Kelleigh Gamble has joined the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District as vice president of strategic initiatives, the authority announced today.

Gamble had served since 2016 as executive director of Neighborhood Housing Services of Birmingham Inc., the city’s NeighborWorks America affiliate, where he led Neighborhood LIFT, a down payment assistance program with partners Wells Fargo and NeighborWorks America that helped finance more than $30 million in real estate sales. He also oversaw $1.5 million in repairs to Birmingham homes through the Healthy Housing initiative and disbursed more than $2 million in emergency rental assistance to Birmingham families during the pandemic.

With the Housing Authority, Gamble will lead the Magic City Housing Development Corporation, an affordable housing provider, acquiring vacant and commercial land for development and home ownership.

Gamble previously served on Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin’s transition team as co-chair of the Homelessness and Affordable Housing committee and on the board of directors for the Low Income Housing Coalition of Alabama.

He also serves in the Alabama caucus for the Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises, on the community advisory board for Valley National Bank and as chairman for the Omega Scholarship and Benevolent Fund.

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