Today we have a discussion of fair housing in the COVID-19 pandemic with Marie Flannery Mel Jones, and Orla McCaffrey.
Marie Flannery is the President and CEO of The Fair Housing Center, and since joining the organization in October 2018 she has been actively engaged with community efforts in the Toledo area, serving on the Housing First Core Leadership Team and Homelessness Board and participating as a member of the United Pastors for Social Empowerment (UPSE) and Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance (IMA). Previously she was with Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board (IFHMB), located in Southern California, since 2012 President/CEO since July 2016.
Mel Jones is a Research Scientist and Associate Director of the Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech.  She leads housing studies and housing research in Virginia and beyond. Mel  specializes in quantitative analysis and data driven policy connecting housing to broad urban issues including economic and community development, individual economic opportunity, and well-being.
Orla McCaffrey covers consumer finance and regional banking for The Wall Street Journal. She previously interned on the Journal’s markets desk. She is a graduate of the State University of New York at Binghamton and has a master’s degree from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.