Episode 91 | Part Two: La Shelle Dozier Executive Director, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency

ChangeMakers with Katie Goar

In the second part of this week's ChangeMakers podcast, Katie continues her inspiring conversation with La Shelle Dozier, Executive Director of the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency. Dozier talks about the importance of inviting her support staff to ceremonial events related to the agency's housing development projects. She believes these team members behind the scenes deserve recognition for their essential contributions. Dozier also discusses how her organization helps facilitate homeownership in Sacramento County, given its unique capabilities in the housing space. Please tune in to hear more about the creative ways Dozier leads her agency to empower families and pursue housing justice.
About La Shelle Dozier: La Shelle is Executive Director of the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, serving in this capacity since 2009 after holding the interim position during the previous year.As Executive Director, Ms. Dozier oversees community development and revitalization strategies in the City and County of Sacramento, as well as the provision of housing for low income residents using a wide variety of programs and financing mechanisms. She is responsible for the Agency’s function as the Housing Authority for the City and County of Sacramento which administers federally funded rental assistance programs to provide safe, decent housing that serves more than 14,000 low income families. Ms. Dozier is responsible for administering the Agency’s $211.9 million budget for 2020 with a workforce of 246 employees.Ms. Dozier leads SHRA as the largest public funder and provider of affordable housing in Sacramento, assisting with $175 million in financing, including bonds and loans in 2019 to help build or improve multifamily communities for low income residents, to help families purchase an affordable home, and to rehabilitate or build affordable single/multifamily housing. The Agency manages a $333 million affordable housing portfolio. Over the past 20 years, SHRA has assisted more than 22,800 units in multifamily properties through the application of various financing tools.Ms. Dozier previously served as the Director of the Sacramento Housing Authority. She was responsible for leadership oversight of the Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV/formerly Section 8), and the conventional public housing program. These programs provide rent assistance for more than 50,000 low income people, including elderly and disabled residents in the City and County of Sacramento. She was also responsible for monitoring and addressing the continued changes in major national policy that housing authorities across the country are facing, including significant reductions in structural and operational funds.