By Pamela Permar-Shierling
Lisa Dickerson, who has been named interim Executive Director of the Brunswick Housing Authority, was introduced to the Brunswick City Commission Wednesday night (Oct. 7) by Glynn County Commissioner Allen Booker (Dist. 5). Booker is also vice chairman of the BHA board.
Dickerson, no relation to BHA Chairman Kamau Dickerson, was hired as Housing Director earlier this year. She previously served with the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.
She told the commission she began her career 40 years ago as a case manager. “I brought with me a team of five highly trained people,” she said. “There are a few challenges but we will get the Housing Authority back to a high performance status. We will have an assessment done in the next 30 days.”
“We work for the residents,” she continued. “They don’t work for us. Residents can reach out to us directly or find information on the website. We will send out a letter in three to five days to the residents regarding the changes we are making.”
BHA Executive Director Christopher Baisden was terminated last week by the board without commenting on his dismissal.
Baisden, a former assistant attorney general for Florida, was hired by the board as Executive Director in 2023.
