Initiatives

Experience that Bridges the Public, Private and Nonprofit Sectors.

RT Hillery, Executive Director

Mr. RT Hillery has dedicated his life to the service of others. Something he learned from his father, RL Hillery, DD and founder of the Victory Temple of God Church in Sanford, FL.

RT spent over 17 years working with the Government as well as the Cities of Sanford and Winter Springs. Over these years he successfully built public-private partnerships and accomplished major projects that fueled economic development for his community including:

Provide new construction and substantial rehabilitation of multi-family rental units and single family housing with homebuyer assistance programs.
Managed the City of Kissimmee NSP Programs and increased responsibilities to include new construction in addition to rehab projects.
Obtan, manage and rehab houses in Seminole, Osceola, Orange, Volusia and Leon Counties.
Developed Sanford Lofts, a multi-story mixed use project offering affordable housing for seniors in addition to retail space.
Collaberated with Harvest Time International to develop and market the Regional Solution for the Homeless Project, including architechtural design and planning.

Leveraged public-private experience to obtain support from all seven cities in Seminole County and beyond for the Regional Solution.

Coordinated organizations and volunteers for events that attracted as many as 75,000 visitors.

Part of the Management Team that planned, developed and marketed the City of Sanford's $20 million dollar renovation of the Historic Stadium, Chase Park, LAD Pool, Riverwalk and 1st street landscape projects.

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Leveraging Public Sector Experience with the Private Market

In January 2004, RT decided it was time to persue his personal dreams of working in the private sector while still serving the community. Economic Development and helping nonprofits has always been a passion for RT, so he founded RLH Consulting and Management. With the ultimate vision of Florida SPECS in mind, RT went to work attending every HUD Convention he could find and forged strong relationships with nonprofits and municipalities, building public-private partnerships along the way.

By January 2008, Florida SPECS Inc., a nonprofit HUD Certified Community Development Organization (CHDO) was born. RT serves as the Executive Director and remains as passionate as ever in the goal of developing safe and affordable housing for low to moderate income persons.