Title: Kathy A. Possinger Housing Policy Reports to: Amy Sechrist, Senior Policy

Fellow Officer

Division: Strategic Planning and Policy

Job Purpose
In 2019 PHFA created the Housing Policy Fellowship to further the Agency's mission and foster the development of new leaders in the housing and community development field. In 2021, the fellowship was renamed the Kathy A. Possinger Housing Policy Fellowship in honor of PHFA board designee and affordable housing champion Kathy A. Possinger. During her two-decade career, Possinger served

Pennsylvanians through her housing work in both the public and private sectors. She held a variety of positions within the housing field including Special Advisor to the acting secretary of the Pennsylvania

Department of Human Services, Director of the Center for Community and Housing Development,

Executive Director of Tri County Community Action, and the City of Harrisburg’s Deputy Director of

Housing.

The goal of this program is to support the development of new perspectives and approaches to significant unmet housing or community development needs across Pennsylvania through a self-directed research project. The program will also cultivate new housing and community development leaders.

Fellowships must be completed over no more than a twelve-month period. Fellows receive a stipend of $1,000 per month ($12,000 maximum), which can be used to pay for travel, conferences, technology, research tools, and/or administrative expenses.

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Essential Functions

Once chosen a successful candidate will:

• Complete a 12-month long self-directed research project focused on a housing or community development issue or challenge in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• Meet regularly with PHFA staff to discuss project updates and changes.
• Create and share a final project report detailing the results of the research.

*All eligibility requirements can be found in the Kathy A. Possinger Housing Policy Fellowship

Application located on PHFA’s website at www.phfa.org/about/fellowship

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Work setting:

• In-person

Work Location: In person