Richard J. Monocchio

Richard J. Monocchio has been in public service for nearly 25 years. He worked for U.S. Representative George E. Sangmeister and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the administration of President Bill Clinton. Additionally, he served in several capacities for former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and the City of Chicago, including Building Commissioner, Aviation Chief of Staff, and First Deputy Housing Commissioner. In 2011, Richard was appointed the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of Cook County (HACC), which is the second largest housing authority in the state of Illinois. Since his appointment, he has spearheaded multi-million dollar renovations of the authority’s housing developments, which has led to over 300 rehabilitated units and housed close to 1,000 new families in the voucher program. Just recently, the housing authority was awarded tax credits from IHDA to renovate two housing communities in Evanston, Illinois.