Posted 05.01.15 A number of people connected with the housing sectors were included in the 2015 New Year's Honours.
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Posted 02.01.15
A new Chief Executive has been appointed at the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH).
Terrie Alafat, who is currently Director of Housing at the Department for Communities and Local Government in England, will take up her new role in mid-April.
Terrie Alafat has worked in the civil service since 2003, covering various housing policies including homelessness, supporting people, affordable housing and housing supply. Before moving to the UK 30 years ago, she was involved in educational research and evaluation in Chicago schools.
She started her career in the UK in social services policy development at a local authority and she was Director of Housing and Corporate Strategy at Kensington and Chelsea until 2002, before moving to the Government Office for London where she was responsible for housing and local government.
The Chartered Institute of Housing has also appointed a new Director for Wales. Helen Northmore, who is currently head of strategic projects development at the Energy Saving Trust, will take up her new role at the end of January.
Before moving to her current position in 2011 Helen was head of the Energy Saving Trust Wales for five years, and her previous roles include account director at Grayling Wales and deputy head of public affairs at the Federation of Small Businesses Wales. She has been a non-executive director at Groundwork Wales since 2008.
