Boston Housing Authority
Patrick Dunlap is a seasoned IT professional with extensive experience in help desk support and desktop analysis. Currently serving as a Help Desk Specialist at Boston Housing Authority since March 2020, Patrick previously worked as a Desktop Support Analyst at Cambridge Associates and as a Help Desk Specialist at Eaton Vance, where responsibilities included supporting a Windows environment and incident tracking using BMC Remedy Software. Early career roles include an IT Helpdesk Internship at MassBiologics, a Security Officer position at Securitas Security Services USA, and a Summer Internship as a Brand Ambassador for Verizon. Patrick holds a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology System Administration from UMass Boston and an Associate of Science in Business Administration and Management from Quincy College.
Boston Housing Authority
Boston Housing Authority (BHA) provides affordable housing to more than 58,000 residents in and around the City of Boston. Residents are assisted through a combination of public housing and federal and state voucher subsidy programs that provide a wide variety of housing opportunities. As the largest public housing authority in New England, the BHA houses close to 9 percent of the city's residents. Our mission is to provide stable, quality affordable housing for low and moderate income persons; to deliver these services with integrity and mutual accountability; and to create living environments which serve as catalysts for the transformation from dependency to economic self-sufficiency. In total, BHA currently owns and/or oversees approximately 12,623 rental units of public housing in Boston and houses more than 25,000 people under the public housing program. BHA owns 63 housing developments. Of the 63 developments, 36 are designated as elderly/disabled developments and 27 are designated as family developments. Three of the 27 family developments have elderly/disabled housing on site and one of the elderly developments has designated units for families. In addition to housing developments, BHA administers approximately 11,469 rental assistance vouchers, otherwise known as Tenant-Based Section 8 vouchers, that allow families to rent in the private market and apply a subsidy to their rent. A similar state program assists an additional 700 households. With this assistance, residents are able to pay approximately 30-40 percent of their income toward rent and BHA pays the remainder. BHA helps provide housing to approximately 29,000 people under these programs. In addition, BHA provides subsidy to more than 2,100 households under its Section 8 Project-Based Voucher and Moderate Rehabilitation programs as well.