Housing & Neighborhood Services Staff

Hours and Location

Walk-ins

Walk-in Office Hours

You are welcome to visit our office in person at the following times.

Walk-ins: Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m. and Thursdays at 1:30 p.m.
Waiting List Walk-ins: Thursdays at 9:00 a.m.
Port Walk-ins (transferring from one Housing Authority to another): Tuesdays at 10 a.m.
Movers Packets: Wednesdays 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Location

Grand Prairie Housing & Neighborhood Services
210 W. Main Street
Grand Prairie, TX 75050

Regular Business Hours

Monday through Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fridays: 7:30 a.m. to noon (Building Closed)

You can call us at 972-237-8176 during regular business hours or email us using the contacts listed below.

 

Staff Directory

Executive Staff  
Esther Coleman Director of Housing and Neighborhood Services ecoleman@gptx.org 972-237-8180
Gary Walters Housing Services Manager gwalters@gptx.org 972-237-8168
Patrick Cornelius Neighborhood Services Manager pcornelius@gptx.org 972-237-8171
Support Staff
Lolette Brooks Administrative Supervisor lrbrooks@gptx.org 972-237-8040
Vacant Sr. Office Assistant    
Santiago Chavez Sr. Office Assistant schavez@gptx.org 972-237-8476
Amanda Trevino Sr. Office Assistant altrevino@GPTX.org 972-237-8368
Patricia Givens Part-Time Intake Specialist pgivens@gptx.org 972-237-2083
Tiffany Theodore  Part Time ttheodore@gptx.org  972-237-8048
Housing Services Staff
JoAnn LaFon Housing Services Supervisor jlafon@gptx.org 972-237-8179
Angelia Echols Senior Housing Specialist aechols@gptx.org 972-237-8164
Veronica Mosley Senior Housing Specialist vmosley@gptx.org 972-237-8172
Andrea Paredes Senior Housing Specialist aparedes@gptx.org 972-237-8341
Lupe Smith Senior Housing Specialist gsmith@gptx.org 972-237-8175
Tiffany King Housing Specialist tlking@gptx.org 972-237-8457
Jacqueline Armstead Housing Specialist jearmstead@gptx.org 972-237-8335
Amelda Starr Housing Specialist astarr@gptx.org 972-237-8359
Carrie Drake Housing Specialist cdrake@gptx.org 972-237-8167
Miranda Gomez Housing Specialist mgomez@gptx.org 972-237-8184
Darren Deloatche Housing Enforcement Supervisor ddeloatc@gptx.org 972-237-8188
Oscar Gueta Housing Enforcement Supervisor ogueta@gptx.org 972-237-8051
Wade Couch Senior Housing Enforcement Officer wcouch@gptx.org 972-237-8671
Marian Torok Housing Enforcement Officer mtorok@gptx.org 972-237-8295
Daniel Jaimez Housing Enforcement Officer djaimez@gptx.org 972-237-8185
Jorge Quezada Senior Housing Enforcement Officer jaquezada@gptx.org 972-237-2084
Drayon Bailey Housing Enforcement Officer dbailey@gptx.org 972-237-8226
Mason Hawkins Housing Services Assistant mhawkins@gptx.org 972-237-8197
SaRon Kennedy Senior Housing Enforcement Officer skennedy@gptx.org 972-237-8128
ShaRica Reese Housing Enforcement Officer sreese@gptx.org 972-237-8535
Amber Warren Housing Enforcement Officer ajwarren@gptx.org 972-237-8464
Tia Smith Housing Enforcement Officer trsmith@gptx.org 972-237-2080
Brian Tezeno Housing Enforcement Officer btezeno@gptx.org 972-237-2081
Neighborhood Services Staff
Chris Buchanan Rehabilitation Coordinator cbuchanan@gptx.org 972-237-8414
Ryan Vargas Rehabilitation Coordinator ryvargas@gptx.org 972-237-8163
Hillary Balogun Neighborhood Services Specialist hbalogun@gptx.org 972-237-8162
Brenda Rodriguez Executive Assistant brodriguez1@gptx.org 972-237-8173
Elise Morris Sr. Fraud Investigator emorris@gptx.org 972-237-8220
Amber Todd Senior Office Assistant atodd@gptx.org 972-237-2022
Joshua Jones Homeownership Coordinator jdjones@gptx.org 972-237-8129
Marta Cederstrom Financial Analyst mcederstrom@gptx.org 972-237-8177
Charlie Jones Emergency Housing Coordinator cdjones@gptx.org 972-237-8174

Find Your Housing Specialist

Last Initial Housing Specialist Email Address Phone Number
Ports/PIC Veronica Mosley vmosley@gptx.org 972-237-8172
A, C, F, I, J, K, N Tiffany King tlking@gptx.org 972-237-8457
B, D, P, Q, U, V, X, Movers Angelia Echols aechols@gptx.org 972-237-8164
G, W Carrie Drake cdrake@gptx.org 972-237-8167
H, L, O, R, T Miranda Gomez mgomez@gptx.org 972-237-8184
E, M, S, Y, Z Jacqueline Armstead jearmstead@gptx.org
972-237-8335
Waiting list Lupe Smith gsmith@gptx.org 972-237-8175
Ports Andrea Paredes aparedes@gptx.org 972-237-8341

Fraud Complaint

Fraud investigations develop procedures and manuals for investigating prospective and current participants that are alleged to have violated Housing Quality Standards.

The fraud investigators conduct investigations, gather materials, and present results in termination proceedings for drug related and/or violent criminal activity, unauthorized occupancy, unreported income and other Housing Quality Standard violations.

Apartment/Landlord or Hotel/Motel Complaint

If you have a complaint against an apartment complex, landlord, hotel or motel, please submit the following online form.

Discrimination Complaint

The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing because of race or color, national origin, religion, gender, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18) or disability. 

If you think you have experienced housing discrimination, you have the following options:

Contact City of Grand Prairie Housing Office

Patrick Cornelius
City of Grand Prairie Housing & Neighborhood Services
205 W. Church St
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
972-237-8171

Submit Online Complaint Form to HUD

Fill out the HUD Form 903 Online Complaint Form.

Send Letter to HUD

Alternatively, you can write a letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and include the following information:

  • Your Name and Address
  • When (date) the discrimination occurred
  • Name and Address of all persons who discriminated against you
  • Address of where the discrimination occurred
  • Short description of why you feel your housing rights were denied
  • Mail letter to the address listed above

Community Resources

Contacts for Community Resources
Grand Prairie United Charities Non-Profit Organization unitedcharities@sbcglobal.net 972-262-2014
Star Group Community Development Corporation Non-Profit Organization timmons88@aol.com 972-647-1445
Grand Prairie Wellness Shelter Non-Profit Organization
972-296-0388
Lifeline Shelters for Families Non-Profit Organization kathy@lifelineshelter.org 972-642-7744
Children First Non-Profit Organization darcy@childrenfirstinc.org 972-264-0604
Attorney General Office State of Texas 800-252-8014
American Red Cross Non-Profit Organization 214-678-4800
Arlington Night Shelter  Non-Profit Organization 817-548-9885
Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce Non-Profit Organization 972-264-1558
Grand Prairie Water Department Utilities 972-237-1871
Dallas Tenants Association/Housing Crisis Center Association 214-828-4244
Grand Prairie Solid Waste  City Services
972-237-4550
Salvation Army  Non-Profit Organization 214-688-4494
Social Security Government Agency 800-772-1213