Floyd E. Addison is a lifetime Dearborn resident and has been a City employee for 31 years. He joined the Housing Department as a coordinator in July 1984, and was elevated to deputy director in December 1990. Addison was named housing director in September 1995. Previously, he spent six years as an administrative assistant in the City Clerk's office and in the City Beautiful and Community Improvement Departments before becoming the City Neighborhood Services Coordinator in 1981. The 1969 graduate of Fordson High School earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Ferris State College in 1973. Addison's professional affiliations include the National Association of Housing Redevelopment Officials. He has been certified as a public housing manager, an occupancy specialist and a Section 8 inspector. Deeply involved in community affairs, Addison is the president of the Dearborn Optimist Club and is past lieutenant governor and president of the Dearborn Civitan Club.