Our host, LUL President & CEO Lyndon Pryor, is joined by Bridgette Johnson, President & CEO of New Directions Housing Corporation. Johnson was recently appointed to the role, having 20+ years of experience with the agency. She has a depth of knowledge in the affordable housing sector, including real estate and market assessments, marketing and leasing, construction management, project accounting, and project redevelopment.

We also introduce our new co-host, Ramona Dallum, an inclusive leader in the field of philanthropy and the arts, committed to equity-centered design and innovation for healthy communities.

The trio discusses what affordable housing really means, who affordable housing is for, potential Section 8 and HUD budget cuts, and what the community can do to make a difference.

Johnson graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University with a BS in Business Management and from the University of Louisville with an MBA. She was selected for the Neighbor Works Achieving Excellence Program at Harvard Kennedy School in 2022.