Angela Hurlock serves as CEO of Claretian Associates, where she oversees the development, execution and evaluation of the community development corporation and works with staff to implement the Board’s mission, vision, values and culture. She has more than 30 years of experience in providing affordable, safe and environmentally-efficient housing to low-income residents of Chicago.

Prior to that, Ms. Hurlock served as Senior Director of Real Estate Development for Bethel New Life, a nonprofit serving Chicago’s West Side. During her tenure, the organization was able to provide families at or below 50 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI) with affordable, transit-oriented housing opportunities and employment resources while reviving the community area through economic development.

She has been awarded the South Chicago Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year, recognized as a Harvard Kennedy School Achieving Excellence Fellow, received a Green Award from Chicago Magazine, and inducted as an inaugural fellow the University of Chicago’s Civic Leadership Academy. She was also appointed by the last three Mayors to sit on various board and commissions relating to real estate and most recently was appointed by Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot as Chairwoman of the Board of Commissioners for the Chicago Housing Authority.

Ms. Hurlock has a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies, a Masters of Business Administration and a Masters of Architecture from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.