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Sarah Gerecke

Sarah Gerecke

Sarah Gerecke is Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Housing Counseling at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In 2017, HUD approved housing counseling agencies assisted more than 1.1 million families to overcome housing barriers and achieve their housing goals. At HUD, her responsibilities have also included programs to increase access to affordable, quality housing and mortgage products, and initiatives to help families improve their financial and housing conditions.

From 2009 to 2011, Sarah was Executive Director of New York Universityā€™s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, a leading academic research center. An Adjunct Associate Professor of Urban Planning, she continues teach a graduate law and policy seminar at NYU on land use, housing and community development in New York City.

From 2001 until 2009, Ms. Gerecke was Chief Executive Officer of Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) of NYC, where she supervised lending, education and real estate programs that assisted over 10,000 New York City residents each year. From 1994 ā€“ 2001, she was Vice President for Housing Programs at Westhab, Westchester Countyā€™s largest provider of homeless and special needs housing. From 1986 ā€“ 1994, she held appointed positions in New York City government under Mayors Koch and Dinkins with responsibilities for planning and implementation of major revitalization projects in Harlem, the South Bronx and Central Brooklyn. She is a member of the Supreme Court bar, the New York State bar and a graduate of Harvard Law School and Princeton University. Sarah is a resident of the Bronx.