Susannah Patton
Editorial, Director - Communications
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Moving Forward: 20 Years After Hurricane Katrina
Rachelle Defillo reflects on the impact of Hurricane Katrina, which upended her life as a young mother who had recently opened a clothing store in New Orleans’ French Quarter.
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Caring for the People You Help: 20 Years After Katrina
Karen Ladner, the former executive director of Bay Waveland Housing Authority on Mississippi's Gulf Coast, reflects on how she built back after the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina.
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Supporting Each Resident: 20 Years After Hurricane Katrina
Ryan Brock, former college basketball star who now leads community programs at the Sojourner Truth center at Faubourg Lafitte, reflects on the impact of Hurricane Katrina on his career and community.
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Without a Home, Nothing Else Works: 20 Years After Katrina
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, Enterprise's John Sullivan reflects on how the storm shaped his career from law school graduate to housing policy director.
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Rescuing Ourselves: 20 Years After Hurricane Katrina
Kwamé Juakali was 15 when he walked with his family along the Interstate highway in New Orleans toward the Superdome, seeking shelter, food, and water four days after Hurricane Katrina devastated his hometown. Twenty years later, Enterprise Program Manager Juakali reflects on the impact and significance of the unprecedented storm.
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20 Years Later: Hurricane Katrina Leaves Lasting Imprint on a City and Region
As the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, we caught up with Michelle Whetten, Enterprise’s vice president and market leader for the Gulf Coast, for her reflections on how rebuilding from the unprecedented storm and the flooding that followed has transformed Gulf Coast communities, landscapes, and lives.
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A Year of Living Hopefully
Janine Lind, who recently celebrated her one-year anniversary as president of Enterprise's Community Development division, says her goal to create 1,700 homes this year remains unchanged despite recent funding headwinds and market uncertainties.
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Energy, Focus, Purpose
In a typical day, Enterprise's Tim Block balances high-profile work on a calendar filled with local civic committees in Atlanta and a stream of outside activities that tie back to his commitment to affordable housing and community building.
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Collaboration, Coalitions, Connections
In an interview, Heather Hood - Enterprise’s vice president and market leader for Northern California - spoke about ways she is working to build coalitions and foster collaboration to advance affordable housing in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
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'A Basic Human Right’: Creating Homes and Building Opportunity
Janine Lind has been president of Enterprise Community Development for eight months. In between ground breakings and grand openings, we recently caught up with Lind to talk about Community Development’s strengths and challenges, and her vision for solving the region’s affordable housing shortage.