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The original board of the Gainesville Housing Authority, in early 1950s

GH Board and Staff

The GH Board of Commissioners establishes policies and provides leadership and oversight to the organization. The board is composed of five members appointed by the mayor of Gainesville. The members serve a five-year term. Board meetings are held on the third Wednesday of every other month at 7:30 a.m., beginning January. From time to time, the date and time may change. Meeting locations vary and are posted on our website and at the main administrative office as well as advertised in The Times, in Gainesville, on an annual basis.

GH Board of Commissioners


Darryl P. Smallwood - Chairman
Faron Thompson - Commissioner
Joy Griffin - Commissioner (not shown)
Kimberly Harper - Resident Commissioner 
Michael Thurman - Commissioner

Ex-Officio Members of the Board
Abigail Guzman

GH Executive Director and Leadership Staff

Beth Brown
Patrick Scarlett

GH Staff

Beth Brown
Chief Executive Officer
bbrown@gainesvillehousing.org
770-536-1294 ext. 20205

Patrick Scarlett
Director of Property Management
pscarlett@gainesvillehousing.org
770-536-1294 ext. 21104

Tiana Ford 
Assistant Director of Property Management
tford@gainesvillehousing.org
770-536-1294 ext. 20206

Jane Smith
Chief Financial Officer
jsmith@gainesvillehousing.org
770-536-1294 ext. 20302

Deji Akintonde
Project Manager
dakintonde@gainesvillehousing.org
770-536-1294 ext. 20203

Shanna Kennedy
Operations Manager
skennedy@gainesvillehousing.org
770-536-1294 ext. 20204

Jabneel Vargas
Community Manager
jvargas@gainesvillehousing.org
770-769-1236 ext. 22100

Griselda Enriquez
Resident Services Director
genriquez@gainesvillehousing.org
770-536-1294 ext. 22301

Perlamar Vega
Community Manager
pvega@gainesvillehousing.org
770-536-1294 ext. 21309

Angelique Foster
Leasing Agent
afoster@gainesvillehousing.org
770-536-1294 ext. 21301

Pearl Garcia
Leasing Agent
pgarcia@gainesvillehousing.org
770-536-1294 ext. 222102

Daphne Teiser
Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator
dteisier@gainesvillehousing.org
770-536-1294 ext. 20307