‘This is my life’s work’: Terri Lee named Atlanta Housing president & CEO

Newly appointed Atlanta Housing CEO and president Terri M. Lee (above) addressed Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens (seated third from left) during the Atlanta Housing Board of Commissioners meeting Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice The search for a CEO for Atlanta’s 86-year-old housing governing body is finally over. Terri M. Lee was unanimously voted to uphold the vacant positions Wednesday afternoon during the Atlanta Housing Board of Commissioners meeting.  The meeting took place in the heart of the Atlanta University Center inside Roosevelt Hall, and further added to the link Lee has with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Lee went to college in Grambling, Louisiana, and spoke of how the pride she has in that city, and in her alma mater, Grambling State University, shows up in her work. “This is my life’s work,” she said after the meeting and her appointment as Atlanta Housing CEO and president was made official. “I have dedicated my entire life to affordable housing. I understand what happens when you give a person opportunity and access. Growing up in Grambling, really was a family environment in a family town. I was afforded the same opportunities as many of my...