CARTER BURTON is the Director of Housing and Community Development for the Florida Coalition. Carter’s expertise is in HUD housing and community development programs, including CDBG, HOME, and ESG, and developing Consolidated Plans, Annual Action Plans, Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing, and related performance and evaluation reports. Carter also leads the Coalition’s work in the area of housing for households with developmental disabilities and authored the Coalition guidebook for those with disabilities to engage in community planning processes.
She is a former CDBG Program Manager for the Arizona Department of Housing and former Grant Administrator for the State of New York Small Cities program. Prior to joining the Florida Housing Coalition, Carter worked for two State agencies, and later began consulting for local Entitlements and nonprofit organizations. She is a licensed Realtor in Florida and holds a master’s degree from Binghamton University.