Melody Taylor was appointed by HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge and Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Susan Rice to serve as the Executive Director of the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE). Concurrently, Melody also serves as the Regional Director for the Mid Atlantic Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. She serves the region in implementing programs and policies in all matters relating to fair housing, economic opportunity, civil rights, and nondiscrimination in the implementation of HUD programs.
Melody’s training, contributions and commitment to fair housing span a period of 20 years. Melody has an expansive civil rights career working with non-profit, human rights state and federal agencies including her work in program and policy development, and strategic planning for private and government entities.