Champions of Change

Champions of Change: Leaders In Housing Counseling

On Thursday, March 1st, the White House honored eleven housing counselors and HUD-approved organizations as Champions of Change for their hard work, perseverance and dedication to their communities. From helping homeowners avoid foreclosure to making sure tenants understand their rights to working with borrowers to restore their credit, housing counselors work tremendously hard, each and every day, to help families realize the American dream. Watch the full event here

Dotty Acampora currently works as a Housing Counselor for Virginia Beach Community Development Corporation, a non-profit housing and service organization and HUD Approved Counseling Agency located...

Ruben Andrade Jr. joined NeighborWorks® Waco in March 2008, where he currently serves as a bilingual Home Ownership Specialist. He has over 15 years of progressive non-profit experience and is...

Tehiji Crenshaw is employed with the Community Action Program of Evansville & Vanderburgh County, Inc. (CAPE) as the Director of Housing Programs. She received a Bachelors of Education (1995)...

Larry Douglas has been Housing Program Manager for the Chester Community Improvement Project (CCIP), Chester, PA for the past 13 years, providing homebuyer education, pre-and post-purchase...

Terry Galligan is Old Pueblo Community Services’ Housing Director. Terry has over 20 years of experience working for not for profits, and helping people in need.

Terry manages projects...

Stella Matadama works as a Certified Foreclosure Intervention Counselor and Housing Coordinator for Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Orange County located in Santa Ana California, she...

Charlotte O’Donnell is presently managing a HUD approved housing counseling program and underwriting down payment/closing cost assistance loans for first time homebuyers who meet the 80% ami...

Sheila Reddig is the Homeownership/Housing Counseling Coordinator for the Jonesboro Urban Renewal and Housing Authority Housing Community Development Organization in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In this...

Stephanie Stiene serves as Director of Financial Services, a department of Brighton Center, Inc., a northern Kentucky private social services agency that offers opportunities for individuals and...

Helen Taylor, Program Director and Comprehensive Housing Counselor, brings over 13 years of experience in the mortgage industry and over 10 years of direct counseling experience to Northeast...

Hee Joo Yoon is the Program Director at Korean Resource Center (KRC). Founded in 1983, KRC currently serves over 11,000 community members annually, predominantly low-income Limited English...