ALBEMARLE — Albemarle City Manager Todd Clark announced last week that the city has hired a new director of public housing.
With over 20 years of experience in the housing industry, Winston-Salem native Renae Miller was selected for the job leading the City of Albemarle Public Housing Department and overseeing the city’s Section 8 vouchers and its 200 apartment units.
“I am genuinely excited to be part of the city of Albemarle and to support its mission,” Miller said in a city press release. “I’m dedicated to providing outstanding customer and community service to the city’s residents. I look forward to utilizing my background in property management, leadership, and personnel development to make a positive difference in our community.”
Albemarle’s apartments are at two sites: Amhurst Gardens and Elizabeth Heights. The former has 150-units ranging in size from one-bedroom units up to five bedrooms, while the latter has 50 one-bedroom units serving elderly and disabled individuals.
“Renae Miller brings a wealth of professional knowledge and experience to her role with the City of Albemarle,” Clark said. “Throughout the interview process, she demonstrated that she is a solutions-focused leader. I look forward to seeing her utilize her skills to benefit our community.”
According to the city’s press release, Miller enters her new role with “extensive knowledge of various housing programs,” such as HUD Public Housing, the Housing Choice Voucher program, RAD operations and compliance, as well as leasing new construction Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties and managing acquisition-rehab communities.
As a certified property management professional, Miller holds the following industry certifications: accredited residential manager; certified occupancy specialist; project-based voucher specialist; public housing manager; certified property manager; blended occupancy specialist; housing choice voucher specialist; and rent calculation specialist.
In her new role with the city of Albemarle, Miller will assist and advocate for housing residents to gain access to services for families, including healthcare, mental health services, youth development, childcare, and literacy programs.
Additionally, she will work to promote job training and employability skills to promote employment placement in the workplace.
Raised in the Winston-Salem Housing Authority Public Housing communities, she has stated that her upbringing in the public housing environment has led to her interest and career journey in the field.
Miller — a mother of three and a grandmother — is also the senior leader of the Winston-Salem-based Power of God in Christ Ministries, as well as the founder of the Generations of Women United nonprofit organization.
Albemarle’s previous public housing director was Dr. Kim L. Scott, who was hired by the city in January 2022 by former Albemarle City Manager Michael Ferris.