Geoff Brown (left) and Will Cooper Sr.
IRVINE, CA– WNC, a national investor in real estate and
community development initiatives, announced today that its founder and
Chairman of the Board, Will Cooper Sr., was honored with the Lifetime
Achievement Award by the California Housing Consortium.
He received the award at the 2013 Senior Policy Forum &
California Housing Hall of Fame Awards held in Sacramento on May 16.
California Housing Consortium Award Winners
The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes those individuals
who have made a profound impact and demonstrated a substantial contribution
toward advancing the cause of affordable housing in California. Cooper Sr.
received the award as a recognized leader in affordable housing, having
testified before committees of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives
regarding the sector.
“Will Cooper Sr. has dedicated his life and career to
expanding and protecting affordable housing and we are proud to consider him a
leader of our industry’s efforts,” said Geoff Brown, Chairperson of
California Housing Consortium and President of USA Properties Fund.
Cooper Sr. is Director Emeritus of California Housing
Consortium, which he cofounded in 1997 as the statewide housing advocacy
organization representing a united front in a non-partisan effort to advance
housing and community development across California. He founded WNC in 1971 to
specialize in the development and syndication of affordable rental housing
properties.
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| Will Cooper Jr. |
“Through my father’s efforts and the organizations he
supports, individuals and families of all ages across the nation have had a
safer place to call home at an affordable cost for more than 40 years,” said Will
Cooper Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, WNC.
For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please
contact:
Jill Swartz
Spotlight Marketing Communications
949.427-5172, ext. 701 – direct
949.485.1552 – mobile
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