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REBUILDING THE CENTER CITY

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PRESENTED BY

Columbus Metropolitan Club, Columbus Urban Growth Corporation, Greater Columbus Arts Council and the Ohio Arts Council

 
BIOS:

John Bryant
Vincent Cianci, Jr.
Catherine M. Coles
Nancy Hollister
William Hudnut III
Bruce Katz
Doug Kelbaugh
George L. Kelling
Walter Kulash
James H. Kunstler
Stanley A. Lowe
Richard Moe
Hazel Morrow-Jones
Karen Phillips
Joseph P. Riley, Jr.
Donovan D. Rypkema
Joshua Vincent
Paul M. Weyrich
Craig Whitaker
Edward Zigler

Karen Phillips

Karen Phillips

Phillips draws on her education in landscape architecture, real estate development and urban design in her position as founder and CEO of the Abyssinian Development Corporation, an independent nonprofit organization established by the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem. Phillips has helped the organization create or manage more than 500 housing units. She initiated the Central Harlem Local Development Corporation, which provides technical support for local businesses and management of the redevelopment of the Renaissance Ballroom Theater Complex, developed a Head Start program and organized 15 block associations in central Harlem. In 1996, Crain's New York Business named Phillips one of New York's 75 Most Influential Women.

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New York, NY 29401
212-368-4471 (ext. 112)


 
 
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