Marie Kindrick Awards Presented at Fair Housing Luncheon
View Photos from the Fair Housing Workshops and Luncheon
A large gathering of REALTORS® and community leaders turned out on April 5th for the 2011 Fair Housing Luncheon, an annual event presented by the Miami Valley Fair Housing Center and the Dayton Area Board of REALTORS®.
During this entertaining event, the Marie Kindrick Fair Housing Awards were presented. The awards, named after the REALTOR® who committed herself to working for the rights of the under-represented, honor individuals who exhibit an outstanding commitment to fair housing principles. The following individuals were recipients of the prestigious honor. Congratulations to all of them!
Randall J. Smith
Community Professional Award
Randy Smith has been working in fair housing and fair lending matters for over 25 years. Currently he is the lead attorney at the Miami Valley Fair Housing Center for the Predatory Lending Solutions Project. Before working at MVFHC he was a staff attorney at the Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority and prior to that he worked for Legal AID for seventeen years.
Mary L. Tucker
Community Volunteer Award
Mary Tucker has advocated for persons with developmental disabilities for over forty years. When the Orient, Apple Creek & Springview Developmental Centers closed, Mary made sure that Senator Tom Roberts and Representative Fred Strahorn were informed on all issues and arranged visits to residential developmental sites including Montgomery Developmental Center (MDC).
Appointed by Governor George Voinovich, Mary joined the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council (ODDC) on October 11, 1996 – September 30, 1999. She was then re-appointed by Governor Bob Taft from October 13, 1999 – September 30, 2002. Her work on the ODD Council involved advocating for the Individual Option Waivers.
She also served on the Children’s Issues Committee and the Community Living Committee. Mary provided oversight for several housing projects during her tenure on the Community Living Committee including: Home ownership support for people with disabilities to own their own home; Fannie Mae Homeownership Project and the ODD Council to help develop and disseminate a video called: “Accessibility Comes Home.”
Mary retired serving the Dayton Public School district after 27 years. She continues to serve as ‘Special Advisor’ on the ODDC Community Living Committee. She is also a founding member of the MONCO Parent Support Group and has served as president for several years.
Michael Martin
REALTOR® Award
In the neighborhoods where Michael has worked, volunteered, lived and done business, much of his focus is to end neighborhood blight, improve the streetscapes, clean neighborhood alleyways and streets, originate programs to maintain areas and encourage buyers and tenants to move in and help sustain these areas. As an appointee of Dayton’s Housing Appeals Board, he has worked to help those with housing issues find creative solutions for needed repairs. In the Oregon Business District, he has worked in developing an incubation product to assist prospective business owners. With the University of Dayton he developed “The Business of Art; The Art of Business’ to provide support for artists that might potentially want to buy/use gallery space in the District. Another incubator program being designed would match Sinclair Community College hospitality students with a space to build and operate a food establishment to learn, hands-on, how to open, operate, manage and grow a business. Michael cares very much about encouraging folks from all walks of life to be a part of the resurgence of our urban and historic neighborhoods.