New Member Welcomed to Governing Board
Alonzo Patterson
This summer, Alonzo Patterson III, MD, became the newest member of the Foundation’s Governing Board, which provides stewardship for the Foundation and its charitable activities. He was appointed to serve a five-year term on the Board.
A board-certified pediatrician in private practice since 1992, Alonzo is on the medical staff for Kettering Health, Miami Valley Hospital, Primed Physicians and Dayton Children’s, where he also is the chief medical health equity officer. Additionally, he is an assistant clinical professor for Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine and previously was the assistant dean of Minority Affairs in the Office of Student Affairs. He currently serves as chair of the board for Omega Community Development Corporation and is a board member for Dayton Early College Academy and The Physicians’ Charitable Foundation of the Miami Valley, a component fund of The Dayton Foundation. He also is active in the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics and the National Medical Association. Previously, Alonzo served as a board member for Dayton Contemporary Dance Company.
Greater Dayton Public-Philanthropic Housing Partnership Recognized Nationally
(left to right) Adrianne Todman, acting director of HUD, Jeanne Holihan, retired senior vice president of Operations for The Dayton Foundation, Laura Mercer, former executive director for the Miami Valley Long-Term Recovery Group, and Steve Naas, president of County Corp, at the July 11 HUD award ceremony in Washington, D.C.
The Dayton Foundation is pleased to announce that it is a recipient of the 2024 Secretary’s Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships, a national award issued annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Council on Foundations.
The award, now in its 12th year, honors grantmakers and public-sector collaborators who together create innovative, place-based initiatives that have led to measurable benefits in housing and community development. The Dayton Foundation was recognized for The Pathways to Homeownership Program, which was established to address the 2019 Memorial Day tornadoes’ impact on affordable housing in Dayton. The Foundation worked alongside 30 other public and private partnerships, including the Miami Valley Long-Term Recovery Group, the City of Dayton, County Corp, Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission, Montgomery County and the Montgomery County Land Bank, to establish this program that not only creates new, affordable owner-occupied housing but also invests in and stabilizes underserved, disaster-impacted neighborhoods. To date, 19 storm-resistant, energy-efficient homes have been completed.
“The Memorial Day tornadoes in 2019 disproportionately affected low-income neighborhoods where many residents already were uninsured or underinsured. In the wake of that tragedy, our community collaborated to create this unique program which is helping tornado-impacted renters become first-time home buyers,” said Mike Parks, CFRE, president of The Dayton Foundation. “We’re honored to share this prestigious award with all of the partners who had the vision for making homeownership possible for the affected individuals and families.”