Community Redevelopment Agency president to step down
In an interview at the Kney Tranquility Park opening on May 22, Rosalyn Willis said her work centers on giving residents a sense of ownership and a stake in their own communities. “We take things one block at a time ... ,” said Willis, who announced she’s stepping down as president of the Community Redevelopment Agency, effective June 30. (Brad Vest/Special to the Daily Memphian)
Rosalyn Willis was the first leader of the agency after it gained autonomy from the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development in 2018.
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Daja E. Henry is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and currently is a general assignment reporter.
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