Athena Williams; Executive Director of the Oak Park Regional Housing Center, joins Dan Moroney on this episode of Common Ground Oak Park.  Athena became Executive Director of the Housing Center in 2019 after directing the West Cook Homeownership Center.  Since becoming Executive Director, her focus has been on refocusing the Housing Center's approach to integration and making the organization more efficient and effective in the 21st century.   The conversation covers the Housing Center's history, mission and integration in Oak Park.

Chris Payne: Historic Preservation Commission

Common Ground Oak Park is the platform for long form discussions of issues in Oak Park, IL.  Each episode aims to explore topics and people in the community at a more in depth level than can be provided anywhere else.  Host Dan Moroney seeks to find truth and common ground through interviews, discussions and Direct Messages to listeners.  Common Ground Oak Park aims to honestly discuss topics in a way that accepts that people of goodwill can have differing opinions.  Through the free and honest exchange of ideas, pathways forward can be identified that will lead to a better Oak Park.