Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Announces New Advisory Council Members and Chairman
Cooke, Grayson, and Rasberry to Join Council; Vaughan elected Chairman
ATLANTA, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
(FHLBank Atlanta) announced today that it has appointed three new members and
elected a new chairman to its Affordable Housing Advisory Council. Council
members will serve three-year terms that began Jan. 1, 2009.
New members:
Robert B. Cooke currently serves as executive director of Southwest
Georgia United Empowerment Zone, Inc. a Community Development Financial
Institution serving rural Southwest Georgia. Cooke has worked in housing and
community development for more than 20 years. He founded the Cordele
YouthBuild program, Communities Empowering People Together, Inc., and helped
found the Rural Community Improvement Corporation, Inc. He holds an MBA from
the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Cooke has completed the CPA
examination and holds a certification in Tax Credit Project Management.
Chickie Grayson currently serves as president and chief executive officer
of Enterprise Homes, Inc. Grayson has been with Enterprise since 1987, where
she has achieved most of her more than 25 years of experience in mixed-income
housing development. In 2007, she received the Home Ownership Participation
for Everyone (HOPE) Leadership award, honoring her commitment to providing
homeownership opportunities for minorities. She currently serves on the
boards of Parks and People Foundation, the Home Builders Association of
Maryland, and Archbishop Curley High School. Grayson holds a bachelor's
degree and master's degree in urban affairs from the University of Maryland.
Brigette E. Rasberry currently serves as vice president and chief
operating officer of the North Carolina Association of Community Development
Corporations (NCACDC). At NCACDC, Rasberry is responsible for helping to set
the direction of the organization. She has more than 12 years of community
economic development experience. In 2008, she was elected to the Board of
Directors for the National Alliance of Community Economic Development
Associations (NACEDA). Rasberry holds a bachelor's degree in organizational
management from St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, NC.
2009 Chairman:
Leonard S. Vaughan is a principal with Shea Development Group, LLC.
Vaughan was formerly the director of the Howard County Department of Housing
and Community Development in Columbia, Maryland. His previous experience
includes work with the Housing Authority of Baltimore City, the Housing
Assistance Council in Washington, D.C., and the National Housing Partnership.
Vaughan serves on the boards of numerous local, state and national
organizations.
About FHLBank Atlanta
FHLBank Atlanta offers competitively-priced financing, community
development grants, and other banking services to help more than 1,200 member
financial institutions make affordable home mortgages and provide economic
development credit to neighborhoods and communities. The Bank's members --
its shareholders and customers -- are commercial banks, credit unions, savings
institutions, thrift and loans, and insurance companies headquartered in
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia,
and the District of Columbia. FHLBank Atlanta is one of 12 district banks in
the Federal Home Loan Bank System, which since 1990 has contributed more than
$3 billion to the Affordable Housing Program.
