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R. Bregón is currently the General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) responsible
for administering grant programs that help communities plan and
finance their growth and development, increase their capacity to
govern, and provide shelter and service for homeless people. Mr.
Bregón assists with the management of approximately 800 employees
in over 40 field offices nationwide.
Mr.
Bregón also served as the Senior Vice-President for the Office
of Community-Based Securities at the Government National Mortgage
Association (Ginnie Mae). Before going to Ginnie Mae, Mr. Bregón
was Director of the Office
of Economic Development and Empowerment Service in CPD where
he managed the Section
108 Loan Guarantee Program, the Economic
Development Initiative (EDI), the Brownsfields
Economic Development Initiative (BEDI), the Community Empowerment
Fund (CEF) Pilot, the Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) program,
the Youthbuild
program, and Economic Development Initiative Special Projects.
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R. Bregón began his career with HUD in 1980, in the Chicago
Field Office. In 1984, he transferred to HUD Headquarters as Deputy
Senior Director in the Office of Urban Development Action Grants
(UDAG). In 1988, he left HUD to become the Washington, D.C. Director
of the National Development Council (NDC).
Mr.
Bregón received a Bachelors of Arts from the Inter-American
University of Puerto Rico in 1976 and a Master of Arts from Kent
State University in Ohio in 1978. He is a Certified Economic Development
Finance Professional and a Certified Housing Development Finance
Professional. He is fully bilingual in English and Spanish.
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