Ep. 50 - DeeDee Strum: Making her Mark as a Black Woman in Community Development

Published: Oct. 5, 2020, 7 a.m.

b'

Meet DeLois Strum, referred to as DeeDee, a 40+ year entrepreneur, a public speaker, an affordable housing advocate, and is currently involved in offshore wind as a renewable source of energy. DeeDee has worked in the\\xa0housing & community development\\xa0industry as both a housing professional and\\xa0volunteer\\xa0at the national level where she previously chaired the national\\xa0Section 8 Committee of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials.\\xa0\\xa0She previously worked in the public sector, having served two terms as Executive Director of the Indiana State Housing Board; an appointment she held under two governors.\\xa0\\xa0DeeDee founded her company in 1981, M.D. Strum Housing Services,\\xa0Inc.-a professional services firm specializing in the planning for neighborhood revitalization, commercial and real estate development, strategic planning, public-private partnerships, homeownership, entrepreneurial program initiatives for public housing authorities and community development corporations. \\xa0

'