Economic Development And Community Wealth
Plenary Session
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What is community wealth, and
why is it important?
Alix Cantave
● Economic Development Program Officer, Local Initiatives
Support Corporation (LISC), Boston, MA
Lavinia Limon ● Executive
Director, Immigrant Refugee Service of America (IRSA) and Immediate
Past Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Washington, DC
Rene Bryce-Laporte ●
Senior Program Manager, Corporation for Enterprise Development,
Washington, DC
What are our assets? What
are the best avenues to economic empowerment for our community? What
resources, opportunities, etc. are available to us?
Hilton Miami Airport
Miami, Florida
April 12-14, 2002
National Co-Chairs
The Honorable Phillip J. Brutus
Florida House of Representatives
The Honorable Marie Saint-Fleur
Massachussetts House of Representatives
Hosted By
The Honorable Josaphat Celestin
Mayor, North Miami, Florida
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Economic Development And Community Wealth
Concurrent Sessions
Beyond Social Services: The Need for Community
Development
Alix Cantave ● Economic
Development Program Officer, Local Initiatives Support
Corporation (LISC), Boston, MA
Jacques Jiha ● Deputy
Comptroller, City of New York
This session will discuss the importance of community development
corporations (CDCs) in addressing a host of social issues – poverty,
crime, housing, etc. – that affect many Haitian neighborhoods and
the most efficient methods for bringing about systemic change.
From Home Ownership to Estate Planning: The
Importance of Asset Building and Wealth Transfer
Marc Villain ● President and
CEO, Metro-Broward Group, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This session will provide guidance on growing, managing and
leveraging personal assets.
Women and Economic Development
Yma Gordon ● Program Officer,
Ms. Foundation for Women, New York, NY
Zelma Khadar ● Business
Development Specialist, Acre Family Daycare Center, Lowell, MA
This session will explore the implications of applying a gender
analysis in exploring community economic empowerment.
Entrepreneurship: Avenues, Risks and
Rewards
Rudy Moise ● General
Practitioner & D.O., Comprehensive Health Center Clinic and Founder,
Radio Carnaval, Miami, FL
Althea Harris ● Marketing
Executive, Small Business Administration, Miami, FL
Dr. Lynn Allison ● Executive
Director, Florida Association for Microenterprise (FLAME), Miami, FL
Rene Bryce-Laporte ● Senior
Program Manager, Corporation for Enterprise Development, Washington,
DC
This session will provide guidance on the various elements involved
-- including resources available -- in owning a business, alone or
with partners.
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