Nevada Rural Housing Authority appoints Melody Harkreader to board
Melody Harkreader has been named to the Nevada Rural Housing Authority Board of Commissioners as its rental housing representative. She was jointly appointed earlier this month by the Nevada Association of Counties and Nevada League of Cities.
“What NRHA offers is wonderful. It has blessed and helped so many families,” Harkreader said. “The Home at Last program is fantastic for first-time homebuyers, by giving families the opportunity to have their own home. And I'm very excited about the work they do with the homeless.”
Harkreader has demonstrated her passion for community for most of her career, having previously served as an independent contractor for Reno Housing Authority, managing transitional housing apartments for people leaving the Nevada Mental Health Institute.
She has also served as an Occupational Therapy Technician III for the State of Nevada Mental Health Department, a counselor for W.A.R.C., a Social Services Representative for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada, among other positions. She also graduated from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Academy, and has worked in security for McQueen High School and the Sands Hotel and Casino.
NRHA’s Board of Commissioners represents a diverse slice of rural life, bringing an authentic viewpoint and essential perspective to the work of NRHA, which helps keep the organization focused on its mission of enhancing the quality of life in rural Nevada. Once appointed, the Commissioners serve four-year terms or until a successor is named.
The Nevada Rural Housing Authority provides rental support, an innovative home financing program, needs assessments and economic development to Nevada's fifteen rural counties and the rural portions of Clark and Washoe counties, with a coverage area including 110,000 square miles and more than 1.3 million people.
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