MACDC Annual Meeting Program Book 2023

Annual Meeting 2023

Agenda November 16, 2023 College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA

9:30 a.m.

Registration, coffee, networking

10:00 a.m.

Morning Plenary

10:45 a.m.

Breakout Sessions •

Community Development Corporations making Impact through Small Business Technical Assistance Room 320

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We want to hear from you – share pressing community development issues and opportunities in your community Ballroom

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MACDC’s Housing Quality and Health Equity Initiative: Improving Health Through Housing Room 401

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MACDC Racial Equity Pledge: from organizational goals to collective action Room 328

11:45 a.m.

Lunch

12:15 p.m.

Afternoon Plenary including:

2:00 p.m.

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Board Elections

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Awards

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Roll Call

Closing

Cover art by Nancy Marks.

RICANNE HADRIAN AWARD

Nayroby Rosa, ONEHOLYOKE CDC Nayroby Rosa joined OneHolyoke CDC in November of 2018 as the Resident Services Coordinator for Veterans Park Apartments. Nayroby quickly transitioned to the Director of Community Engagement and Resident Services in January 2019. Nayroby has served as a human service provider in Hampden County for over fifteen years. As a Holyoke resident, Nayroby has collaborated frequently with many local agencies to provide services to the population she has served. Nayroby started her career as a homehealth aide after finishing a Certificate in Nursing assistance program through Westover Job Corps. She contracted with local nursing agencies like the Holyoke Visiting Nurses Association, Hospice Life Care and Home Health Solutions. She then transitioned as a case manager for teen parents and after many years in that role became the Director of domestic violence and sexual assault services for the YWCA of Western Mass. Graduate of both Holyoke Community College and UMASS, Nayroby has worked very closely with many community providers. In 2014 Nayroby became the program specialist for Wayfinders to support Co-housing Model led by the Department of Housing and Community Development. In 2016 she became the Resident Services coordinator with Beacon Communities. She has a multitude of experience in facilitation training and engagement. Nayroby enjoys motivating residents to reach their full potential. Nayroby engages in other capacities with her community by being on numerous boards and advisory committees.

Most recently Nayroby was appointed as a Board of Trustee for Holyoke Community College in July of 2022. She is the President of the Homework House Board, leads the Latino Committee of the Chamber of Commerce of Holyoke, and this year was appointed by Holyoke City Council and Mayor Garcia as a member of the Recycling Committee. Nayroby utilizes her lived experiences and learning to support the Holyoke Community. Additionally, Nayroby feels that engaging with residents and sharing her knowledge will continue to allow her community to thrive. She received recognition as a Heroine Award recipient by Governor Baker in 2021. She is the chair of the Community Health Needs Assessment Advisory Committee as well a member of the Holyoke Emergency Management Team. Nayroby enjoys engaging in any capacity she can for Holyoke.

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RISING STAR AWARD

Chelsea McGrath Chelsea McGrath has been working in the nonprofit sector since 2009. She began her career in New York City, conducting outreach to the most vulnerable unhoused populations in the city: at-risk/runaway youth and chronically unsheltered adults. She then spent four years in workforce development before moving back to her hometown of Easthampton, MA. Currently, Chelsea is the Director of Operations and Finance at Revitalize CDC in Springfield, which provides critical repairs and healthy home interventions to low income families across Massachusetts. She sits on the MACDC Housing Quality and Health Taskforce and is a member of the Health Equity Committee.

She is the former Executive Director and current Board Treasurer of the WillPower Foundation, a nonprofit that awards grants to children with special needs. She also volunteers at Rick’s Place and The Garden, two organizations that provide grief support for families and children who have lost a loved one.

RISING STAR AWARD

Nanoune A. Chery, CASE MANAGER AND COUNSELING PROGRAM MANAGER My name is Nanoune Andrea Chery, I’ve been working in the human service field since 2005, specifically with the youth population. I have always had a strong passion in helping others and showing them that things can get better and that this is one chapter in their story. I believe that people who are struggling or feel lost need at least one person to walk with them, one person who will stick by them at their best and worst. One person to believe and see the greatness and change that’s waiting to be unlocked.

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RISING STAR AWARD

Pelinda Deegan Originally from the Philippines, Pelinda moved to the Cape from San Francisco and lives in Chatham. A former Case Manager with Cape Abilities, she helped individuals with disabilities to find job placement. Pelinda’s introduction to the community development field began when she started working at the CDP in 2019. She provides housing coordinator services to Lower and Outer Cape municipalities and supports the CDP’s Lower Cape Housing Institute. As part of her work providing housing coordinator services in the region, Pelinda spends one-on-one time with residents seeking support in securing housing.

