HUD recently named Willie Fobbs as director of Multifamily’s Office of Production. Prior to joining HUD, Fobbs served as the associate director of housing production and preservation at the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). In this capacity, he oversaw a range of operations and programs, including the administration of single-family and multifamily financing programs. In addition, he was charged with overseeing and implementing a number of housing rehabilitation programs, providing oversight of the state’s Weatherization Assistance Program focused on providing energy efficiency retrofits on low-income housing and overseeing the implementation of Virginia’s $120 million Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery grant. A Virginia native, Fobbs earned a Master of Business Administration from Averett University and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Hampden-Sydney College.
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