Wednesday, May 22, 2013

WNC Founder and Chairman Will Cooper Sr. Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from California Housing Consortium

 

                                  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.

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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