| Maureen Markham is a senior Housing Development Specialist for the Arlington County Department of Community Planning Housing & Development. She works with both for-profit and non-profit developers to promote the preservation of affordable housing units in Arlington as well as the construction of new affordable units.
Before coming to Arlington in 2005 Ms. Markham held a variety of positions in the community development and affordable housing field from hands-on practitioner to consultant and national trainer. Early in her career she was a houseparent in one of the first community group homes for adults with developmental disabilities. She later served as Executive Director for three community-based non-profit organizations, including Aberdeen Neighborhood Housing Services. In the 1990’s she worked with the Washington State Housing Trust Fund Program where she created and managed the Housing Resource Team, a technical assistance program that helped plan and finance thousands of affordable housing units throughout the state. When Washington State initiated their Comprehensive Planning program, Ms. Markham worked with local communities to develop and implement the Housing Elements of their comp plans. Many of these were small local jurisdictions who were considering for the first time the linkages between land use and housing in their communities.
Ms. Markham holds a Master of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and a Master’s degree in Child Development from the University of Delaware.
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