NHC Appoints Mary Hanlon to Lead Advocacy Efforts

Washington, D.C.--The National Housing Conference (NHC) has appointed Mary Hanlon to the newly created position of Vice President of Policy and Advocacy.

Washington, D.C.–The National Housing Conference (NHC) has appointed Mary Hanlon to the newly created position of Vice President of Policy and Advocacy. With more than 25 years in the housing industry, Hanlon comes with a wealth of public, non-profit, and private sector experience, with a special focus on real estate development and management of complex projects.

Hanlon has served in government as senior staff member at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In that position, she assisted Secretary Cisneros with critical housing legislation, the structural reorganization of HUD and the Pacific Region Community Empowerment Board, including managing and supervising the implementation of the $44 million Oakland Enhanced Enterprise Community and the $3 million San Francisco Enterprise Community.

For the last 14 years, Hanlon has been the Principal and Owner of Hanlon Development & Consulting working out of New York City, Washington, D.C. and Portland, Ore.