Hipolito (Paul) Roldan

President Hispanic Housing Development Corporation Chicago, IL Term: July 2002-June 2008 As Chief Executive Officer of Hispanic Housing Development Corporation, Mr. Roldan has developed over 1,700 affordable apartments and townhouses in 21 developments for families and elderly residents of several Hispanic communities in Chicago. In addition, he has initiated the development of over 80,000 square feet of retail and office space in five Chicago-based developments. He has also directed the formation of a property management arm, which currently manages almost 3,400 residential units in various communities throughout Chicago and Illinois. Mr. Roldan organized, established and now directs Tropic Construction Corp., a residential and commercial builder. Previous to his experience with Hispanic Housing, Mr. Roldan also developed low-income housing in Brooklyn, New York.

In 1988, Mr. Roldan was awarded a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship for his work in community development. He committed $100,000 of his Fellowship award for the establishment of the Teresa & Hipolito Roldan Community Development Scholarship Fund in order to attract Latinos into the community development field.

Mr. Roldan also serves on various boards and committees including the National and Chicago boards of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, National Puerto Rican Coalition, Division Street Business Development Association, Chicago United, Latinos United, MB Financial, N.A., The Retail Initiative (TRI), Chicago Transit Authority Citizens Advisory Board, Housing Partnership Network, Chicago Forum on Housing Solutions, The Human Relations Foundation of Chicago, and as an Inner City Advisor for the Urban Land Institute. Mr. Roldan was a participant in President Clinton's Economic Conferences held in Little Rock in 1992, and in Columbus, Ohio in 1995.

He was awarded a “Bronze Star” for combat duty in Vietnam, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Studies from St. Francis College, and a Master's degree in Urban Studies from Long Island University in New York.


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