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Chairman Phil Mendelson 2
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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 7
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 12
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To reappoint Mr. Raymond A. Skinner to the District of Columbia Housing Authority Board of 18
Commissioners. 19
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RESOLVED BY THE COUNC IL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 21
resolution may be cited as the “District of Columbia Housing Authority Board of Commissioners 22
Raymond A. Skinner Reappointment Resolution of 2025”. 23
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia appoints: 24
Raymond A. Skinner 25
Upshur Street, N.E. 26
Washington, DC 20018 27
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as a voting member of the District of Columbia Housing Authority Board of Commissioners with 30
professional experience designing and developing public and private multi-family housing, 31
established by Section 12 of the District of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1999 (D.C. Law 32
13-105; D.C. Official Code § 6-211), to serve a term a 3-year term to end on December 31, 2027. 33
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution, 34
upon its adoption, to the appointee and to the Executive Director of the District of Columbia 35
Housing Authority. 36
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 37 Raymond A. Skinner
Ray Skinner is a retired housing and community development executive and public servant who
spent a long and distinguished career in public service as an urban planner, economic and
community development specialist, and affordable housing finance professional. Throughout his
career Mr. Skinner used his expertise to serve and uplift low and moderate communities
wherever he served.
As President and CEO of East Baltimore Development Inc. (2015- 2018), Mr. Skinner was
instrumental in rejuvenating a long- stalled redevelopment plan, resulting in construction of a
new 194 room Marriott Residence Inn, a 170,000 square foot office building, the first new for
sale housing in the neighborhood in decades , and the 5.5- acre Eager Park.
For fifteen years ( 1995-2003 and 2007- 2014) Mr. Skinner served as Secretary of the Maryland
Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), leading a staff of three hundred
and managing the state’s housing finance, mortgage insurance, community development, and
building code programs. In this position he oversaw the issuance of billions of dollars in
mortgage revenue bonds to finance construction of affordable housing, and managed the
distribution of tens of millions of dollars in community development funds to help revitalize
neighborhoods throughout the State of Maryland.
Previously Mr. Skinner held the positions of DHCD Director and Executive Director of the
Housing Authority in Prince George’s County, MD . Mr. Skinner also spent over ten years with
the District of Columbia government, including serving as Special Assistant to the Deputy
Mayor for Economic Development and as Executive Director of the Office of Business and
Economic Development.
Mr. Skinner has been an advocate and active leader in the housing and community development
industry, having served as a Trustee of the National Housing Conference, on the Board of the
National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA), and as President of the Council of State
Community Development Agencies (COSCDA). He served two terms as a member of the
Community Development Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and
currently serves on the board of Reinvestment Fund. He has received numerous awards and
honors including United States Senate - “Certificate of Special Recognition: Lifetime
Achievement Award”, US House of Representatives - “Certificate of Congressional Recognition
for Exemplary Service to the Citizens of the State of Maryland”, and induction into the Maryland
Economic Development Association (MEDA) Hall of Fame.
Mr. Skinner holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Pennsylvania State University and a
Master of City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania. He earned a certificate in Real
Estate Development and completed the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local
Government at Harvard University.