On January 15, 2008, Elizabeth C. Morris retired as President
& Chief Executive Officer of the San Diego Housing Commission after 28 years
of service with the agency. (See
news release and Morris’
retirement letter.) Effective January 15, 2008, the San Diego Housing
Authority appointed
Carrol Vaughan as Interim President & CEO.
Search
Process
As the President & CEO position is under contract with the
San Diego Housing Authority (San Diego City Council), the Council President
as the Housing Authority Chair is guiding the process of selecting a new
President & CEO. As such, the Council President established a multi-step
process:
that the Housing Commission engage an executive search firm to conduct a
nationwide search for a new President & CEO. As provided under current
procurement regulations, a solicitation was conducted and Roberts
Consulting Group was retained.
that a Stakeholder Needs Assessment be conducted to identify the skills
and competencies needed of the next President & CEO and that the
executive search firm use this data to develop a job description. The
Needs Assessment, which was conducted by the Centre for Organization
Effectiveness, gathered input from a wide range of stakeholders impacted
by and involved in the Housing Commission’s work.
that a Review Team receive the Needs Assessment, work with the executive
search firm to finalize the job description, oversee the national
search, and make preliminary recommendations regarding candidates for
the position. The Review Team is comprised of two Councilmembers, two
Housing Commissioners, and one Mayoral representative.
Status
The recruitment closed on April 28, 2008. As currently
anticipated, the Review Team will conduct first-round interviews in July and
will forward candidate recommendations to the San Diego Housing Authority
(Council) for final interviews in late July.
Documents
Sept. 12, 2007:
Letter of Retirement, from Elizabeth C. Morris to Scott Peters,
Council President/Housing Authority Chair
Sept. 13, 2007:
News Release, “SDHC’s President & CEO Announces Retirement”
Oct. 11, 2007: Memo from Council
President,
“Search for New San Diego Housing Commission Executive Director”
Dec. 20, 2007:
Memo from Council President, “SDHC Interim President & CEO and
Establishment of Review Team to Assist in Search for Permanent Director”
Jan. 15, 2008:
Housing Authority Minutes, “Search for New Executive Director of the
San Diego Housing Authority and President/CEO of the San Diego Housing
Commission”
