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Washington State law directs that the Tacoma Housing Authority shall be governed by a five person Board of Commissioners that the Mayor of Tacoma shall appoint. The Mayor appoints each Commissioner to a five year term. Since 1998, the law also directs that the Board shall include an individual who receives assistance from THA's federal housing programs. THA has had such a person on its Board since 1990.
Commissioners are volunteers. They do not receive any financial compensation for their time or work. Their service on THA's Board is a notable instance of community service.
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Greg Mowat, Chairman [term: 9/21/04 to 8/16/09]
Mr. Mowat was appointed to the Board in 2004. He is a Project Labor Agreement Specialist with Sound Transit. Mr. Mowat engages in many activities of community service. He has served as a member of the American Leadership Forum, Tacoma Chapter. He has served on the Board of Directors for United Way of Pierce County. He was a member of the Citizens Advisory Committee, University of Washington, Tacoma campus, past President of the Board for The Nonprofit Center and the Executive Committee of the Northwest Construction Consumers Council.
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Dr. Arthur C. Banks, Vice Chair [term: 8/30/05 to 8/16/10]
Dr. Banks was appointed to the Board in 2005. He is a Pastor at Eastside Baptist Church in Tacoma. Dr. Banks is a member of the Tacoma Ministerial Alliance. He serves on the Board of Directors for the William Factory Small Business Incubator. He is active with the North Pacific Baptist Convention and American Leadership Forum. He also served as the first organizing President of Hilltop Action Coalition and chaired the Tacoma Ministerial Alliance's committee to rename “K” Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
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Stanley Rumbaugh, Commissioner [term: 08/14/07 to 08/16/12]
Mr. Rumbaugh was appointed to the Board in 1998. He is an attorney with the law firm of Rumbaugh, Rideout, Barnett and Adkins. Mr. Rumbaugh also serves on the Board of Trustees for Bates Technical College, the Board of Directors of the Tacoma World Trade Council, is a member of the Tacoma branch of the World Affairs Council, and participates on numerous other councils and committees.
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Ken Miller, Commissioner [term: 9/14/06 to 8/16/11]
Mr. Miller was appointed to the Board in 2006. He has been national chair of the American Leadership Forum and represented Weyerhaeuser on the corporate advisory council of United Way of America. He has written for the Washington Post, Association Management and Board Source among other publications. His book on reputation-Bringing Values to Life will be published soon. Mr. Miller is active in community affairs and has been on the boards of the Annie Wright School, the Tacoma Actors Guild and Point Defiance Zoo Society.
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Janis Flauding, Commissioner [term: 12/17/07 to 8/16/08]
Janis Flauding and her two children have been residents of the New Salishan since April 2006. Janis brings an accounting background and a history of community leadership to the Board. She is a member of the Salishan Shine Project, Garden project, Safe Streets, Community Kitchen, and National Night Out committee. She also participates on special committees for THA. Janis is proud to be a part of the future of the Housing Authority.
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Unless otherwise announced, the Board of Commissioners meets in open public session the fourth Wednesday of each month at 4:00 PM. Most of the time, the Board meets in the 2nd Floor conference room at the Housing Authority's administration offices located at 902 S. L Street, Tacoma. About half the meetings each year, the Board meets in the community room of the various THA properties around the city. Please view the Board of Commission meeting schedule page for meeting dates and locations.
Board meetings are open to the public. Most meeting agendas have time set aside for public comment.
This page modified: Wednesday, April 02, 2008
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