LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Deborah VanAmerongen upon the occasion
of her designation for special recognition by the Bedford Stuyvesant
Restoration Corporation

WHEREAS, It is incumbent upon the people of the State of New York to
recognize and acknowledge those within our midst who have made signif-
icant contributions to the quality of life therein; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Deborah VanAm-
erongen upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition by
the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation at its Annual Benefit on
Thursday, June 18, 2009, in Brooklyn, New York; and
WHEREAS, Deborah VanAmerongen earned her B.S. degree from Utica
College of Syracuse University and her M.A. degree of Public Adminis-
tration from Rockefeller College of the State University of New York at
Albany; and
WHEREAS, When she was selected to serve as Commissioner of the New
York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR), Deborah
VanAmerongen already had nearly two decades of experience working on New
York's complicated housing issues; from 1998 to 2007, she served as the
Director of Multifamily Housing for the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) in the New York City region; in this capacity, she was
responsible for more than 1,300 Federally-assisted multifamily develop-
ments in and around New York City; and
WHEREAS, As commissioner of DHCR, Deborah VanAmerongen also serves as
chair of the Housing Trust Fund Corporation and of the Roosevelt Island
Operating Corporation; she is also a member of the Board of Directors of
the New York State Housing Finance Agency and the State of New York
Mortgage Agency, the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation,
Harlem Community Development Corporation and the Homeless Housing
Assistance Corporation; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
the great State of New York; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Deborah VanAmerongen upon the occasion of her designation for
special recognition by the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Deborah VanAmerongen.