Atlanta Advisory Committee Meeting with Terri Lee, Atlanta Housing

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Name: Atlanta Advisory Committee Meeting with Terri Lee, Atlanta Housing
Date: October 6, 2021
Time: 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EDT
Registration: Register Now
Event Description:
Join the Council for Quality Growth's City of Atlanta Advisory Committee Meeting on October 6th at 8:15 AM in-person at 1105 West Peachtree with Ms. Terri Lee, Chief Operating Officer, Atlanta Housing.

*Please note the new location for City of Atlanta Advisory Committee Meetings moving forward*

This is a hybrid meeting. When registering for this meeting, please indicate whether you will be attending in-person or joining the meeting via Zoom. Zoom meeting details will be emailed only to virtual registrants the day before the meeting. If you would like to change your registration type, please email Kathryn Jones at kj@councilforqualitygrowth.org.

Terri Lee
Chief Operating Officer, Atlanta Housing


If home is where the heart is, Terri Lee has been working to open the southeast’s heart to people of all backgrounds and income levels for more than 20 years. As one of the nation’s foremost champions for housing affordability, equity and access, Terri has successfully combined her passion for people with an expertise in public policy to help avail affordable housing resources to residents from Mississippi to Georgia.  An impactful community development professional, Terri is an operations strategist with a proven record of employing creative solutions to improve outcomes within the public and non-profit business sectors.  Terri is a sought-after organizational improvement expert, with successful projects including restructuring and realigning housing and development agencies; implementing strategies to encourage neighborhood stabilization efforts; and formulating policies to create community development investment opportunities that stimulate neighborhood transformation and growth. 

Following 14 years of leadership in the City of Atlanta’s Department of City Planning, Terri was appointed the City of Atlanta’s first Chief Housing Officer (“CHO”) by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.  As CHO, Terri galvanized five city housing agencies to collaboratively produce thousands of affordable units deploying nearly $1 billion in public funds.  Terri transitioned to Atlanta Housing (AH) in December 2020, where she currently serves as Chief Operating Officer and is primarily responsible for oversight of the agency's operations, including Housing Choice Voucher Program, Real Estate, Policy, Governmental Affairs, Housing Development Services and its corporate support departments, including Information Technology, Finance, Procurement, and Construction, Facilities, and Maintenance.  She brings considerable housing skills and collaboration acumen to Atlanta Housing, one of the nation’s largest public affordable housing agencies. 
 
A proud HBCU graduate, Terri holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration from Grambling State University and a Master of Public Policy and Administration degree from Jackson State University. Terri is a lifelong member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a public service organization. 
 
Location:
IN-PERSON at 1105 W Peachtree
1105 West Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30309

ONLINE via Zoom Video Conference
*Zoom details will be sent only to virtual registrants the day before the meeting.
Date/Time Information:
First Wednesday of Every Month
8:15 - 9:15 AM
Contact Information:
Joseph Santoro
Fees/Admission:
Free to all Council Members, Elected Officials and Staff
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