HUD named the following new staff appointments:

  • Jim Crawford, Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary, Office of the Deputy Secretary. Crawford previously worked at the DC Department of Human Services, The Urban Institute and the Chicago Housing Authority
  • Lopa Kolluri, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing, Department of Housing/Federal Housing Administration. Kolluri previously worked for the Philadelphia Housing Authority, Pennrose, and HUD.
  • Gina Metrakas, Senior Advisor for Executive Orders and Executive Actions, Office of the Secretary. Metrakas served on the HUD Agency Review Team during the Biden transition and previously worked for the NYU Furman Center, National Housing Conference, Quicken Loans and HUD.