A Detroit news release Friday said that effective immediately Jemison would be the new executive director of the Detroit Housing Commission.

“I am honored to have the DHC Board’s trust to implement the changes needed at the Housing Commission,” Jemison said in a statement. “I am pleased to have the opportunity to work with our tenants and the Commission’s staff and partners like HUD to improve the quality of life in Detroit and for all the people and communities we impact.”

Jemison steps in to lead the Detroit Housing Commission as it faced executive turnover and concerns over conditions in the properties it owns. In late May the organization announced plans to invest $15 million in assorted upgrades at DHC properties.

Jemison replaces Interim CEO Irene Tucker, who took over following the April retirement of Sandra Henqriquez. Both Henriquez and Jemison previously worked at the federal Housing and Urban Development department, from which DHC receives significant funding.

The DHC owns approximately 4,000 rental housing units around metro Detroit and operates a Housing Choice Voucher Program known as Section 8 through its Assisted Housing Department, according to its website.

“Arthur was an exceptional leader for the city’s housing department, and he will be the same for the Detroit Housing Commission,” Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said in the release. “He knows the issues Housing Commission residents face every day and will bring them real change.”