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Come join our dynamic Affordable Housing finance team at CB&T! We are actively recruiting for an Affordable Housing Credit Analyst. CB&T is part of…
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A housing leader with an unconventional journey, Ohio’s market leader Ayonna Blue Donald is here to “make things happen.” She spoke to us about her…
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Education
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Specialization: Housing, Community and Economic Development (HCED)
- Woodrow Wilson/Public Policy & International Affairs Fellow (UC Berkeley JSI)
- Black Graduate Student Association (board member)
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Activities and Societies: Black Recruitment & Retention Center, executive director; BRIDGES Multicultural Recruitment & Retention Center, founding board member; Cal Camp, executive director.
Major: Social Welfare, concentration in Political Science
Minor: City & Regional Planning
Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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Executive Secretary
PROJECT ALPHA MU SIGMA CHAP OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA INC
- 2 years 1 month
Social Services
Project Alpha of LA, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization affiliated with the Baldwin Hills/Culver City Alumni chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Executive Secretary (2020 - present)
President (2016 - 2020)
The mission of Project Alpha of LA is to develop young people, in the greater Los Angeles area, into their full potential as students, leaders, and oncoming professionals through mentoring and scholarship. -
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Local Advisory Committee (Los Angeles)
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
- 13 years 2 months
Economic Empowerment
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Advisory Board Member & Guest Lecturer
Antioch University Los Angeles
- 5 years 7 months
Social Services
Advisory Board to M.A. Nonprofit Management program.
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Leadership Committee, Young Producers Circle
Center Theatre Group
- 7 years
Arts and Culture
Founding President (2010-2012) of CTG's auxiliary and membership group dedicated to young professionals. Helped grow membership to over 175 members in first 2 years.
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Board Member
Holman Community Development Corporation
- 7 years 2 months
Economic Empowerment
holman-cdc.org
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Board Member
100 Black Men of Los Angeles, Inc.
- 4 years 7 months
Education
100bmla.net
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Board Member
John M. Langston Bar Association
- 1 year
Civil Rights and Social Action
Business Development Committee
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Founding Board Member & Governing Board Member
Summit Preparatory Charter School
- 7 months
Education
Through rigorous academics and the development of active citizenship, Summit Preparatory Charter School educates fourth through eighth grade students in South Los Angeles for success in the most selective high schools and colleges.
Honors & Awards
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Corporate Citizenship Award (Nominated)
Los Angeles Business Journal
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Men of Valor Award
Los Angeles NAACP Youth Council
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American Memorial Marshall Fellow
German Marshall Fund of the United States
International travel with other young policy and opinion leaders to Belgium, Germany, Italy and North Macedonia. Developed a broad knowledge of political, economic and social institutions and issues through meetings with government officials, community activists, academics and local citizens.
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Living Legend Award
Our Authors Study Club, Inc.
OASC, Inc. is the Los Angeles Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Inc. founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Recognized at annual Prelude Celebration for African American History Month for leadership in the greater Los Angeles community.
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Best Proposal Award
USC Ross Minority Program in Real Estate
Certificate, Real Estate Finance and Development; USC Lusk Center for Real Estate Ross Minority Program in Real Estate (RMPIRE)
http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/lusk/ross/
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