Davis Joins SPHA Board of Commissioners, Lettelleir Reappointed to Board

ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA – The St. Petersburg City Council confirmed Mayor Rick Baker’s appointment of Delphinia Davis to the St. Petersburg Housing Authority’s (SPHA) Board of Commissioners, filling the seat recently vacated by former board vice-chairman, Commissioner Paul Yingst. Davis will be sworn in at the housing authority’s January 28, 2010, regular board meeting at the St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Services, 1600 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street South in St. Petersburg.

With the approval of the mayor and confirmation by the city council, SPHA Commissioner Joseph Lettelleir also was reappointed to the housing authority’s board for a four-year term.

Dr. Arnett Smith, SPHA board chairman, said, “We really appreciate the appointments, and we look forward to what our board can achieve in the coming year. I think that these two additions to the board will be an asset to the SPHA and the families we serve.”

The seven-member SPHA Board of Commissioners is responsible for oversight and policy-making for the housing authority. SPHA board members are unpaid volunteers.

SPHA board meetings are open to the public and are held at 2:00 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of the month, except in July and December.

More information about the SPHA Board of Commissioners can be found on the Internet at http://www.stpeteha.org/board.htm.

About St. Petersburg Housing Authority (SPHA):

The St. Petersburg Housing Authority (SPHA) is a public body corporate that has a 70‐year history of developing and administering affordable housing programs in the city of St. Petersburg. Consistently scored as a “High Performer” on U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) assessments, SPHA provides housing assistance to more than 3,400 families residing in St. Petersburg. The authority has received national awards and recognition for its innovative programs, including the Economies of Scale program, the Jordan Park HOPE VI redevelopment program, the
Section 3 program and the Fraud Recovery program. More information about the authority’s programs and services can be found at www.stpeteha.org.