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ZH Board of Commissioners
The Boise City / Ada County Housing Authority is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners who serve staggered, five-year terms. The commissioners are appointed in alternate years by the Mayor of Boise and the Ada County Commissioners. One of the commissioners is required to be a participant in one of our programs. The commissioners are responsible for establishing policy and approving the housing authority’s annual budget. They are not paid for their service.
Additionally, there are two non-voting student commissioners, high school students, appointed by the Mayor of Boise for a one-year term.
JULIANNE DONNELLY TZUL, Chairman
Current Board Chair
Appointed to the Board in December 2020 – Seat 5
Ms. Donnelly Tzul is the Executive Director of the International Rescue Committee (IRC). She has also worked as a program manager with the Catholic Charities of Los Angeles and as an attorney with Catholic Charities. Although she is not currently practicing law, she has been a member in the past of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
She holds a BA in English Literature and a JD degree from Georgetown University Law Center
She is excited to learn more about the local housing landscape through serving on the BCACHA board, as well as seeing the perspective of direct service recipients. She understands the critical need of affordable housing in the Boise and Ada County areas, as she sees the challenges in providing people in poverty with secure, stable housing.
KENT ROCK, Vice Chairman
Appointed to the Board in March 2012 – Seat 1
Kent Rock is a Senior Manager with Launch Development Finance Advisors. Prior to that he was a Senior Manager with Development Planning and Financing Group. In 2012, he retired from the City of Boise having served there since 1981. In 1984, Kent was appointed City Treasurer, a position that he held until his retirement. Previous to that Kent worked in the planning and development and banking sectors.
As City Treasurer, Kent oversaw the City’s banking, investment, debt management, collections, risk management and purchasing activities. He was a member of the City’s Deferred Compensation Administrative Board and was the first Chairman of the Employee Health Care Trust.
He served as president and on the boards of directors for the Idaho City Clerks, Treasurers and Finance Officers’ Association, Idaho Public Risk Managers Association and the Association of Public Treasurers of the US and Canada. He chaired the Committee on Cash Management and Investment Practices for Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada and was a member of their Advisory Committee to the US Treasury on Arbitrage. He chaired the Investment Policy and Debt Policy Certification Committees of the Association of Public Treasurers. He also served on the State Treasurer’s Investment Policy Advisory Committee.
He is currently a member of the Southwestern Idaho Building Contractors Association where he serves on several committees. He is also a member of the Idaho Building Contractors Association and the National Association of Homebuilders. He has also served as Vice President of the Heron River Homeowners Association.
Kent attended the University of Idaho and has a BA in Business Management from Brigham Young University—Hawaii Campus.
TIM FLAHERTY, Commissioner
Appointed to the Board in November 2022 – Seat 2
Tim grew up in Idaho during the 80’s. It was in the wilderness of Idaho that Tim learned to hike, hunt, and fish. His love of the outdoors is well known among his friends as he enjoys most outdoor activities including river rafting, camping, and downhill skiing. In the year 2000, Tim moved to Boise to pursue a degree in Finance at Boise State University. (Go Broncos!)
As a young entrepreneur, Tim worked in banking and invested in a number of successful start-ups. During the crash of 2008, Tim was involved in an illegal stock purchase which ended his career abruptly. He took responsibility for his actions and served 17 months at FPC Sheridan, where he did a lot of soul searching as one might expect.
Read more of Tim’s bio here.
KATIE VILA, Commissioner
Appointed to the Board in April, 2022 – Seat 4
Katie serves as the chief operating officer for Roundhouse, a Boise based, multifamily investment and development company. Roundhouse currently manages over 6,000 multifamily units and has about $1.5B in assets under management. Katie oversees the three verticals of the company, Investments, Development, and Property Management. She previously served as director of investments and as development manager for the company and, in 2022, was named a partner at Roundhouse.
Prior to joining Roundhouse, Katie worked at Kimley-Horn and Associates in various offices including Miami and Fort Lauderdale. She still maintains her professional engineering license in Florida.
Katie earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering form Georgia Institute of Technology and her Master in of Business Administration degree from Columbia University, with a focus on real estate and finance.
Katie is passionate about creating and proving thoughtful living spaces for Roundhouse residents, she does this through a keen attention to design and a management company that provides a human touch. Roundhouse’s mission is to Put Humanity into Housing and Katie strives to execute on this mission every day.
