Lorraine Polak

Lorraine Polak is the Executive Director of South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA).  Prior to becoming the Executive Director, Lorraine was the Director of the Rental Housing Development for 15 years.  The Rental Housing Development division administers the HOME, Housing Tax Credit, Housing Trust Fund, Emergency Solutions Grants, and the Tax Exempt Bond Financing Programs and is the lead agency for the statewide Housing for the Homeless Consortium. The division also administers several SDHDA programs available for development of workforce housing such as the Housing Opportunity Fund and the Community Housing Development Program. Lorraine has been with SDHDA since 1998.