A Mobile, Ala., community development official will take over operations at CNE on Dec. 1.

David A. Johnson has been named president and chief executive officer of Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise Inc., according to a statement.

He has served the past two years as executive director of Dash for the Gulf Coast Inc. in Mobile, a community development corporation serving three Gulf Coast counties.

The 12-year-plus community development expert is a native of Columbus, Ga., and spent 30 years in banking.

“The board of Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise has done excellent work in refashioning the corporation to serve the mortgage needs of local homebuyers, and they have chosen very well in selecting David Johnson,” Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield said.

Prior to his post in Mobile, Mr. Johnson was executive director of Dash Homeownership Center in LaGrange, Ga., and he was client services director of Columbus Housing Initiative Inc., in Columbus.

“He will be building from a strong, new strategic plan developed by the CNE board of directors and executive management staff,” said Irvin Overton, CNE chairman.

“This plan has refocused the agency on our core mission, an effort supported by a diverse group of community leaders and stakeholders who have been vital to the success of CNE.”

CNE was founded in 1986 with a mission to build strong, sustainable neighborhoods through affordable housing and homeownership education.

A graduate of the Carolina School of Banking, Graduate School of Business at the University of North Carolina, Mr. Johnson has been a faculty member of NeighborWorks Training Institute since 2003. He participated in the development of a national certification program for housing counselors at NeighborWorks.

Mr. Johnson and his wife, Sharon, have four grown children.

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