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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to commend David A. Northern Sr. on his
4contributions to his community and the State through his work
5for the Housing Authority of Champaign County; and
 
6    WHEREAS, David Northern Sr. was born and raised in Gary,
7Indiana; he earned his Master of Public Affairs from Indiana
8University Northwest and his Bachelor of Science in Accounting
9from Ball State University; he holds a Certificate in Housing
10and Community Development for the completion of the Executive
11Education Program from the University of Maryland, a Graduate
12Certificate in Public Management from Indiana University
13Northwest, and a Certificate from the Institute for Innovative
14Leadership Development; he completed the NeighborWorks
15Achieving Excellence Program offered through Harvard
16University and was certified as a Rental Housing Development
17Finance Professional by the National Development Council; and
 
18    WHEREAS, For more than 25 years, David Northern Sr. has
19developed a distinguished career in federal housing assistance
20programs, including urban planning and policy development; he
21has served as the executive director and chief executive
22officer of the Housing Authority of Champaign County (HACC) in
23Champaign since April 2018; in this position, he is

 

 

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1responsible for administrative and professional oversight in
2planning, directing, and coordinating the HACC's varied and
3complex Housing and Community Development Programs while
4ensuring compliance with HUD regulations; and
 
5    WHEREAS, David Northern Sr. is currently the senior vice
6president of the Public Housing Authority Directors
7Association (DC), which represents roughly 2,000 housing
8authorities throughout the nation; he also serves as the
9Illinois vice president of Members Services of the National
10Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), a
11trustee of the Champaign Fire Pension Board, and a member of
12the OSF HealthCare Heart of the Mary Foundation Council; he
13formerly served as an elected member of the Board of Education
14for Community Consolidated School District 46, a secretary of
15the Lake County (IL) Sheriff's Office Merit Commission, and a
16member of the Special Education District of Lake County
17Executive Board; and
 
18    WHEREAS, David Northern Sr. has received numerous awards
19during his illustrious career, including being named as
20Citizen of the Year by Omega Psi Phi fraternity's Chicagoland
21members in 2018 and being named as an honoree (USA) for the
22Wheatle Peart 2018 Global Business Ball; he was awarded the R.
23Delacy Peters Lifetime Achievement Award for dedication to
24federal housing in 2018 and the Most Influential African

 

 

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1American of Lake County Award in 2015; he has been featured in
2a number of publications, including Ball State University's
3alumni magazine, the Chicago Peoples Voice newspaper, and
4Ebony magazine; and
 
5    WHEREAS, David Northern Sr. will complete his time at the
6helm of the Housing Authority of Champaign County on January
728, 2021; he will next serve as the new president and CEO of
8the Housing Authority's Birmingham Division in Birmingham,
9Alabama; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
11HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12we commend David A. Northern Sr. on his work for the Housing
13Authority of Champaign County and wish him well in his future
14endeavors; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to David Northern Sr. as an expression of our esteem
17and respect.