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.

131 West 138th Street
New York, NY 29401
212-368-4471 (ext. 112)