Office/Division Descriptions

• Office of the Assistant Secretary
• Office of University Partnerships
• Office of Economic Affairs
• Office of Policy Development
• Office of Research, Evaluation, and Monitoring

Darlene F. Williams, Assistant Secretary
Jean Lin Pao , General Deputy Assistant Secretary

The following divisions are located within the Office of the Assistant Secretary.

Budget, Contracts, and Program Control Division

Patrick J. Tewey, Director

The Budget, Contracts, and Program Control Division serves as the primary focal point for the development, award, and administration of all PD&R grants and cooperative agreements for research, development, and experimentation; reviewing and monitoring all contract work performed for PD&R; preparation and administration of the PD&R program budget, including the preparation of budget estimates and budget justifications; and maintaining internal program fund controls and financial accountability, including debt collection.

Management and Administrative Services Division

Lynn B. Newkirk, Director

The Management and Administrative Services Division is responsible for providing all administrative and management support for the Office of Policy Development and Research.

Office of Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs

Shannon Sorzano, Deputy Assistant Secretary
John M. Geraghty, Director

The International Affairs Office coordinates the Department's international exchanges and contacts from the Office of Policy Development and Research, including diverse bilateral (e.g. Canada and Mexico) and multilateral (e.g. UN and OECD) programs concerning issues in housing policy, housing finance, urban development, and the environment. The staff also handles HUD appointments for foreign government officials and delegations -- about 400 foreign officials from 50 countries visit HUD each year for meetings to discuss policy and program operations.

Sherone E. Ivey, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary

The Office of University Partnerships was established to encourage and expand the efforts of colleges and universities that are striving to make a difference in their communities. It is committed to helping universities join with their neighbors in partnerships that address urban problems -- partnerships that enable university students, faculty, and neighborhood organizations to work together to revitalize the economy, generate jobs, and rebuild healthy cities. The Office oversees these grant programs:

The Community Outreach Partnership Centers Program
Provides funds to help institutions of higher learning form or expand centers for applied research and outreach to communities and neighborhoods, and to exchange information on these activities.

The Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Program
Helps eligible doctoral candidates complete their research and dissertations on housing and urban development issues.

The Community Development Work Study Program and the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Work Study Program
Offer work stipends, tuition support, and other assistance to attract economically disadvantaged and minority students to careers in community and economic development.

HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS ASSISTING COMMUNITIES PROGRAM (HSIAC)
HSIAC is designed to help Hispanic-serving colleges and universities expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs -- neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development -- in their localities. HSIAC funds grantees to carry out projects designed primarily to benefit low- and moderate-income residents, help prevent or eliminate slums or blight, or meet an urgent community development need in the community where the Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) is located.

Contact: Madlyn Wohlman-Rodriguez, (202) 708-3061, x5939, email: Madlyn_Wohlman-Rodriguez@HUD.GOV

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) program funds grants that assist HBCUs in expanding their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities. These needs include neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development that primarily benefit low- and moderate-income persons. Each activity proposed for funding must meet both a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program national objective and CDBG eligibility requirements.

Contact: Ophelia H. Wilson, (202) 708-3061, x4390, email: Ophelia_H._Wilson@HUD.GOV

Kurt G. Usowski, Deputy Assistant Secretary
Edward J. Szymanoski, Associate DAS

The Office of Economic Affairs is responsible for providing economic information and analyses and policy recommendations to the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Assistant Secretaries, and the principal staff within the Department. The Office analyzes the economic impact of Departmental and other federal legislative proposals, directs surveys of national housing conditions, mortgage markets, and interest rates, and provides recommendations for Departmental policy and program analyses. The Office of Economic Affairs consists of these Divisions:

Economic Market Analysis Division

Pamela R. Sharpe, Director
Lynn A. Rodgers, Deputy Director

The Economic Market Analysis Division (EMAD) oversees HUD's field office economists who advise program managers, provide them with economic data and analysis, and conduct market analysis reviews of housing and community development applications. The division produces Fair Market Rents, income limits, annual inflation adjustment factors, Fair Share funds allocation factors used in HUD's assisted housing programs, and directs HUD's assisted housing quality control research program. The division also oversees and edits the regional summaries and local housing market profiles prepared by the field economists for HUD's quarterly publication, U.S. Housing Market Conditions.

Housing Finance Analysis Division

William Reeder, Director

The Housing Finance Analysis Division serves the Department with expert advice and analytical capacity on the current and alternative systems for financing single-family and multifamily housing in the United States. It is principally concerned with the operation and effects of alternative mechanisms, institutions, and rules that govern how and which individuals can gain access to loanable funds to purchase or improve single-family, owner-occupied properties, or multifamily rental properties. Areas of focus range from (1) the retail or primary mortgage market, where borrowers are connected to a variety of lenders (mortgage bankers, thrifts, commercial banks, etc.) with the aid of various credit enhancements, such as FHA, VA, or private mortgage insurance; to (2) the secondary mortgage market, where lenders are connected to investors with the aid of government-sponsored entities, such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, or private conduits. Division staff study and evaluate the balance between expanding access to mortgage funds and the risk of default loss and institutional insolvencies.

