Derek Hyra Elected Chair of the Board of Commissioners for the Alexandria Redev & Housing Authority

Derek Hyra, associate professor in Virginia Tech’s Urban Affairs and Planning Program, has been elected to a one-year term as chair of the board of commissioners for the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority, a public agency that provides affordable housing in the City of Alexandria. Hyra, who lives and works in Alexandria, Va., has served as a commissioner of the Authority since 2009 and became vice chair in 2011.

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