Release date: 1/17/2024

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Lindsay Moore, NeighborWorks America Media 
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Tanya Otsuka appointed to NeighborWorks America board

 

Washington, D.C. – NeighborWorks America has announced that Tanya Otsuka has joined the NeighborWorks board of directors, effective Jan. 11. Otsuka succeeds Rodney Hood of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). 

Otsuka is a member of the NCUA board, which she joined in January 2024. Before joining the NCUA board, Tanya served as Senior Counsel for the majority staff of the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee under Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH), where she managed the Committee’s work on banking and credit union issues. In 2019, Otsuka served on the Committee staff through the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University’s Capitol Hill Fellowship Program, on detail from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Prior to her time with the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Otsuka was a staff attorney and counsel at FDIC where she addressed banking issues.

“I am honored to serve on the NeighborWorks Board and represent the NCUA in this important capacity,” Otsuka said. “Safe and affordable housing is the foundation of a just economy, but it is increasingly out of reach for too many families. I look forward to working with NeighborWorks to build strong communities and help make housing more accessible.”  
 
As board member, Otsuka will provide strategic vision to help NeighborWorks serve individuals and families through comprehensive approaches to affordable housing and community development; and help fulfill the organization’s mission to create opportunities for people to live in affordable homes, improve their lives and strengthen their communities.
 
“With her deep knowledge of credit and banking issues, Tanya is an invaluable asset to NeighborWorks America,” NeighborWorks President and CEO Marietta Rodriguez said. “Her leadership will enable us to continue our work helping all Americans have an equitable path to financial security.”
 
Determined by statute, NeighborWorks’ board consists of the heads of the financial regulatory agencies and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or their statutorily designated representatives.

About NeighborWorks America  
For 45 years, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp., a national, nonpartisan nonprofit known as NeighborWorks America, has strived to make every community a place of opportunity. Our network of excellence includes nearly 250 nonprofits in every state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. NeighborWorks offers grant funding, peer exchange, technical assistance, evaluation tools, and access to training as the nation's leading trainer of housing and community development professionals. NeighborWorks network organizations provide residents in their communities with affordable homes, owned and rented; financial counseling and coaching; community building through resident engagement; and collaboration in the areas of health, employment and education.