Janine Anzalota has been appointed director of Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s office of fair housing and equity for the city. She has served as interim director for the department since this past July.

Anzalota joined the city of Boston as a senior program manager with the Boston Public Health Commission in February of 2007. Anzalota has ten years experience in professional writing from having contributed to a scholarly analysis on racial justice in health and community engagement and as the keynote speaker for several conference presentations and panels.

“Janine exemplifies a dedicated commitment to public service and I’m thrilled of her now permanent appointment as the office of fair housing director,” Walsh said in a statement. “She has developed an extended track record of service to the many Bostonians throughout the city in many other capacities since 2007. I am pleased with her decision to continue in this function.”