Christian Willauer
5th District Council Member
Christian Willauer has been living, working, and making a difference in the 5th District for the last 15 years. Christian believes that ideas get better when people work together. She is constantly thinking of ways to involve people of all ages in decisions that impact the community. While working at Cornerstone West CDC, she launched and ran West Side Grows Together, creating a model for community-driven park renovations. As vacant properties became an even bigger issue following the foreclosure crisis of the 2010s, Christian began focusing on strategies to address housing.
She served as the first Executive Director of the Wilmington Land Bank, where she established systems to return Wilmington’s vacant properties to productive use. In 2018, she launched a consulting business to help nonprofits develop affordable housing, build community facilities, and fund programs for youth. Christian has also volunteered with Green for the Greater Good to ensure the Rodney Reservoir becomes a beautiful public park, the H.O.M.E.S. Campaign to organize for safe and affordable housing statewide, and the Wilmington Fines and Fees Justice Team to reform ticketing, booting, and towing practices, as well as to make water bills fair and affordable.
Christian’s training in community and economic development and urban planning equips her to understand the big changes Wilmington and the 5th District will face over the next four years. She believes that new challenges require new policy solutions. She has been part of successful resident-led advocacy efforts that helped Wilmington create new programs such as homeowner repair assistance, water bill assistance, and down-payment and settlement assistance.
As the 5th District Council Member, Christian will work hard to bring more proven policy solutions from other places to Wilmington.
Standing Committees of Council
Council Member Fields is a member of the:
- Health, Environmental, Aging & Disabilities (Vice Chair)
- Community Development & Urban Planning
- Intergovernmental
- Public Works & Transportation
