Milan M. Ozdinec is the President of Vargas Premier Corporate Consultants, Inc. (VPCC), a Hispanic woman-owned small business specializing in affordable housing and government consulting.

A retired member of HUD’s Senior Executive Service, Mr. Ozdinec served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, overseeing the Housing Choice Voucher Program with over $17 billion in annual outlays, serving 2 million low-income Americans. He also held two other critical Deputy Assistant Secretary roles at HUD.

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He led key initiatives such as the HOPE VI Program, improving distressed public housing neighborhoods and developing financial and program management systems. He coordinated disaster housing responses for hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Ike, and Gustav with FEMA.

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Mr. Ozdinec has received numerous awards, including a Presidential Distinguished Executive Award and an Innovations in Government Award for the HOPE VI Program. He was selected as a Loeb Fellow by Harvard University in 1998.

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Starting his career with the Bethlehem Housing Authority, he restored 100 distressed rental units under the Section 8 program. At HUD, he advanced from a Housing Management Specialist in Region III to Director of the Urban Revitalization Program (HOPE VI).

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Mr. Ozdinec holds a B.A. in Political Science from Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA.