From Islander Media Group, Inc.:
"Home" is the perfect setting for Miami-Dade County's new director of the Public Housing and Community Development Department.
Alex R. Ballina was officially introduced during the recent Board of County Commission meeting by Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, who said "he brings tremendous experience to the job."
Ballina, born in South Miami and a graduate of Florida International University, has more than 20 years of experience in successfully developing affordable housing and administering multi-family properties across the public and private sectors.
Throughout his career, he has administered more than $1.5 billion in assets and managed programs for over 25,000 multi-family units and 50,000 residents throughout the United States.
He also has held numerous executive positions within the County's Public Housing and Community Development Department; the City of Miami Beach Housing & Community Development Department; and Prudential Real Estate Services.
Ballina currently sits on the Miami-Dade County Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board and the Naranja Lakes CRA Board, and is Chairman of the Workforce Housing Group for the Builders Association of South Florida.
Read Islander Media Group's article "County makes major move to upgrade affordable housing initiatives with move of Alex R. Ballina," featuring the Miami-Dade Public Housing and Community Development Department.