Public Relations Affordable Housing

DELORES A. BROWN

**** *. **** ******, **** ****, Los Angeles, California 90015

323-***-**** ****************@*********.***

Highly experienced and accomplished President/CEO with a strong background in Affordable Housing Development, finance, non-profits, public relations, public speaking, fundraising, and community outreach. Proven track record in housing development, program development, volunteer management, and public policy. With a focus on community development and grant writing, this individual is a skilled negotiator and leader with a passion for social entrepreneurship and philanthropy. Strong understanding of budgeting, organizational development, and strategic planning, making them an asset to any organization.

Education

California State University Northridge 1972-1975

Business Administration/Public Administration

Institute of Financial Education 1978-1979

Certificate of Merit- Banking, Operations/Finance

Honors

University of Southern California LUSK Minority Program Real Estate

Champion of Change Award 2012

Affiliations

Clearinghouse CDFI, Advisory Board Chairperson, Consultant, Community Opportunity Zone partner, New Market Tax Credit Board,

Professional Experience

Community Economic Development Corporation 1994-present

President/CEO

Ms. Brown developed the Affordable Housing Recapture Initiative for the organization. To date the organization has successfully acquired and remodeled 60 homes placing first time buyers in Southern California. Ms. Brown also provides capacity building technical assistance to existing and emerging non-profit and government agencies fostering housing, economic development, and social services in underserved communities within the City of Los Angeles.

Partner with Clearinghouse CDFI to identify local and national qualified Opportunity Zone (OZ) real estate projects in need of Fund management, co-own, develop/co-develop qualified OZ projects and to procure OZ Investors and possible additional project financing.

Current Projects:

Developer/Owner $160 million dollar project

Pre-Development: Village at Long Beach: 160 units of Workforce Housing: 8th and Pine,

South Carolina: Acquisition of Shopping Center

Florida: Pre-Development of 17 Acres of 3 Phased Project, Housing and Sports Medicine, Shelter in Place

CALStart EV Shuttle Service, Leimert Park

FVLCRUM Fund Facilitated the partnership between Clearinghouse CDFI and the FVLCRUM fund $250 million fund for Small Business Growth

Small Business Technical Assistance Consultant

July 2020-Current

Vermont Slauson Economic Development

Interim Loan Service Director Feb 2020 - October 2020

The consultant will serve as the interim Director of Loan Services and work with Senior Management for the development and implementation of the CDFI with core delivery of asset building through advisory of potential capitalization Share Holders and Equity partners, advisory of potential grant programs, including core program planning; training; policy and procedure development; marketing; reporting; and fund development.

Institute for Maximum Human Potential 2005 to 2017

President/CEO

Reporting to the Board of Directors, Ms. Brown oversees overall strategic and operational responsibility for IMHP’S staff, programs, expansion, and execution of its mission. Ms. Brown has extensive knowledge of community development, economic development, child welfare programs, operations, and business plans. Ms. Brown ensures ongoing local programmatic excellence, rigorous program evaluation, and consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications, and systems; Ms. Brown is responsible for the strategic development of partnerships that include catalyzing, building, developing and maintaining relationships with leaders in corporate, government and philanthropy to advance the policy and systems change agenda. This role has day-to-day responsibilities for the identification, assessment, cultivation and monitoring of existing and potential organization-wide partner relationships Under Ms. Brown leadership develops and implements programs linkage between community-based, charitable and non-profit organizations and community Banks to meets the needs of the community and attain CRA compliance goals. IMHP has aligned itself as the lead agency for community development in South Los Angeles. Projects include the Los Angeles Institute for Film Education, Center for Social Enterprise, Leimert Park Plaza People Street Project and the South Los Angeles Welfare Initiative. Raised over 4 million dollars for community initiatives

National Multiple Sclerosis Society (Consultant

Corporate Coordinator/ Community Engagement

Engage Leaders, Identify, engage, and deepen relationships with community leaders, donors and participants. Revenue Generation: Support and enhance Society fundraising events and initiatives through identification, recruitment and cultivation of corporate sponsor and vendors, corporate teams, and participants. Build awareness: increase community awareness of Society services and 21 regional fundraising events.

Catholic Charities/Good Shepard Center for Homeless Women 1996-2003

Director of Development

Ms. Brown served as the Director of Development for all fund development including all program operations and development of Good Shepherd Center, a mixed use 61-unit housing project which includes renovation of a historic craftsman style home, construction of 61 units of transitional and permanent housing, economic development center and a childcare center. Phases one and two were complete with a total cost of $15.5 million and an annual operating budget of $1.8 million.

Community Development & Associates 1999-Current

Consultant

Ms. Brown serves as the economic development and finance consultant for a successful community development-consulting firm working with Clearinghouse CDFI a jurisdiction such as North Lad Vegas and New Orleans. Responsibilities exploring and pursuing new markets for loan products, analyzing loan requests and preparing written evaluations and recommendations for approvals, as well as coordinating the loan closings, ensuring that documents are properly prepared and executed. Sustain productive relationships with borrowers and assist with problem loans. In addition, arrange for and coordinate technical assistance to existing and prospective borrowers to help them improve their current operations and/or future business plans. Ms. Brown has maintained long-term client relationships with several prominent non-profit organizations including Guardians of Love, Inc., Concerned Citizen of South-Central Los Angeles, Institute for Maximum Human Potential, Jeffery Foundation, and Shields for Families, Inc, California Institute for Health and Social Services and Behavioral Health Services, Inc. Ms. Brown was also one of the first graduates of the USC Lusk Minority Real estate Development Programs Ms. Brown has raised over $80 million dollars for community-based organizations over 10 years.

Ward Economic Development Corporation 1993- 1994

Managing Director/ Project Administrator

Ms. Brown was responsible for compliance will all contractual obligations and organizational management in conjunction with the development of affordable housing, pro-forma and project estimation, tax credit allocation and syndication, general administration, financial management of 212 units of affordable housing.

Family Savings Bank 1991-1993

Vice President/Manager

Ms. Brown was responsible for the management of the main office $183million in assets. Ms. Brown garnered over $7million dollars in new business. Other responsibilities included development and implementation of Community Reinvestment Act policies, development and training on operational procedures, procurement of new vendor relations, acquisition and audit of new branch sites, chairperson of audit and finance committee, marketing and public relations.

Banking Institute 1989-1992

Vice President/ Faculty Director

Responsible for adherence to all state and federal laws for nationally accredited vocational schools. Ms. Brown managed a faculty of 30. Ms. Brown was responsible for the curriculum development and training of operational, lending and collections procedures. Development of customized training programs for the banking industry. Trained and graduated with more than 600 students.

Gibraltar Savings & Loan 1983-1989

Vice President/ Branch Manager

Ms. Brown was responsible for $150 million in assets. Ms. Brown’s responsibilities included developing a retail staff that met the highest potential through training, evaluating, scheduling, and coordinating all activities. Ms. Brown developed and assureds that branch growth and objectives were met and maintained contact with customers and community to encourage and develop new business. Other responsibilities included real estate lending and consumer lending audit compliance and the responsibility of community reinvestment. Ms. Brown managed a staff of 35. Increased assets by $30 million over two-year period

Technical Skills

Microsoft Word, Excel,

PowerPoint, Publisher, Access, Razors Edge, Donor Perfect

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