The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) appointed Faulkner Law graduate Iesha Brooks to serve a two-year term on the national Legislative Network Advisory Committee that began February of 2024.
Brooks is a native of Montgomery, Alabama, and a graduate of Booker T. Washington Magnet High School. She graduated from Faulkner Law’s new Executive J.D. Schedule, which is aimed at working professionals who are unable to leave their jobs to become a lawyer, but who can combine online work during the week on their schedule, with weekend campus study. They earn the same law degree as traditional students. Brooks graduated in May 2024 and also passed the Alabama Bar.
Brooks serves the community in various roles, to include being the Vice President of her neighborhood association and serving on the Mayor’s Task Force on Addressing Homelessness. Brooks has worked to address community and economic development challenges as a Community Revitalization Fellow with the Center for Community Progress and worked to inspire change and innovation through progressive policy as a Legislative Fellow with the Alabama House Democratic Caucus.
As a result of her passion for public policy, she was elected to serve as the first Policy Chair during her time on the Mayor’s Young Professional Council. Born in public housing, Brooks is proud to serve the Montgomery Housing Authority Board of Commissioners as the Safety Committee Chair and the Community Engagement Chair. Her passion for service and policy started well before the board room as she has served in several chapters and national leadership roles in student organizations at Alabama State University and Faulkner University’s Jones School of Law.
While she served as a Class Senator for the Student Bar Association at Jones School of Law, Brooks was most proud to have helped the law school deliver over 30,000 meals (and counting) to seniors as a regular Meals on Wheels volunteer and bringing security and independence to senior clients by serving their legal needs as a Certified Legal Intern of the Elder Law Clinic. She worked as a full-time indigent defense investigator and plans to practice public interest law.
“I am proud to have Iesha Brooks among NAHRO’s national leaders,” said incoming NAHRO President George Guy. “Now more than ever, we need talented and experienced leadership to ensure that NAHRO continues to be an invaluable resource that helps more than 25,000 organizations and professionals nationwide provide vital housing and services in their communities. I thank them for answering this call to service.”
The Legislative Network Advisory Committee is the member-driven and customer-focused advocacy voice in the housing and community development industry.