As a LEADING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PROFESSIONAL who enjoys advancing community progress through improving the quality of life, public safety, infrastructure and economic development, Troy D Powell is a problem solver, innovator, and servant leader. His best accomplishments are the result of non-traditional methods and thinking. Troy is the Neighborhood Impact Manager for the City of Greensboro in the Housing & Neighborhood Department. He is responsible for designing sustainable solutions for safe and affordable housing, sheltering unsheltered persons during extreme weather conditions of the winter and summer, and development of the Greensboro Community Land Trust. As a code official, he is responsible for ensuring safe housing through demolition and receivership programs that improve the quality of life for the neighborhood and creates opportunities for affordable housing. He currently serves as a Local Fire Chief in Randolph County for a volunteer fire department and served as a law enforcement officer for nearly 20 years. In local government administration over the past 12 years, Troy has served as a Department Head in Planning, Zoning, Minimum Housing Enforcement, Commercial Maintenance Administrator, Code Enforcement, Historic Preservation, Transportation Planning, and Community and Economic Development. When he is not serving others in the public, he enjoys spending time with his family, moose (the family boxer dog), hunting, and traveling.