CoreLogic announced that its board of directors has elected Pamela Patenaude, prominent housing and community development public policy expert and former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the board, which went into effect June 17, the company announced in a release.
Patenaude fills the vacancy resulting from the retirement of Mary Lee Widener, former president and CEO of Neighborhood Housing Services of America, Inc., a nonprofit housing agency, who served on the company’s board since 2010.
Patenaude, 59, joins CoreLogic’s board after a successful career in the public and private sectors. Patenaude most recently served as the deputy secretary of HUD from 2017 to 2019, where she managed the day-to-day operations of the $52 billion cabinet level agency with a diverse portfolio of federal housing and community development programs and more than 7,000 employees nationwide, the company stated.
Following Hurricanes Harvey and Maria, Patenaude oversaw the $37 billion disaster program supporting the long-term recovery efforts in Puerto Rico; Texas; Florida; Hawaii; U.S. Virgin Islands; California; North Carolina and South Carolina.
From 2001 to 2007, Patenaude served as assistant secretary for community planning and development at HUD, where she administered more than $8 billion in housing and community development funds. She also played a significant role in the department’s efforts to rebuild the Gulf Coast region following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by providing direct oversight of $17 billion in disaster recovery funds.
Patenaude also served as HUD’s Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and Management.
“Pam Patenaude is a tremendous addition to the CoreLogic board of directors. Pam’s successful and distinguished career focused on housing policy and community development adds unique and relevant insight and expertise which we expect will be invaluable as we continue to expand and grow CoreLogic’s role as a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider,” Board Chairman Paul Folino said in the release. “Mary Lee Widener has graced our board with her unique prospective and insights on housing policy and expanding homeownership since our launch and we wish her a wonderful retirement.”