In 2022, Pelinda led a process to get the Town of Wellfleet a Housing Choice designation which makes funding and TA (Technical Assistance) available to the town. In 2022 - 2023, Pelinda attended NeighborWorks Housing Training Institutes and passed the necessary courses for Home Ownership counseling certification through the NeighborWorks Center for Homeownership Education and Counseling.

Through her commitment to ensuring the ongoing success of our Lower Cape Housing Institute and now managing the expansion of our HOEP, Pelinda remains deeply committed to the community development field. She serves on the board of Love Live Local, a non-profit dedicated to strengthening Cape Cod’s local economy and is a volunteer at Cape Abilities’ Growing Friendship Program.

Pelinda is a vibrant member of the community and Community Development Partnership whose quick wit and upbeat demeanor is appreciated by all her colleagues.

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RISING STAR AWARD

Kendra Beaver, THE FAIRMOUNT INDIGO CDC COLLABORATIVE Kendra Beaver is the Climate Justice Coordinator for the Fairmount Indigo CDC Collaborative (FICC), an umbrella organization made up of three CDCs united by the Fairmount Commuter Line in Boston: Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation, Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation, and Southwest Boston Community Development Corporation.

Kendra has been in this role since 2021, overseeing the climate justice and health equity policy advocacy and community organizing that FICC collaborates on with community members, partner organizations, and other CDC staff.

Kendra earned a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies with a minor in Political Science from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Prior to joining FICC, she worked in philanthropy, urban agriculture, sustainability in higher education, regional government, and watershed conservation.

Kendra is a proud resident of the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, and served on the board as Secretary of the St. Marks Area Civic Association for two years. She is also a member-owner of the Dorchester Food Co-op and a mentor in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts program.

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RISING STAR AWARD

Jonathan Guzman Jonathan Guzman has called Massachusetts home since 2010 and has dedicated his professional life to the betterment of the City of Lawrence by working with leaders across the Commonwealth to bring about change that he hopes future generations will be able to take advantage of. He began working for Groundwork Lawrence, a CDC, in 2021 as the Public Affairs Coordinator to support their efforts in community participation, civic engagement, communications, and state policy advocacy. Within a year, Jonathan was promoted to External Affairs Manager to expand his involvement in advocacy measures at the local, state, and federal levels. Jonathan ensures representation of people with lived experience is at the forefront of each prioritized legislation that Groundwork Lawrence was or is still supporting, such as CITC, Universal School Meals, Air Quality, SAPHE 2.0, RTAs investments, Fair Share Amendment, and HIP. Jonathan’s passion and commitment to social justice, environmental justice, community mobility, public health, and education have allowed him to serve on numerous boards in the Merrimack Valley area. He currently serves Lawrence’s future generation as vicechair of the Lawrence School Committee.

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2023-2024 MACDC Board Nominations Board Members Up for Re-election (to serve through Fall 2025)

Returning Board Members (to serve through Fall 2024)

Gail Latimore, Codman Square NDC (Boston)

Colleen Loveless, Revitalize CDC (West)

Marc Dohan, NewVue Communities (Central)

Vanessa Calderon Rosado, IBA (at-large)

Robert Corley, NeighborWorks Housing Solutions (Southeast) David Christopolis, Hilltown CDC (West) Mickey Northcutt, North Shore CDC (Northeast) Angie Liou, Asian CDC (at-large)

Rafael Mares, The Neighborhood Developers (Greater Boston) Gonzalo Puigbo, Somerville CC (Greater Boston) Suneeth John, Fenway CDC (Boston) Teronda Ellis, JPNDC (Boston) Yun-Ju Choi, Coalition for a Better Acre (at-large)

Leslie Reid, Madison Park DC (at-large) Kimberly Lyle, Dorchester Bay EDC (Boston) Emilio Dorcely, Urban Edge (Boston) Jay Coburn, CDP (Southeast)

MACDC Officers CHAIR – Emilio Dorcely, Urban Edge VICE CHAIR – Kimberly Lyle, Dorchester Bay EDC TREASURER – Gonzalo Puigbo, Somerville CC CLERK – Rafael Mares, The Neighborhood Developers

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Our Mission Statement MACDC is a membership organization that seeks to build and sustain a high performing and adaptive community development sector that is supported by private and public investment and sound public policies. We advance racial and economic equity by creating healthy communities where everyone lives in housing they can afford, benefits from economic opportunities and can fully participate in the civic life of their community.

