http://m.startribune.com/minneapolis-agency-director-scott-will-lead-chicago-s-housing-authority/568563742/;  In 2017, Interim Director Tracey Scott was hired by Greg Russ as Deputy Director for MPHA, where her mission became the ending public housing in Minneapolis. She moved from Atlanta after the Hope VI program she helped to implement left Atlanta with empty lots, a housing crisis, mass houselessness, and 50,000 public housing residents displaced from their homes and communities; https://www.dgphc.org/2019/11/04/who-is-tracey-scott-the-new-interim-director-of-mpha/. Just like Greg Russ moved from MPHA to NYCHA to end public housing in New York City, Tracey Scott is now being rewarded the Executive Director position at the Chicago Public Housing Authority with a salary of over $300k. 

In Minneapolis, Tracey Scott led a culture of:  

• Misinformation, lies, a general lack of transparency, and accountability regarding the Section 18 Demolition & Disposition which will privatize over 740 single- family homes known as scattered-sites.
• Along with Mayor Frey and Council President Lisa Bender, and Greg Russ and Tracey Scott pushed for Section 18 to be implemented in Minneapolis for the first time in this city’s history after President Trump and HUD Secretary Ben Carson gutted all resident protections allowing public housing agencies to end  public housing voluntarily; https://www.dgphc.org/2019/07/10/section-18-demolition-disposition-a-fact-sheet/.
• Intimidation: Under her leadership, public housing residents were intimidated with evictions and consequences if they don’t sign the Section 18 lease addendums. There was general confusion among residents, especially residents that don’t speak English that occurred under Tracey; https://www.dgphc.org/2020/03/01/mpha-forces-residents-to-sign-a-new-lease-for-section-18-disposition-demolition/.
• Under her leadership, MPHA staff targeted and harassed public housing leaders who organized to keep public housing public and protect their homes and community. 
• Neglect: During her tenure, five people died in a fire at Cedars Public Housing. The victims were elderly and disabled residents and were not moved to temporary safe housing until the fumes and toxins cleared. Residents are still suffering from health issues from the fire. 
• Bullying: Victims of the fire were bullied about talking to the media or activists about their state of affairs; https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/30/minneapolis-cedar-high-public-housing-fire .
• Lack of leadership and accountability: Tracey Scott knew that the Cedar along with the rest of the buildings needed sprinklers- it was stated in the MPHA annual report, but this was intentionally ignored even though MPHA received a 45% increase in their repair and maintenance budget from HUD; https://www.dgphc.org/2018/10/12/mpha-can-afford-to-keep-public-housing-public/.
• Under the leadership of Greg Russ and Tracy Scott, along with Mayor Frey and Council President Lisa Bender, MPHA stated that they didn’t have funds even though the 2019 Omnibus Bill increased funding for public housing.