Karen Klick is the deputy director at Piedmont Housing Alliance, where she’s worked since 1999. She’s also worked at PHA’s chief operating officer, senior planner, and director of fair housing and special projects.
What does your job entail on a day-to-day basis?
How did PHA’s relationship with Friendship Court come about?
When do you remember the first real conversations emerging about redevelopment at Friendship Court? What was the first step?
What was involved in tailor-fitting PHA’s community engagement process to be specific to Friendship Court residents?
What were some of the most powerful moments of the resident engagement process?
How have you seen Charlottesville change over the last two decades?
How does PHA address the other aspects of poverty, not just housing?
What has shifted at PHA over the last three years of redevelopment at Friendship Court? How have you seen Sunshine Mathon be a part of that?
What have been some of the changes residents have made to the initial draft version of the master plan issued in 2016?
What do you think about intentional mixed-income communities?
Are there any other challenges that you see? And how do you strike a balance?