BUFFY JONES, Commissioner
Appointed to the Board in July, 2023 – Seat 6
My name is Buffy Jones and I am delighted to be a part of this board of wonderful people. I am a full-time college student obtaining a social work degree and a minor and nonprofit management. My end goal is to open a nonprofit. I would like to open Center of Hope. I would like to help addicts and alcoholics recover from addiction. I would like it to be a minimum of a six month program inpatient treatment center. I would also like to incorporate mental health, domestic violence, and trauma therapy. Eventually, I would like to put an animal shelter attached to it so it could come full circle for the community with our animal population, and with the person graduating from the program has the option to adopt an animal. The opportunities that this board is giving me are too many to mention. I am also a person who is on Housing, and so being a part of this board is very special in my heart I am learning so much from the people that I’m surrounded by and I hope to someday share this with others.
KRISTA PAULSEN, Commissioner
Appointed to the Board in October, 2023 – Seat 3
Dr. Krista Paulsen, Ph.D. is a Professor in the School of Public Service at Boise State University, where she serves as Program Lead in Urban Studies and Co-Program Lead in Environmental Studies. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. She has authored and edited multiple books and articles in urban sociology, focusing on processes of urban and neighborhood change. Her current research focuses on how new housing types impact neighborhoods and neighboring.
Since 2021, Dr. Paulsen has co-taught the Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) course Housing Opportunities for All, which examines multiple dimensions of the Treasure Valley’s housing crisis. Through this course, she and her students have researched connections between housing affordability and zoning codes, methods of eviction prevention, and the demand for affordable rentals. She also regularly teaches courses on topics including foundations of urban studies, small cities and suburbs, and research methods.
MARTY JACOBS, Commissioner
Appointed to the Board in October, 2023 – Seat 7
Marty Jacobs is a resident of downtown Boise, moving there from New York City several years ago to be closer to family.
Since moving here Marty has been very active in civic and cultural affairs of Boise. He is the former President of the Downtown Boise Neighborhood Association (DBNA) and an ex-officio Board Member of the Downtown Business Association (DBA).
A lifetime lover of classical music, Marty was the President of the Boise Philharmonic, successfully leading it through the Covid years. Currently, he is the President of the Boise Philharmonic Foundation and Chair of his HOA.
Prior to moving to Boise, Marty spent his entire career in the Legal Industry in New York City as the Director of Administration for very large, international law firms.
KATHY CORLESS, Ex-Officio Commissioner
Appointed to the Board in January, 2024
STUDENT COMMISSIONER - Seat Currently Vacant
This seat is currently vacant.
STUDENT COMMISSIONER - Seat Currently Vacant
This seat is currently vacant.
Meeting Agenda, Minutes and Related Documents
1-8-2020 BCACHA Minutes and Agenda
2-12-2020 BCACHA Minutes and Agenda
3-4-2020 BCHA Special Meeting Minutes and Agenda
3-11-2020 BCACHA Minutes and Agenda
6-10-2020 BCACHA Minutes and Agenda
7-8-2020 BCACHA Minutes and Agenda
8-12-2020 BCACHA Minutes and Agenda
9–9-2020 BCACHA Minutes and Agenda
1-13-2021 Board Minutes and Agenda
2-2-2021 Special Board Minutes and Agenda
2-10-2021 Board Minutes and Agenda
3-10-2021 Board Minutes and Agenda
4-14-2021 Board Minutes and Agenda
5-12-2021 Board Minutes and Agenda
6-21-2021 Special Board Minutes and Agenda
7-14-2021 Board Minutes and Agenda
8-11-2021 Board Minutes and Agenda
9-8-2021 Board Minutes and Agenda
9-29-2021 Special Board Minutes and Agenda
10-13-2021 Board Minutes and Agenda
6-8-2022 Board Minutes and Agenda
6-29-2022 Board Minutes and Agenda
8-10-2022 Board Minutes and Agenda
8-25-2022 Special Board Meeting Minutes and Agenda
8-31-2022 Special Board Meeting Minutes and Agenda
9-14-2022 Board Minutes and Agenda
10-12-2022 Board Minutes and Agenda
January 10, 2024 Board Agenda and Minutes
February 14, 2024 Board Agenda and Minutes
March, 13, 2024 Board Agenda and Minutes
April 10, 2024 Board Agenda and Minutes
May 8, 2024, Board Agenda and Minutes
June 12, 2024, Board Agenda and Minutes
July, 10 2024, Board Agenda and Minutes
July 23, 2024, Board Agenda and Minutes
August 14, 2024, Board Agenda and Minutes
September 11, 2024, Board Agenda and Minutes
Meeting Details
The board normally meets at 4:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month at BCACHA’s Administrative Offices (1001 S Orchard Street, Boise) unless there is cause to convene a special board meeting.