The tender document says the 2018 ACT Housing Strategy provides a roadmap for the ACT for the next decade and a key element is a commitment to strengthening social housing assistance. Welfare groups including the ACT Council of Social Services say there is a shortfall of 3000 affordable dwellings in the ACT and has been calling on the Government to do more to alleviate the situation including providing additional land for affordable housing and boosting the supply of social housing from non-government providers. The Government wants to field a range of proposals for both land and buildings as it works towards its $650 million goal to build 400 new dwellings and renew 1000 properties by 2024-25.Ĭanberra’s tight and expensive rental market is exacerbating housing stress in the Territory, even for those who may have jobs but whose income is not high enough to afford private rentals. The ACT Government has gone to the market seeking social housing providers who can supplement its plans to boost and renew public housing in the Territory. She has a son who is currently serving in the Air Force.Housing Minister Yvette Berry on the site of new public housing development in Dickson recently. Marlene relocated to Georgia from North Carolina in 2002 and settled in Lawrenceville in 2003.
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Her numerous honors include House Resolution 409 recognizing her leadership and passion for the community through advocacy for opportunities for all Gwinnett residents to thrive (2021), Public Service Award from the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce (2020), Trailblazer Award from The Family – a business professional networking organization that mentors entrepreneurs and small businesses (2020), and Social Action Award from the Rho Kappa Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Prior to her election to the Board of Commissioners, she served as an elections poll manager and completed Community Emergency Response Team training. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Shorter University, a Master of Public Administration with Pi Alpha Alpha honors from Regent University, and an event and meeting planning certificate from Clayton State University.
in 2017 after a 20-year career in the health insurance industry. Taking that experience to the next level, she has been selected for the 2022 Regional Leadership Institute sponsored by the Atlanta Regional Commission. She also serves on the board of directors for View Point Health, a behavioral health services organization, and is a proud member of the Upsilon Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.Īs a graduate of the 2020 Leadership Gwinnett Class, known as “the Most Resilient Class” ever, she participated in an intensive 11-month program that educates, equips, and engages diverse leaders and inspires civic involvement. Locally, Marlene serves as 2020 – 2021 vice chair of the board of directors for the Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau Inc., which oversees the Gas South Center and Explore Gwinnett, the county’s tourism arm.
Additionally, she completed training by CVIOG that qualifies her to assist in the resolution of annexation disputes around the state as a member of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs’ Annexation Arbitration Panel and most recently received a certificate of achievement from The Community Planning Institute sponsored by the DCA and the Georgia Planning Association. She also became a Certified County Commissioner through the ACCG Lifelong Learning Academy operated with the Carl Vinson Institute for Government at the University of Georgia. Marlene graduated from the Georgia Academy for Economic Development 2019 Region 3 Multi-Day Training Program. Her statewide roles include serving on the Association County Commissioners of Georgia’s Policy Council as 2022 chair of the Health and Human Services Policy Committee and as a member of the Economic Development and Transportation Policy and General County Government Policy committees. On a national level, Marlene previously served as 2021 vice chair and now serves as 2022 chair of the National Association of Counties' Transit/Rail Subcommittee of the Transportation Steering Committee and as a member of both the Large Urban Counties Caucus Steering committee and the International Economic Development Task Force. District 4 covers Lawrenceville, Buford, and Rest Haven as well as parts of Braselton and Sugar Hill. Fosque was first elected to the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners District 4 seat in November 2018.
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