About Us
The Atlanta Regional Housing Forum is a quarterly gathering of affordable housing stakeholders from all sectors - private, public, nonprofit, philanthropic and concerned citizens. The Atlanta Regional Housing Forum was founded more than 30 years ago by Bill Bolling, the founder and past president and CEO of the Atlanta Community Food Bank. During this time housing stakeholders have gathered quarterly to discuss affordable housing, community development, transportation, transit, homelessness, health and other related topics.
We will also examine issues such as outdated zoning practices, overly narrow funding models, counterproductive density regulations and a general lack of information all impact the region’s ability to deliver housing necessary for continued economic growth of the region.
The Forum is a collaborative effort of more than 20 organizations. The effort staffed by Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) and Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, Inc. (ANDP)
If you have comments or questions about this site, please contact:
George S. Burgan
Senior Director for Communications & Technology
Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, Inc.
404-420-1583 gburgan@andpi.org
Marisa Lang Ghani
Senior Planner, Land Use
Atlanta Regional Commission
470-378-1596 mghani@atlantaregional.org
Forum Advisory Board
Bill Bolling, Chair, Foodwell Alliance
James Alexander, Mercy Housing
Kathleen Brownlee, Purpose Built Communities
Ann Carpenter, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Jill Cromartie, Georgia Dept of Community Affairs
Aaron Goldman, Perennial Properties
Lisa Gordon, Atlanta Habitat for Humanity
Bambi Hayes-Brown, Georgia ACT
Raphael Holloway, Gateway Center
Daniel W. Immergluck, Georgia State University
Sarah Kirsch, Urban Land Institute – Atlanta
Geoff Koski, Bleakly Advisory Group
Terri Lee, City of Atlanta
Kate Little, Housing Advocate/Consultant
Odetta Macleish-White, TransFormation Alliance
Cathryn Marchman, Partners for HOME
Michael Murphy, Cobb County Board of Commissioners
John O’Callaghan, Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership
Marion Phillips, Georgia Power
Amanda Rhein, Atlanta Community Land Trust
Meaghan Shannon-Vlkovic, Enterprise Community Partners
Samyukth Shenbaga, Atlanta Regional Commission
Forum Steering Committee
Bill Bolling, Foodwell Alliance
James Alexander, Mercy Housing
George Burgan, Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership
Marisa Ghani, Atlanta Regional Commission
Bruce Gunter, Civitas Housing Group
Forum Organizational Hosts
Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership
Atlanta Regional Commission