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Charlene Nimmons

Charlene Nimmons is the Principle/Founder for Public Housing Communities, Inc.(PHC). She is the former 12-year president of the Wyckoff Gardens Associations Inc. and served as the vice chair of NYCHA’s Brooklyn West Council of Presidents from 2007-13. She is a longtime resident of NYCHA’s Wyckoff Gardens.

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