Michael Kelly was presented here as a turn-around manager who would repair the damage at the Philadelphia Housing Authority by the scandal-scarred leadership of former executive director Carl Greene, including secretly settled sexual harassment suits. But Kelly left PHA Friday with his own scandal in tow: An affair with a woman he appointed to head the agency's department of human resources.
Estelle Richman, a U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department senior staffer who is once again taking control of PHA, confirmed this afternoon that someone at the Philadelphia agency complained about the affair between Kelly and Audrey Lim. Richman said her predecessor, Karen Newton-Cole, appointed PHA staffer Kelvin Jeremiah to investigate. Jeremiah, who followed Kelly here from New York City's housing agency, confirmed the affair, Richman said.
A PHA spokeswoman today said Lim was hired on August 2009 as a Senior Advisor with a salary of $95,000. Kelly put her in charge of human resources. Her title when she resigned on May 31 was Director of Special Projects with a salary of $125,000.
Lim, a citizen of Singapore, was first hired by Greene. Richman said Lim returned to her country after her resignation. Richman also said Lim, who needed a job to remain in the United States, may plan to return to this country. Richman described Lim, who has two masters degrees and a doctorate, as being over-matched by her duties at PHA's human resources department. Full story
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