1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Meet DeLois Strum, referred to as DeeDee, a 40+ year entrepreneur, a public speaker, an affordable housing advocate, and is currently involved in offshore wind as a renewable source of energy. DeeDee has worked in the&amp;nbsp;housing &amp;amp; community development&amp;nbsp;industry as both a housing professional and&amp;nbsp;volunteer&amp;nbsp;at the national level where she previously chaired the national&amp;nbsp;Section 8 Committee of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;She previously worked in the public sector, having served two terms as Executive Director of the Indiana State Housing Board; an appointment she held under two governors.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;DeeDee founded her company in 1981, M.D. Strum Housing Services,&amp;nbsp;Inc.-a professional services firm specializing in the planning for neighborhood revitalization, commercial and real estate development, strategic planning, public-private partnerships, homeownership, entrepreneurial program initiatives for public housing authorities and community development corporations. &amp;nbsp; Community TrailBlazers http://www.trailblazersimpact.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/16234604/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/85109375