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Alex R. Ballina - Director

Alex R. Ballina has more than 20 years of experience in successfully developing affordable housing and administering multifamily properties across the public and private sectors. Throughout his career, he has administered over $1.5 billion in assets and managed programs for over 25,000 multifamily units and 50,000 residents throughout the United States.

He has significant experience working directly with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), leading and executing projects within all HUD public housing and community development programs, as well as experience in administering Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.

As a developer, he innovated new construction processes to expedite project development times and led strategies to build affordable housing developments with limited subsidies, lowering County costs.

Alex holds a bachelor’s degree from Florida International University and several housing certifications.