buyers. During the last four years Ms. Jones has become a strong
advocate for low income buyers in the Denver community and she is committed
and dedicated to the families she serves.
Sponsored by:
Denver Housing Authority
Denver, CO
3/24/2000
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