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36 G O V E R N M E N T HUD ANNOUNCES STAFF AND COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS e U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced several key additions to HUD staff since July. ese talented and diverse individuals join HUD ready to deliver results for the American people by tackling our nation's housing challenges to build a stronger, more equitable America. » Crystal Bergemann, Senior Advisor - Climate, Office of the Secretary » Patrick Byrne, Congressional Relations Specialist, Office of Congressional & Intergovernmental Relations » Demetria McCain, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity » Freedom Alexander Murphy, Deputy Press Secretary, Office of Public Affairs » Daniela Perez, Assistant Press Secretary, Office of Public Affairs » Mia Pittman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Risk Management and Regulatory Affairs, Federal Housing Administration » Brad Pollock, Special Assistant, Office of Policy Development & Research » Nathan Shultz, Senior Advisor, Office of Housing - Federal Housing Administration » Michaela West, Special Assistant, Office of Administration HUD also announced the appointment of six new members to its Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee, and the re- appointment of two current members of the Committee. In addition, HUD announced that it intends to expand the Committee in the future from eight members back to twelve members as authorized by statute. Additional members will represent the mortgage industry, the real estate industry, consumers, and HUD-approved housing counseling agencies. HUD will be publishing a notice in the Federal Register with more details on the expansion and to seek nominations for the four new members. Movers & Shakers Got something to share with us? Send it to Editor@DSNews.com. President Biden has nominated Alanna McCargo, Senior Advisor for Housing Finance in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to be President of Ginnie Mae. It has been about four years since Ginnie Mae—which serves as the principal financing arm for government mortgage loans, ensuring that mortgage lenders have the necessary funds to provide loans to borrowers—has had a permanent leader. McCargo's career in housing spans decades during which she has concentrated on understanding, through data and analysis, how to create a more equitable housing finance system, according to a White House Fact Sheet announcing the nomination. She joined the Biden-Harris Administration after serving as VP of the Housing Finance Policy Center at the Urban Institute, where she developed a body of work focused on reducing racial homeownership gaps, increasing housing affordability, and reducing barriers to accessing homeownership opportunities. Ed Delgado, Managing Director, MPA; Chairman, Five Star Global—parent company of DS News and MReport—commented on the nomination. "I have had the privilege of working with Alanna McCargo for more than a decade. She is an insightful and dynamic leader who is a guardian for homeownership and our nation's housing system," Delgado said. President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Robert D. Broeksmit also applauded the decision. "Ginnie Mae is a critically important agency in our housing finance system, and Alanna has a deep understanding of the agency and a demonstrated track record of working with industry, government, and housing advocates on key housing policy issues," Broeksmit said. "MBA looks forward to working with her, and other senior staff at Ginnie Mae, on ways to enhance liquidity for Ginnie Mae mortgage- backed securities and help make affordable residential and rental housing a reality for millions of low- and moderate-income households by channeling global capital into the nation's housing markets." National Housing Conference President and CEO David Dworkin calls McCargo "a major thought leader in the full range of home mortgage lending policy making." He added, "She has decades of experience working with a broad range of stakeholders including investors in government securities, mortgage loan servicers, and FHA-financed homeowners. She has a deep understanding of the business imperatives and is committed to ensuring that these needs also meet the needs of the FHA's diverse borrower base." S P O T L I G H T P R O F I L E G O V E R N M E N T Biden Nominates Alanna McCargo for Ginnie Mae President