Candidate Statement: Genevieve Middleton (she/her)

Genevieve has participated in OAPA since 2018 and has been an OAPA board member and the DEI Group Co-Director throughout that time. Genevieve is the City of Eugene Affordable Housing Policy & Planning Manager in the Planning & Development Department where she supports long range Affordable Housing production/preservation/protection topics, legislative housing priorities, and managing the City’s federal and state grants related to Housing and Human Services. She also operates Genevieve Middleton Consulting, offering policy, planning, training and consultation services to government agencies, higher education, and other organizations. She is a double Duck with degrees from the University of Oregon in Landscape Architecture and a Master of Community and Regional Planning.

My recent accomplishment of publishing the Eugene-Springfield HUD Consolidated Plan utilized an in-depth community involvement process and data analysis that provided alarming results of our communities housing and health needs. I believe that housing is the crisis of our times. I am motivated to keep working in this planning sector to progress and build the best possible future for our communities in Oregon.