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The
Wisconsin Rental Housing Legislative
Council will present Mr. Jones with
award at their Annual Meeting,
Wednesday, September 26, 2007, in the
Capitol Club on the top floor of the
Hilton Hotel Monona Terrace. He
was selected to receive this honor in
appreciation of his extraordinary
commitment, advice and positive
involvement with the Council.
As Public Policy Director, Mr. Jones
serves as WISCAP’s staff liaison on
energy and housing issues, working with
member agencies, executive branch
departments and legislators on
operational and policy issues in these
areas. He has served on numerous
workgroups and advisory boards dealing
with energy and housing issues and
low-income households including a 2 year
term on the Community Investment
Advisory Council of the Federal Home
Loan Bank of Chicago, as a member of the
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin’s
22 member Advisory Committee on Electric
Industry Restructuring, as a member of a
special legislative study committee on
Residential Property Tax Exemptions, and
was past president and is a current
member of the Board of Directors of the
Wisconsin Energy Conservation
Corporation (WECC). Mr. Jones currently
chairs the State of Wisconsin Low-Income
Energy Advisory Committee and has served
as the unofficial chair of the Wisconsin
Collaborative for Affordable Housing
since 1998. A member of WISCAP’s staff
since 1994, he has 30 years of
experience in community action,
including 8 years as the Executive
Director of the Central Wisconsin
Community Action Council, serving five
rural-Wisconsin counties. While with
Central Wisconsin CAC, he served a 2
year term as President of the WISCAP
Association.
In
addition to receiving the award, Mr.
Jones has been asked to give a
presentation during luncheon regarding
the various funding options for Window
Replacement Legislation. He will also
meet with the Community Bankers
Association of Wisconsin to
discuss ways to develop new
relationships between local housing
providers and community banks.
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