NRHA hires. appointment

Jenifer Chavez and Don Boebel have joined the staff at the Nevada Rural Housing Authority, while Joni Eastley has been appointed to the organization’s board of commissioners.

Chavez was named director of rental and housing programs.

She previously worked for the Regional Housing Authority of Sutter and Nevada Counties.

Boebel was named senior project manager.

He worked as a carpenter and briefly as a framer. Boebel also worked as a ‘quaker’ in the Los Angeles area where he retrofitted buildings to be earthquake safe.

Boebel earned his bachelor’s degree in construction management from Western Nevada College.

Eastley spent the 14 years working in the mining industry in various human resources positions, then served 12 years as a Nye County commissioner and served on the board of directors for the Nevada Association of Counties. She was hired as the assistant county manager for Nye County.