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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting - February 2026 - Affordable Housing Panel
DESCRIPTION:EVENT INFORMATION \nIn 2025\, Hennepin County reduced the family shelter census by 15%\, invested $39 million dollars in funding shelter operations\, and opened 942 units of affordable housing. Join Hennepin County Board Chair Irene Fernando and Hennepin County staff in an engaging and insightful discussion to learn more about the vision\, strategy\, and leadership that made last year’s impactful work possible. Chair Fernando and staff will share more about Hennepin’s Continuum of Care program and other ways Hennepin County is leading in the work to serve residents and those who have the highest needs. \nSPEAKER INFORMATION \nDr. Irene Fernando currently serves as Hennepin County Commissioner for District 2\, which includes Golden Valley\, Medicine Lake\, southeast Plymouth\, St. Anthony Village\, North Minneapolis\, Northeast Minneapolis\, and the much of the North Loop neighborhood in Minneapolis. Irene was elected to the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners in November of 2018. Together\, she and Commissioner Angela Conley (District 4) were the first people of color elected to the County Board since Hennepin’s founding in 1852. She is the youngest woman to serve in this position\, and she is the first Filipino-American elected in Minnesota. Since 2023\, Irene has been elected annually by her Commissioner colleagues to serve as Chair of the Board. In her time on the Board\, Irene has fought hard to increase access to housing\, transit\, health services\, and jobs. Before joining the County Board\, Irene worked in not-for-profit and corporate settings\, and she instructed college courses. Her expertise is in youth development\, social entrepreneurship\, shared leadership models\, talent development\, and systems change. Irene studied at the University of Minnesota where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Business and a Master of Education in Youth Development Leadership\, and recently graduated with a doctorate degree in Human Resource Development. Irene lives in the Harrison neighborhood of Minneapolis with her partner Kent\, and their dog Mimi. She loves this community and can often be found out on her front porch chatting with her neighbors or cheering on the Minnesota Lynx! \nRECORDED SESSIONS \nIf you missed the in-person session\, we invite you to review the recorded session below. The first clip is our presenter Dr. Irene Fernando. \n\nhttps://mwer.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MWER-February.mp4\n  \nThe second recording is our special guest Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan. \nhttps://mwer.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Peggy-Flanagan.mp4
URL:https://mwer.org/dashboard/events/monthly-meeting-february-2026/
LOCATION:The Minneapolis Club\, 729 2nd Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55402\, United States
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