May 29, 2024 — Volunteers of America National Services, an affordable housing developer and senior healthcare provider with operations nationwide, welcomes Dejernette (Dee Dee) Beaty as senior vice president of housing beginning June 24.
Beaty joins VOANS after serving as the chief real estate officer of the Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA) for the last 14 months. In that role, her responsibilities were to direct the overall administration and management of the Real Estate Group’s activities which included real estate planning and development; construction management; real estate underwriting; and asset and property management. In total, Beaty spent 14 years at AHA climbing the ranks and serving in positions such as asset manager, director of asset management, deputy chief of real estate operations and finally chief real estate officer.
“We’re excited for Dee Dee to join the VOANS team as our new SVP of Housing,” said David Nisivoccia, EVP and COO of VOANS. “She brings a wealth of experience in affordable housing development and management and I’m confident she will be instrumental in furthering our mission of providing safe, stable housing for those in need. Her leadership and expertise will be invaluable as we continue to expand our reach and impact across the country.”
Prior to joining AHA, Beaty worked at Formation Capital, LLC, where she was the Asset Manager overseeing the financial and operational performance of a skilled nursing and assisted living portfolio. Beaty has an Master of Business Administration from Webster University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from South Carolina State University. Also, she is a proud product of affordable housing as a child and in her own words, “not only am I passionate, affordable housing is personal for me.”
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Volunteers of America is one of the nation’s largest, established comprehensive human services organizations with 16,000 mission-driven professionals, dedicated to helping those in need rebuild their lives and reach their full potential. Founded in 1896, the faith-based nonprofit has programs in 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, serving more than 1.5 million people a year. Learn more at www.voa.org.