A recent letter from Shelley R. Poticha, Senior Advisor and Director of the Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), indicated that her last day at HUD was July 12 and will soon begin work at the Natural Resources Defense Council on August 5. Secretary Donovan has appointed Salin Geevarghese to serve as Acting Director of the Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities moving forward. According to HUD, the creation of the Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities at HUD and the Partnership for Sustainable Communities between HUD, DOT and EPA, has helped engage over 100 federal staffers in regional teams in order to remove barriers and help align federal funding to tangible outcomes.
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