Rick has over thirty-five years’ experience in the non-profit housing and community development field.
He has served as Executive Director of PACDC since 1999, providing overall organizational management. Prior to coming to PACDC, he was Associate Director of the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey, a statewide association of non-profit developers, and Assistant Editor of Shelterforce magazine for the National Housing Institute. He is a recipient of a 2007 Eisenhower Fellowship on Urban Challenges and a NeighborWorks America Northeast Region 2013 Visionary Leader in Community Development, holds a Masters Degree in Urban Planning and Policy Development from Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and is a graduate of the NeighborWorks Achieving Excellence program.
He currently serves on a number of housing and community development-related boards, including: Philadelphia Housing Trust Fund Oversight Board; Mayor’s Clean & Green Cabinet; Mayor’s H.O.M.E. Advisory Group; Urban Affairs Coalition Board and Community Economic Development Committee (Co-Chair); LISC Philadelphia Local Advisory Board; Commonwealth Housing Legal Services Board; Community Design Collaborative Advisory Board; and several bank community advisory boards.