Title President, Fund for Public Housing Company New York City Housing Authority Bio Rasmia Kirmani-Frye was appointed Director, Office of Public/Private Partnerships for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) in March 2015. A member of NYCHA’s executive team, she develops and manages NYCHA’s strategic relationships with external entities including not for profit organizations, philanthropic investors and private sector partners, as well as the creation of a new 501(c)(3), The Fund for Public Housing. Rasmia’s is The Fund’s founding President. The Fund for Public Housing, an independent not-for-profit organization, invests in the well-being of NYCHA residents, and their surrounding communities. The Fund collaborates with public and private industry entities to reimagine and improve the way public housing works. Prior to joining NYCHA, Ms. Kirmani-Frye served as Director of The Brownsville Partnership, an initiative of the national not-for-profit organization Community Solutions. A founding member of The Brownsville Partnership, Ms. Kirmani-Frye spearheaded the effort to build this collective impact neighborhood network by working together with government offices, philanthropy, non-profit organizations, and community residents, many of whom live in public housing. Ms. Kirmani-Frye has also served as the Director of Community-Based Policy at the Full Frame Initiative, then a start-up non-profit organization which finds and partners with innovative people, organizations, and allies committed to excellent, accountable, placebased work in marginalized communities. Prior to the Brownsville Partnership, Ms. Kirmani-Frye worked as a community organizing and strategic planning consultant for non-profit organizations and agencies throughout New York City. She also served as Brooklyn Outreach Coordinator at Partnership for Parks. She launched her career at the Times Square Business Improvement District under the direction of Gretchen Dykstra. A recognized leader in the field of collective impact and community building, Ms. Kirmani-Frye is a frequent speaker on those topics throughout the country. She earned a Master of Science degree in Urban and Public Policy from The New School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Studies from the College of Wooster in Ohio. Ms. Kirmani-Frye is currently a PhD candidate in Urban and Public Policy at The New School, where she has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses. Married to a life-long Brooklyn resident who is a 30-year MTA veteran, and a 21-year resident of Brooklyn herself, Ms. Kirmani-Frye continues to live in Brooklyn with her husband and son.