Staff

Angela McIver, Executive Director

Angela joined the Fair Housing Rights Center in Southeastern Pennsylvania as Executive Director in November 2007.  She has over 16 years of human service experience and specializes in developing institutional and organizational networking, community partnerships, and coalitions affecting adults and youths (including the provision of counseling, related support networks, performance analysis, and training). Her former professional roles include: Executive Director of Enough Is Enough, Inc, a mentoring initiative under the auspices of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers - Local 98; Court Administrative Officer III (Resource Coordinator) for the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas Pretrial Services Division; Administrator for the School District of Philadelphia Office Secondary Education; and Case Manager and Counselor in behavioral healthcare settings at earlier times in her career.

Angela volunteers with several community organizations and will advocate or serve as a broker of human services for anyone who expresses the need. Formerly, she served on the Philadelphia Forensic Task Force and the Philadelphia Ex-Offenders Task Force.  Currently, she serves as Vice Chairperson to the Montgomery County Advisory Council to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, the Health Committee for City Lights, the Executive Committee for the Black Male Development Symposium, PA Health Department Certified Instructor for Alcohol and Highway Safety School, and Co-Founder of Women Cultivating Women, which serves to strengthen intergeneration relationships among women and empower women and girls from various socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds on social and genders specific issues.

Previously, Angela produced and then hosted a segment on the talk show Dialogues on 900 AM WURD.  At WURD she explored an array of social policy as well as arts/culture/entertainment topics with a variety of actors, athletes, authors, administrators, educators, filmmakers, politicians, and devout listeners. She also produced the two time award winning independent film, Life Isn’t Fair. 

Angela earned a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science from the Pennsylvania State University as well as a Master of Social Services and a Master of Law and Social Policy from Bryn Mawr College. Email

Tabenah Washington, Test Coordinator

Tabenah is a graduate of La Salle University with a major in English. She has over 15 years experience working with Philadelphia’s most vulnerable population, which includes those groups that the Federal Government has identified as protected classes. She has worked with various Philadelphia agencies that provide housing counseling and social services to Philadelphia residents. As a Housing Counselor, she counseled her consumers with on a variety of housing issues such as: tenant/landlord issues, foreclosure preventions, and education and outreach to other agencies, employers, and consumers.  Email