BOSTON – Jim Reed, the former executive director of the Housing Authority of the city of Newport, has been named to serve as the U.S. Housing and Urban Development New England regional administrator.
The announcement was made by U.S. HUD Secretary Julian Castro.
As regional director, Reed will manage HUD operations in the six New England states, including Rhode Island. Prior to serving as HUD director in Newport, he was a senior administrator of the Boston Housing Authority.
