REGIONAL HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
Check out our 2022 Annual Report
About the Regional Housing Partnership
The Regional Housing Partnership (RHP) serves as an official advisory board, created by the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission, in partnership with the public, private, nonprofit, and citizen stakeholders. Composed of an overarching consortium of housing interests, the Partnership enhances regional coordination and effectiveness to address the housing needs of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District’s region, with a focus on housing production, diversity, accessibility, cost, location, design, and increasing stability for the region’s residents.
Upcoming Meetings
Water Street Center

Committees
- February 8, 2022 – 9:00 a.m.
- March 8, 2022 – 9:00 a.m.
- September 13, 2022 – 9:00 a.m.
- To be announced
RHP Committee Members
Antwon Brinson – Chair of the Piedmont Workforce Network
Anthony Haro – Executive Director of the Blue Ridge Area Coalition for the Homeless
Chris Henry – President, Stony Point Development Group
Christopher Brement – President, Bramante Homes
Colette Sheehy – Senior Vice President for Operations and State Government Relations
Dan Rosensweig – President & CEO, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville
Diantha McKeel – Jack Jouett Supervisor, Albemarle Board of Supervisors
Gequetta Murray-Key – Vice Chair, Fluvanna Planning Commission
Greg Powe – Principal, Powe Studio Architects
Jesse Rutherford – Chair, Nelson County Board of Supervisors
Keith Smith, Chair – Treasurer, Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission
Margaret Clair – Executive Director, Nelson County Community Development Foundation
Michael Payne – Councilor, Charlottesville City Council
Mozell Booker – Fork Union District Supervisor, Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors
Ned Gallaway, Vice-Chair – Rio Supervisor, Albemarle County Board of Supervisors
Peter Holman – Chief Financial Officer, University of Virginia Community Credit Union
Rachel Jones – Green Springs District Supervisor, Louisa County Board of Supervisors
Rebecca Schmidt – Director of Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives
Ron Williams – Chair, Greene County Planning Commission
Shelby Edwards – Executive Director, Public Housing Association of Residents
Sunshine Mathon – Executive Director, Piedmont Housing Alliance
Alternates:
For Michael Payne – Lloyd Snook, Mayor, City of Charlottesville
For Colette Sheehy – Allice Raucher, Architect for the University, University of Virginia
For Margaret Clair – Kim Hyland, Executive Director, Fluvanna-Louisa Housing Foundation
For Sunshine Mathon – Shekinah Mitchell, Director, Piedmont Community Land Trust
Committee Meeting Materials
Please select the appropriate committee, year, and month to view meeting materials.
The Central Virginia Affordable Housing Locator, established in November 2020, is a free resource to help connect people with affordable rentals or homes for sale in Planning District 10, Virginia. People can search through hundreds of listings and find area resources to assist them, through all stages of their home search. Property owners may list affordable homes on this website free of charge.
Objectives
The primary objectives of the RHP are to address unmet housing needs and preserve housing affordability.
The Partnership will utilize the regional housing needs assessment report to identify and support strategies to bring about the alignment of policy, funding and programming in order to create a full housing ladder of opportunity in the region.
The challenge in the area is both quantitative, as defined by a gap between the number of affordable units and the need and qualitative, as defined by the lack of options for housing mobility, equity gain, transportation issues and workforce development, etc.
Members of the partnership believe that we can and must adopt an ambitious regional goal, within a specific timeframe, for aligning supply and demand. Housing is fundamental for our region to remain healthy and strong.
Supporting Strategies
- Develop a plan for listening to residents in need of better housing.
- Create a holistic regional strategy.
- Create a comprehensive, regional funding model to guide budgeting decisions that supports a holistic regional housing strategy.
- Further the Relationship between localities.
- Connect Housing Efforts to Transportation, Workforce Development, and Community Health.
- Advocate for the integration of housing into other decision making.