Susannah Patton
Editorial, Director - Communications
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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.
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Uniting Voices Across Tribal Communities
Close to 300 people gathered in Boise for the National Tribal Housing Ecosystem Summit. The event, the first of its kind, brought together Tribal, government, finance, and community leaders from across the country to inspire new ideas, partnerships, and investment opportunities to support Tribal housing development, homeownership, and economic and workforce development.
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‘Making Things Happen’ in Ohio
As Enterprise’s Ohio market leader for nearly three years, Ayonna Blue Donald oversees coalitions and partnerships aimed at repairing homes in Cleveland, addressing homelessness, and creating housing and economic opportunity for Ohioans across the state.
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Moving to their Own Beat
Older adults are regaining "their voice and power" with support from Enterprise’s Thome Aging Well program, funded by the Edward N. and Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation, Bank of America trustee.
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Each One of Us Has a Story
A Q & A with David Bowers to learn more about his own story, the origin of FBDI, and how he weaves his background as an ordained minister into his work to create affordable homes and access to opportunity.