California Redevelopment Association
1400 K Street, Suite 204, Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 448-8760 Fax (916) 448-9397
Located at the corner of 14th and K Streets in downtown Sacramento, California.
CRA Executive Staff
CRA Membership Services, Event Management
Distance Learning
Information Technology
Accounting and Finance
Hours:
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Please call (916) 448-8760 for an appointment.
Holidays Observed:
The office is closed on the following holidays:
- Friday, January 1, New Year's Day
- Monday, January 16, Martin Luther King Day
- Monday, February 21, President's Day
- Monday, May 28, Memorial Day
- Wednesday, July 4, Independence Day
- Monday, September 5, Labor Day
- Thursday, November 24, Thanksgiving Day
- Friday, November 25, Day after Thanksgiving
- December 23, Christmas Holiday
- December 26, Christmas Holiday
- December 30, New Year's Holiday
Interim Executive Director
Prior to his appointment as Interim Executive Director of the California Redevelopment Association in September, 2011, Mr. Kennedy was with Contra Costa County in various capacities for over 35 years prior to his retirement in March, 2011. Appointed as Redevelopment Director in 1987, his organization was responsible for redevelopment, housing, economic development, infrastructure finance, and Community Development Block Grants. Mr. Kennedy oversaw a staff of 18, with a current year budget of over $100 million. The County administers five redevelopment project areas in the unincorporated county including two project areas with transit-oriented development initiatives.
He is the Immediate Past-President of the California Redevelopment Association, a member of the Board of the ABAG Finance Authority, the Kennedy-King Memorial Scholarship Fund Board of Directors, and a former member of boards of the Contra Costa County Workforce Development Board, the Martinez Community Foundation, and the YMCA Family and Children’s Services Advisory Committee.
Mr. Kennedy holds a BA and MA degree in Economics/Geography from San Diego State University.
Deputy Director
Tom Hart brings over 23 years of local government experience to the California Redevelopment Association. Tom has an extensive background in public finance, personnel, organizational development, and program administration. He also brings several years of experience in administering grant and loan portfolio programs.
Tom began his career with the City of Modesto as an analyst in 1980. From Modesto, Tom worked for Ralph Andersen & Associates as a senior consultant. Assignments included preparing personnel and organization development studies for local governments and state agencies. From 1990 to 2000, he worked for Sutter County overseeing the administrative activities for the Public Works Department, which included administering the County's CDBG program. In addition, Tom wrote Sutter County's Public Facilities Finance Program. For the past three and one half years, he managed the administrative activities of the Placer County Redevelopment Agency. Responsibilities also included preparing a variety of state and local reports including the State Controller's Annual Financial Report and Statement of Indebtedness. While working for Placer County, the Redevelopment Agency staff grew from 4 to 13 full-time employees. The Agency's budget also grew from $2.8 million to $7.2 million during that same period. The Agency responsibilities also include administering the County's Housing Trust Fund and State CDBG, HOME and CalHFA Programs.
Tom grew up in Sacramento and currently lives in Elk Grove with his wife, Diana. Tom and Diana have three children, Angela,Randi,and T.J. He received his Bachelors of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles in Economics and his Master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California.
He has been active in his community serving on the Elk Grove Planning Advisory Council and coaching youth sports.
Director of Policy and Outreach/Legislation
As a member of the 2003 class of National Urban Fellows, Lillian Henegar completed the requirements for a master's of public administration July 2003. Lillian fulfilled her 9 month "mentorship assignment" at the San Jose Redevelopment Agency.
Prior to her selection as a National Urban/Rural Fellow, Lillian Henegar held the position as associate director of policy and advocacy for the Governor's Commission for a Drug-Free Indiana. She was responsible for issue development, grassroots advocacy, the annual state conference, and oversight of the communications program and fiscal management. She staffed the Commission's steering committee - a group of 20 appointed by the Governor and the Indiana General Assembly.
Her accomplishments cover a variety of areas. She produced the weekly Legislative Update, a newsletter distributed to more than 500 people throughout the state during the Indiana General Assembly. This 5 year-old publication kept grassroots activists abreast of state legislative activity related to alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD) and traffic safety. She oversaw the multi-agency annual conference, Many Voices One Vision. ATOD prevention, treatment and law enforcement volunteers and professionals from across Indiana attend this 3-day statewide conference. She participated in successful legislative campaigns to institute keg tracking, to reduce the BAC per se level to .08 percent, and to dedicate Indiana's tobacco settlement fund 100 % to health with $35 million for tobacco control. She provided leadership in building the Indiana Addictions Issues Coalition whose diverse membership educates and influences decision-makers and citizens alike about humane and effective responses to substance abuse. She also provided leadership and guidance to the Indiana Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking as its interim chair as well as to its public policy change initiatives.
Her professional career has also included oversight of the Indiana University Foundation's publications and proposals during a five-year major gifts campaign as well as community organizing in Indianapolis-inner city.
