Senior Managing Director of Community Services
City of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Connie Bohatch is Senior Managing Director of Community Services for the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She oversees the Community Development, Code Compliance, and Parks and Recreation departments, and the City’s Indigent Defense System. She has 30 years of experience in housing and community development, public-private partnerships, and policy development.
Ms. Bohatch also serves as Grand Rapids’ Community Development Director. Over the last 24 years, she has administered more than $234 million of community investment and secured $52 million in competitive grants primarily benefiting low- to moderate-income individuals and families by creating and preserving affordable housing, improving neighborhoods, enhancing economic opportunities, and reducing childhood lead poisoning.
This work includes operating a housing rehabilitation program that has successfully implemented eight Lead Hazard Control and Reduction Demonstration grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) since 2004. In January 2024, the City launched its ninth lead program grant, bringing its total awards to nearly $30 million.
Ms. Bohatch has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Michigan University majoring in Public Administration and Public Relations, and a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Maine with a concentration in Planning and Community Development.
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