Title: Executive Director
Company: Leadership Council for Healthy Communities
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Floyd O. May, Executive Director at Leadership Council for Healthy Communities, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Executives for dedication, achievements, and leadership in community health services and civil rights.
Mr. May currently serves as the executive director of the Leadership Council for Healthy Communities, a role he has held since 2022. In this capacity, he leads a team dedicated to providing essential services to elderly individuals, families and those recovering from substance abuse. His responsibilities include conducting interviews to determine program eligibility, coordinating follow-up care, housing and counseling services, and assisting individuals recently released from incarceration. Mr. May also offers counseling and medical follow-up care, provides employment referrals and housing assistance, and works closely with professional counselors and medical personnel. He collaborates with a diverse board of directors that includes medical doctors specializing in substance abuse, ensuring comprehensive support for the community.
Leveraging his background as a senior executive at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Mr. May continues to serve as a private consultant regarding housing discrimination issues to individuals, as well as public and private organizations.
Between 2004 and 2015, Mr. May served as the general deputy assistant secretary in the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In this senior leadership position, he established The National Fair Housing Training Academy, which provides training for agencies funded by the Department of HUD to conduct fair housing complaint investigations at the state and local levels. Additionally, Mr. May secured a Congressional appropriation for the law school at Howard University to create a fair housing legal clinic. This clinic remains active today, training law students to specialize in fair housing litigation, a testament to his enduring impact on legal education and civil rights advocacy.
Mr. May was recognized as a change agent within HUD from 2001 to 2004. In this capacity, he contributed to organizational transformation efforts aimed at improving departmental effectiveness and responsiveness in addressing housing discrimination. Previously, Mr. May directed the Housing Discrimination Office in Kansas City, MO. from 1998 to 2001, after first working for HUD as a housing submission investigator from 1980 to 1998. In this foundational role, he investigated complaints of housing discrimination and developed expertise that would inform his later leadership positions.
Highly educated, Mr. May obtained a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas. He further enhanced his leadership abilities by completing the managers program at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, earning certification that has supported his effectiveness in executive roles.
Civically invested, Mr. May chairs the Washington, D.C., housing committee for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, reflecting his ongoing commitment to advancing civil rights. Additionally, he has served as the founder and president of the Pittsburgh State University Black Alumni Scholarship Fund, supporting educational opportunities for future generations.
Mr. May’s contributions have been recognized with several prestigious awards, such as the United States of America Distinguished Presidential Rank Award in 2004, the Pittsburg State University Meritorious Achievement Award in 2021, and the De La Salle High School Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024.
A journey into public service that was shaped by his parents’ emphasis on education, Mr. May also notes his experience as a student-athlete on a football scholarship and by mentorship from Dr. Dale Frihart during his college years. Today he remains steadfast about fostering environments where dialogue leads to compromise and shared investment in outcomes. He is committed to helping those served by his organization reintegrate into their communities as healthier individuals who contribute meaningfully to society at large. His lifelong commitment is to eradicate all illegal manifestations of discrimination based on ethnicity, religion, gender, national origin, and sexual preference.
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