Volunteer work in a variety of venues has included recruiting and managing other volunteers as well as strategic planning and event planning. She has served as a member of the Coalition Advisory Committee for the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, and as chair of the Steering Committee for Smokefree Indiana. She served on the board of the Near East Side Community Organization and as a member of the Credit Committee for the Near East Side Community Federal Credit Union. She participated in the citywide strategic planning process for the Indianapolis Public School System in the early 1990s.
Lillian received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania. She has also received training in fundraising, communications, and community organizing. Born in Reno, Nevada, Lillian grew up on a farm in southern Indiana where her parents, transplanted Texans, still live.
Most importantly, Lillian is the mother of adaughter, Hilary, an accomplished photographer and writer, and a fine human being.
Executive Assistant
Distance Learning Coordinator
Under Roger's supervision, CRA's current professional development program consists of over 30 educational workshops and conferences per year that together provide basic to advanced instruction on the redevelopment process. The program focuses on implementation of California Redevelopment Law to eliminate blight and develop affordable housing. Attendees are staff members of city and county redevelopment agencies and of the numerous private firms and non-profit agencies that are associate members of CRA. With his relentless pursuit of high-quality venues and his dedication to providing excellent speakers and relevant subject matter, Roger set the standard for our seminars.
Most recently, Roger has developed the CRA Distance Learning Program (DLP) to supplement the on-site workshops and conferences. This program is designed to provide greater member access to professional development events by exploiting web-conferencing technology. The program enables both the speakers and the attendees to conveniently participate in educational sessions from their own offices using Internet access and a telephone conference call. The subjects included in the DLP run the gamut from basic redevelopment to more technical, how-to sessions.
Roger earned his BA in Human Engineering at the University of California at Los Angeles and his MA in Human Resource Management, with a concentration in organization development, at Pepperdine University. His background and experience are in training, training management, leadership, group dynamics, facilitation, organization development, and strategic planning. His experience with computer communications dates back to 1978 when he was instrumental in introducing the use of computer conferencing to facilitate the communications of an Army think-tank with members dispersed throughout the United States and in Europe. As an "early-adopter", Roger is now very much at home with the on-line learning environment used in the DLP. He personally conducts the introductory sessions designed to get speakers and attendees comfortable with logging onto and participating in the on-line sessions.
Contact Roger for information on the Distance Learning Program!
Meeting Planner & Membership Coordinator
Rich has worn several hats during hismany years with CRA, though none as demanding as his current dual role as Meeting Planner & Membership Coordinator .
Rich is the lead contact for memberships services and is also responsible for acquiring new members for CRA. As part of that role he participates in and develops marketing materials, distributes information and membership packets, and visits potential members to discuss their interests in CRA. He is an occasional contributor to the Redevelopment Journal as well.
As Meeting Administrator, Rich is responsible for all pre-event planning, on site event management and coordination with venues. Rich is an active member of the Society of Governmental Meeting Planners and is a Certified Meeting Professional Candidate. As a key member of the Professional Development team with Roger, Rich is also responsible for seminar content, speaker coordination, and hotel services and organization.
Rich earned his BA in Government, with a business concentration, from California State University at Sacramento. His background includes legislative analysis, merchandising, management and inventory control.
Contact Rich to join CRA!
Finance Director
Judy Monteux brings over 20 years of financial management experience to her position as Finance Director at CRA. She served as Accounting Manager and Financial Management/Training Specialist at Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC) for over 13 years. During that time, in addition to overseeing the corporate accounting team, she provided technical assistance to over 100 non-profit organizations throughout a 12-state region. She even traveled to the Federated States of Micronesia to assess and train government staff. She has written a number of articles and developed and taught many training sessions on non-profit financial management.
Judy also brings many years of experience in adult education and curriculum development. Her love of training dates back to college when she received her certification to teach secondary school French. She has developed and taught training sessions for foster parents through a federally-funded program in the Massachusetts Community College system. More recently, during her tenure at RCAC, she developed and taught train-the-trainer sessions for RCAC staff who served as trainers at local, regional and national conferences and seminars.
As Finance Director, Judy is responsible for overseeing CRA's financial management system. This includes the preparation and analysis of monthly financial statements, the development and maintenance of the annual operating budget, management of CRA's investment portfolio, coordination with the audit committee and auditing firm during the annual audit, supervision of the finance technician, and the implementation of internal controls and accounting policies and procedures. In addition, Judy oversees human resources for the organization including the administration of CRA's fringe benefits and retirement plans.
Judy grew up in Abington, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia, and lived in the Boston area before moving to northern California. She received her BA from Wellesley College and her Master's degree from Lesley College.
Judy has served as a Make-a-Wish volunteer for many years. In addition, she prepares tax returns as a volunteer each tax season as an IRS volunteer income tax aide.
Finance Technician
Information Techology
Contact Jeff about the CRA website or the Redevelopment Magazine!