Board of Commissioners
Leadership and Oversight
Board of Commissioners
The Minneapolis Public Housing Authority is overseen by a nine-member Board of Commissioners appointed by the Mayor and City Council Members. The commissioners are responsible for approving the agency’s annual budget and setting policy. Two members are public housing residents (representing scattered site family housing and high-rise buildings).
Board meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month (with the exception of November and December when meetings are held on the third Wednesday due to the holidays). Agendas and corresponding materials are published below the Friday before a meeting.
Tamir Mohamud is a long-time public housing highrise resident and has held many leadership positions at his building and in the community. He is currently MHRC Vice President, a member of the MHRC Active Living Advisory Committee, the Project Lookout Coordinator for his building and president of his building resident council. He also co-chairs his building’s community vegetable gardening committee.
Mohamud is active in the Elliot Park Neighborhood Organization and frequently presents public housing resident concerns and recommendations at town hall meetings and other public forums. Mohamud also advocates for public housing resident concerns regarding safe walking and other pedestrian issues as a member of the City’s Pedestrian Advisory Committee.
Tom Hoch is a seasoned executive with nearly thirty years overseeing public, non-profit and for-profit organizations. He previously served as MPHA’s Deputy Executive Director where he led a team that transformed the organization into one designated by the federal government as a top performer. He is committed to increasing the supply of affordable housing through the metro area and actively supports organizations involved in this work.
Hoch led the founding and growth of Hennepin Theatre Trust into the seventh largest arts organization in the State of Minnesota. He has served on numerous nonprofit boards including as Minneapolis Downtown Council Chair, Chair of Animal Humane Society and its Capital Campaign and as a Board member of numerous local nonprofits. He serves as a leader of The Minneapolis Good Chair Project, which designs, constructs, delivers and maintains handcrafted seating on parkland throughout Minneapolis. Hoch is a Minneapolis native and continues to reside in our community.
Tom Nordyke has spent his professional career within the affordable housing industry. He is a co-funder of the Artspace, the nation’s leading non-profit developer of workforce and affordable housing for artists, creators, and entrepreneurs. In addition, he served as COO of AEON, a Twin Cities-based non-profit developer whose mission is to create and sustain quality affordable homes that strengthen lives and communities. For the past decade, Nordyke has been a Principal with TGR Development (formerly W-Noordijk, inc.), a development and consulting organization. Nordyke has consulted nationally with public, non-profit, and for-profit affordable housing organizations on financing, marketing, and historic preservation.
Nordyke has also Chaired the Minneapolis Arts Commission, sat on the Minneapolis Planning Commission, and was elected to and served as President of the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board. Nordyke has been a resident of Minneapolis since first moving to the city to attend the University of Minnesota.
Danielle Werder brings over a decade of experience in social services to her current position as Area Manager of the Office to End Homelessness at Hennepin County Health and Human Services. Leading a large team of direct service workers, supervisors, and planners, she manages the County’s homeless response system with outstanding outcomes, including over 1,677 housing successes in 2023 (18% increase from 2022). Danielle played a pivotal role in supporting and building out the County’s Coordinated Entry System, and spearheading a new street outreach team and case management team that is hyper housing-focused and person-centered which has received national attention.
Werder’s impactful contributions have been recognized with multiple awards for excellence and innovation in Local Government and currently serves on the Health Care for the Homeless Community Board. In her role as the grant manager for over $30 million in ARPA funds she has shaped the County’s strategy and response to homelessness and the team is on the path to ending both chronic and veteran homelessness in the near future.
Medaria “Rondo” Arradondo is a visionary public affairs, consultant, and community leader known as a trusted voice who bridges differences with courage and optimism. He is an innovative strategic thinker focused on creating quality relationships across a variety of stakeholders. Arradondo is a systems-and culture-change agent who aligns goals and values for people to accomplish their work. He has been recognized nationally for ethical leadership through public crisis and building strong community and organization alliances. He manages uncomfortable situations with active listening and authentic speaking and messaging. Arradondo is a data-driven executive, providing strong leadership and mentoring to teams and staff functions in finance, media relations, diversity, and inclusion.
