Brandy Nauman

Brandy Bennett Nauman is the director of the Sussex County Community Development and Housing Department.  In the position, Brandy oversees the County’s rehabilitation programs, affordable housing programs, and fair housing activities and outreach.   

Brandy serves on the Board of Directors for First State Community Action Agency. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Delaware Continuum of Care (CoC) and was the former chair of the CoC’s Scoring and Ranking Committee.  She is also the senior vice president for the Delaware Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (DE NAHRO) and serves on DE NAHRO’s Scholarship and Poster Contest Committees.  She actively participates in the State’s Fair Housing Task Force and Delaware Women Leading Government.  In her role with the County, Brandy participates on the Sussex Housing Group and Community Development Network, divisions of Housing Alliance Delaware.  

Brandy holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of Delaware and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Illinois at Springfield.  She is a native Sussex Countian and currently lives in Milton with her husband and two daughters.