Former Jubilee board member Lizzie Bebber, current board member Pat Mathews, and Board Chair Alex Orfinger.

Jubilee Housing congratulates Alex Orfinger, chair of Jubilee Housing’s Board of Directors, on his return to the role of publisher and market president of the Washington Business Journal.

Orfinger held this role from 1996 to 2014, before accepting a position with American City Business Journals, Washington Business Journal’s parent company.

Orfinger has served on the Jubilee Housing board for three years. He became chair in 2019 and was instrumental in helping the organization raise $5.27 million for an innovative acquisition fund that enabled Jubilee to acquire four properties currently under development.

“Alex has long been a strong voice in the business community, bringing people together to strengthen the region and calling for a deeper commitment to economic equity,” said Jim Knight, Jubilee Housing president and CEO.

“As we reckon with the devastating impact of COVID-19, alongside the unconscionable murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, we know that our city needs a new foundation for equity and justice,” Knight said. “I can’t think of anyone better suited than Alex to rally companies around  removing the barriers that prevent residents with low incomes from moving into — and that force them out of — neighborhoods with access to resources and opportunities.”

Added Samuel Buggs, vice chair of Jubilee Housing’s Board of Directors, “We at Jubilee Housing know that Alex’s leadership, in this influential role, will be indispensable during a pivotal time in our city and nation’s history.”