Michelle Rydz, Treasurer
Michelle Rydz, Grand Forks, is the founder and Executive Director of the High Plains Fair Housing Center, the only Fair Housing Initiative Program (FHIP) in North Dakota. She oversees all advocacy for victims of housing discrimination and supervises all enforcement and education activities. She has over 25 years of prior experience in grassroots community organizing and advocacy on issues that include neighborhood safety, housing, and transportation. Her work as a transportation advocate required her to engage with local officials in multiple states. Michelle began her career as a community organizer in Chicago and later worked with the National Democratic Institute on developing advocacy projects in Romania after the fall of communism.
