[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 28, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E83]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            DAVID B. HARRITY

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                          HON. CHARLES F. BASS

                            of new hampshire

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 28, 2003

  Mr. BASS. Mr. Speaker, in 1965, David B. Harrity began his career 
with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in 
Philadelphia, providing assistance to HUD's customers throughout 
Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. In 1971, he became the first Low 
Rent Housing Specialist in New England, working in the Boston Regional 
Office with all six of the states' Housing Authorities. When HUD 
created the Executive Identification and Development Program in 1974, 
David was one of twenty-one individuals selected from a nationwide 
competition of more than 700 to participate in the Leadership Training. 
Following completion and receipt of a certificate from the Urban 
Executive Program of the Sloan Management School at the Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology, David was appointed Special Assistant to the 
Regional Administrator in 1975.
  In 1978, David continued to serve the Department as the Director of 
Housing Development and Management of the Hartford, Connecticut, HUD 
Field Office. In this capacity, he led a team of staff professionals 
who worked closely with HUD customers, providing mortgage insurance, 
housing subsidies, and management oversight of housing. Responding to 
local need in 1988, David joined the Connecticut Department of Housing, 
where he administered HUD's Section 8 Existing Certificate and the 
Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Programs.
  In October of 1992, HUD Secretary Jack Kemp appointed David as 
Manager of the Manchester office, where David brought his customer-
oriented ``can-do'' attitude to assist customers and clients in New 
Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont. Despite the numerous reorganizations of 
the Department, his approach has always been to support and work with 
local officials to maximize HUD's program benefits for the 234 cities 
and towns in New Hampshire. Although the representative of a federal 
agency, David instilled in staff a willingness to accommodate local 
officials and administer HUD's programs in a manner best meeting local 
needs. An affirmation of his leadership skills is the recent Quality 
Management Review. Conducted by peers from HUD offices nationwide, the 
Review resulted in one of the highest overall ratings of any HUD 
office.
  David's philosophy of giving to the community is reflected in his 
other activities. He is President of the Board of Directors of ``The 
CareGivers, Inc.,'' a nonprofit organization whose mission if ``helping 
the frail, elderly and disabled to maintain their independence and 
dignity.'' In addition, David is the past President of the NH Federal 
Executive Association as well as an ``Ambassador'' of the Greater 
Manchester Chamber of Commerce. Furthermore, he is a Class of 2000 
graduate of ``Leadership Manchester'' a program administered by the 
Chamber to increase understanding, coordination, and cooperation 
amongst community leaders. Finally, David serves as a ``Granite State 
Ambassador,'' greeting visitors at the NH Information Kiosks in both 
the airport and Downtown Manchester, and as a Board of Director of the 
Manchester Rotary Club.

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