HUD appoints new Indianapolis Housing Agency CEO 

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the city of Indianapolis announced Yvonda A. Bean as the new CEO of Indianapolis Housing Agency (IHA). Yvonda A. Bean“Ms. Bean’s proven ability to lead agencies through challenges and achieve operational excellence will be vital as we work to recover this agency. We are confident her leadership will strengthen the agency’s mission to provide safe, quality and affordable housing for Indianapolis residents,” said Felicia Gaither, deputy assistant secretary for field operations.Bean joins the team from Columbia, South Carolina where she serves as CEO of Columbia Housing and Cayce Housing and as president of nonprofit affiliates.“I am pleased that Yvonda A. Bean will be serving as Indianapolis Housing Agency’s CEO,” Mayor Joe Hogsett said. “I look forward to seeing the ways in which her expertise from serving more than two decades in public housing, including the recovery of two troubled housing agencies, will now be utilized to support the residents of IHA.”During her time at Columbia Housing, Bean accomplished the following: Realizing over $100 million in new construction development projects. Earning a high performer designation for the Housing Choice Voucher Program. Completing the agency’s first Rental Assistance Demonstration conversion. Establishing an...