Deborah VanAmerongen Brings Wide Range of Experience in Housing and Community Development
(New York, NY – January 4, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — International law firm Nixon Peabody LLP announces the addition of Deborah VanAmerongen to its Affordable Housing practice. Ms. VanAmerongen will join Nixon Peabody as a strategic policy adviser as of February 1, 2010. She will be resident in the New York City office. Ms. VanAmerongen will work closely with attorneys in the firm’s Affordable Housing practice to provide advice to developers, owners and managers of affordable housing, as well as their financing partners, in the preservation and production of affordable housing nationwide.
Ms. VanAmerongen brings a wide range of experience in housing and community development. She is currently Commissioner of the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR). While serving as Commissioner of DHCR, Ms. VanAmerongen manages an agency with 1,000 employees. She is responsible for administrating New York State’s complex rent regulation system and state-financed Mitchell-Lama and other affordable housing portfolios. Previous to serving as Commissioner, she served as Director of Multifamily Housing for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s NYC region.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Deborah to Nixon Peabody,” said Stephen J. Wallace, leader of Nixon Peabody’s Affordable Housing practice. “She is a highly regarded policymaker not only in New York State but nationwide. Given the current economic environment, Deborah will be a great resource for our clients as they determine how to best maximize available public and private financial resources in structuring their affordable housing transactions.”
Ms. VanAmerongen holds a B.S. from Utica College of Syracuse University, cum laude, and a M.A. of Public Administration from Rockefeller College of the State University of New York at Albany.
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