Housing and Demographic Analysis Division

Edward J. Szymanoski (A), Director

The Housing and Demographic Analysis Division produces the American Housing Survey, supports the Survey of Construction, and sponsors other surveys that involve the cooperation of HUD and the Bureau of the Census. The division is the primary office involved in analyzing AHS data to support departmental policy making. The division works with the Census Bureau to support the President's homeownership initiative through monitoring and disseminating homeownership rates. The division also produces the quarterly publication, U.S. Housing Market Conditions, short- and long-term studies as departmental needs require, and data files on subsidized households.

Economic Development and Public Finance Division

Alastair McFarlane, Director

The Economic Development and Public Finance Division is responsible for all economic and regulatory analysis for the Department on all new rules and regulations as required by OMB. It also conducts policy research studies of public finance, economic development, taxation, and general economic policy as it affects housing, public sector financing, and community development. This responsibility includes development and monitoring of major databases, analysis of major economic and fiscal trends, research on major fiscal and economic policy development, and preparation of a biennial report to Congress on urban policy.

Financial Institutions Regulation Division

Paul B. Manchester, Director

The Financial Institutions Regulation Division provides analytical support for HUD's regulatory oversight function for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Principal activities include: research supporting HUD's establishment of annual housing goals for the GSEs; analysis of annual loan-level data from the GSEs on their mortgage purchases in the preceding year; research on this database and other data concerning their performance; estimating their market shares and comparing their performance to the market; and establishing and maintaining a public use database of loan-level data. In addition, FIRD has within the past three years prepared two major reports to Congress on issues related to the secondary mortgage market: a report on the Federal Home Loan Bank System and a report on the effects of privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Todd M. Richardson, Deputy Assistant Secretary
Vacant, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary

The Office of Policy Development engages in policy analysis, policy development, policy-related research and data analysis, and dissemination of policy findings. In addition, the Office is actively involved in analysis of legislative proposals, development of legislative initiatives, interpretation of statutory guidance, and preparation of regulatory guidance. The Office of Policy Development consists of two divisions which have distinct but related responsibilities.

Policy Development Division

Marge F. Martin, Director
Joan W. DeWitt, Deputy Director

The Policy Development Division has principal responsibility for the Office's development of program and legislative initiatives, analysis of legislative proposals, interpretation of statutory language, and preparation of regulatory guidance. The Division's staff of analysts and economists have a wide range of expertise in housing and community development issues.

Research Utilization Division

Valerie F. Dancy, Director
Eileen Faulkner, Deputy Director

The Research Utilization Division is responsible for ensuring that research results and policy information reach our intended audiences efficiently and effectively. The Division disseminates PD&R's reports, operates PD&R's information service, HUD USER, and oversees the development and maintenance of PD&R's Web sites. The Division develops programs, projects, and products designed to communicate often complex information to potential users. In addition, it provides PD&R staff with editorial and writing support and support for conferences and workshops.

Kevin J. Neary, Deputy Assistant Secretary
Mark D. Shroder, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary

The Office of Research, Evaluation, and Monitoring conducts HUD research, evaluation, and monitoring efforts for a wide variety of HUD programs and activities. The Office is comprised of three divisions:

Program Evaluation Division

Mark D. Shroder (A) , Director

The Program Evaluation Division conducts research, evaluations, and demonstrations across a wide range of topics. It carries out most of the Department's efforts related to: homelessness, assisted housing (including Section 8 and Public Housing), fair housing and equal opportunity, crime, community development, economic development/empowerment zones, housing rehabilitation, homeownership, and housing for the elderly. It is carrying out work related to three major demonstrations: Moving to Opportunity, Bridges to Work, and JOBS Plus.

Program Monitoring and Research Division

David E. Chase, Director

The Program Monitoring and Research Division conducts research and carries out a variety of efforts designed to support and enhance Department-wide program monitoring. Division staff work closely with HUD's program offices in assembling, maintaining, and promoting the use of data and information describing HUD operations. For example, Division staff have been involved in the ongoing design and implementation of the MTCS and TRACS databases for the assisted housing programs, and have been actively involved in development of the MTC Support program monitoring system for use by headquarters and field staff. Particular areas of emphasis include research on HUD-insured multifamily housing, assisted housing, fair lending, rural and Indian housing, and the Moving to Opportunity demonstration.

Affordable Housing Research and Technology Division

Michael Freedberg, Director

The Affordable Housing Research and Technology Division conducts studies related to building technologies and environmental issues. Division studies center on land use, cost-effective housing technologies, innovative housing technologies, building standards, technologies for building accessibility for persons with disabilities, and environmental hazards, including brownfields, radon, and "environmental justice."