CORE PRIORITIES 1. Build the power and voice of lower-income people and people of color to shape the future of their communities and their own lives; 2. Expand affordable housing in places where low- and moderateincome people can thrive; 3. Reduce income and wealth inequality across the state; 4. Drive the convergence of community development and community health; 5. Promote racial equity within the field and the Commonwealth.

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MAJOR PROGRAM AREAS 1. Member Services – providing technical assistance, peer learning, and other supports to members; 2. Advocacy and System Reform – Leveraging our collective power to fight for policies and system reforms that help our members achieve their work locally and help expand economic opportunity and racial justice throughout our Commonwealth; 3. Mel King Institute for Community Building – Offering high quality training and support to professional community developers, board members, community leaders and everyone else involved in our field; 4. Research and Innovation – Conducting research about and for our field while promoting/supporting innovation in the field.

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We Thank Our Generous Sponsors PRESENTING SPONSOR

PLATINUM SPONSORS Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) NeighborWorks America Rockland Trust Santander The Boston Foundation United way

Capital One Dorchester Bay EDC First Citizens Insource Services, Inc JPMorgan Chase & Co Kuehn Charitable Foundation MHIC Community Development Partnership Dana Farber Davis Square Architects M&T Bank CEDAC

GOLD

Massachusetts Growth Capital Corp (MGCC) PNC Urban Edge

SILVER Point32Health

Dedham Savings

Housing Opportunities Unlimited

Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (FHLB)

NeighborWorks Housing Solutions

Way Finders

TD Bank WaypointKLA

BRONZE

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Ann Silverman

IBA

Nolan Sheehan Patten LLP

Boston Impact Initiative

Joe and Dina Kriesberg

Revitalize CDC

Common Capital

LEAF

Somerville CC

Fenway CDC

Licata Risk Advisors

Schwarzschild Consulting

Home City Development

Munkenbeck Consulting

Vermont Mutual

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The Boston Foundation proudly supports the MACDC Annual Meeting. Affordable housing has been a major priority of TBF since the 1960s—and we were proud to be an early supporter of MACDC in 1982. Thank you for the invaluable work you do representing our state’s CDCs, which, like you, are dedicated to working with—and engaging with—the Commonwealth’s residents, businesses and neighborhoods with the goal of building strong, vibrant communities. We extend our special gratitude for helping all of us navigate our way through one of the worst housing crises in Greater Boston’s history. Your work—especially your advocacy—could not be more important than it is today.

For about the Boston Foundation, visit tbf.org.

#CDCSWORK We support MACDC and its members

You are the conscience of our communities

Community Assistance Rental Financing ONE Mortgage Center for Housing Data

Congratulations MACDC for 40 Years of Enriching the lives of low income families through advocacy and housing.

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Congratulations MACDC for 40 Years of Enriching the lives of low income families through advocacy and housing.

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Congratulations MACDC for 40 Years of Enriching the lives of low income families through advocacy and housing.

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MEL KING INSTITUTE

Upcoming Trainings Approaches to Supervision JANUARY 17, 2024 This training focuses on supervision and program management for adult staff. It addresses the roles and responsibilities of supervisors, communication, work relationships, program management, and the specific supervision of staff. In the training we will identify various roles and responsibilities of supervisors and explore effective strategies for supervisor relationships.

Approaches to Supervision 2 FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This training builds upon the MKI training, Approaches to Supervision, to offer more depth and discussion around the supervision and program management of adult staff. It addresses power in the workplace and how power influences workplaces dynamics.

Approaches to Supervision 3 MARCH 13, 2024

This 2-hour training, the third in a series, will offer core supervision principles to managers and supervisors, tools for managing conflict, and communication skills. The training will support supervisors and managers of all levels to supervise across difference. We will lead with an exploration of supervising across race, but other differences such as ability, age, class, education may be explored as well.

Nuts and Bolts of Asset Management TBD FIRST QUARTER OF 2024 This will be a 2 DAY COURSE, Nuts and Bolts of Asset Management is a LISC class, also used extensively by NeighborWorks America and the Consortium for Housing and Asset Management (CHAM). The class is an interactive and highly participatory hands-on workshop designed for practitioners and board members with a wide range of professional experience.

The curriculum was developed by LISC and is used as the introductory required class for the Certified Housing Asset Manager (CHAM) Certification.

Business Development Certificate Program MARCH THROUGH MAY 2024 The program will offer 11 half days of training (9:30am - 12:30pm) to be held online via Zoom (Dates TBD, starting in March 2024). The courses will be taught by faculty from Cambridge College, seasoned business professionals and attorneys from the Lawyers for Civil Rights. www.melkinginstitute.org/calendar

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