RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Residents of Forsyth and Pender counties have been appointed to the board that defines policies for affordable housing programs. The terms are for four years.

Elizabeth Foley of Forsyth County will take a seat on the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency. She is an attorney with Blanco Tackabery & Matamoros, P.A.

Patricia Garrett of Pender County also has been appointed. She is the former president of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing Partnership.

​The board also provides both financing and technical assistanc