Adrianne Todman

Adrianne Todman
Official portrait, 2021
Acting United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 22, 2024
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byMarcia Fudge
12th United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 14, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byBrian D. Montgomery
Personal details
BornSt. Croix, United States Virgin Islands
EducationSmith College (BA)

Adrianne Regina Todman[1] is an American government official who has served as the deputy secretary of housing and urban development in the Biden administration since June 2021. Todman was previously the CEO of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials and also worked in the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Todman has served as acting secretary of housing and urban development since March 2024.

Early life and education

Todman was born and raised in the United States Virgin Islands. She graduated from Smith College in 1991.[2]

Career

Todman worked as a legislative director for Congressman Ron de Lugo. She later joined the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, where she worked as a policy aide in the Office of Public and Indian Housing and office of the director. Todman later worked as the executive director of the District of Columbia Housing Authority. In 2017, she was selected as the CEO of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials.[3][4]

On June 10, 2021, her nomination to serve as United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was confirmed by the US Senate with unanimous consent.[5] She was sworn in by Secretary Marcia Fudge on June 14 of that year.[6]

Todman assumed the role of acting secretary upon the resignation of Fudge in March 2024.[7]

References

  1. ^ "HUD Archives: Adrianne Todman Sworn in as Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development".
  2. ^ "Adrianne Todman". The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO). Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  3. ^ "President Biden Announces his Intent to Nominate Adrianne Todman as Deputy Secretary for Housing and Urban Development". The White House. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  4. ^ "President Biden Announces Nomination Of USVI Native Adrianne Todman As Deputy Secretary For HUD". viconsortium.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  5. ^ Senate. "PN257 — Adrianne Todman — Department of Housing and Urban Development". US Senate. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Adrianne Todman Sworn in as Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  7. ^ "White House weighs Fudge replacement options at HUD". Politico. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
Political offices
Preceded by United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Acting
2024–present 		Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byas Secretary of Health and Human Services Order of precedence of the United States
as Acting Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 		Succeeded byas Secretary of Transportation
U.S. presidential line of succession
Preceded byas Secretary of Health and Human Services 13th in line
as Acting Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 		Succeeded byas Secretary of Transportation