FOREWARD

NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES, LLC TEAM

Jerry Lewis

With over 32 years of experience in the field of construction I have had the pleasure of being involved in this amazing trade as a General Contractor, Subcontractor, Developement and establish various programs that has been instrumental in putting minorities to work and developing minority owned companies

Tracey Y. Bey With over 27 years of Financial, Commercial, and Residential Banking and Financing, and nearly 25 years of Residential and Commercial Real Estate Construction and Development Ms. Bey provides vital insight into the trajectory of Black Chicago Development.

Shomari D. Dailey As an eighteen-year legal advocate and advisor on management side labor and employment issues and real estate matters, Mr. Dailey has expansive collective bargaining and labor relations experience affecting private and public sector employers.

Rachel Ivy

As Owner of CEC - Communities Empowered through Construction, B/ACE Magazine and SignatureAffairs, Inc. all of which are verified minority business owned companies I have been able to apply my passion in all of my business models. This has place me in the position of working directly with local officials, developers, and community organizations to bridge the gap for more than 10 year.

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Over the past 20 years my expertise in the area of

Creative financing, working with commercial funding institutions, New Market tax credits and many other funding sources has allowed me to support over 100 commercial projects and see them through completion

Joseph Shun Ravago

Graduated from Loyola Academy in 1990. After Loyola, Joseph attended Indiana University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business, majoring in Accounting and Finance. Also, he graduated with minors in Spanish and Economics. He received his Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1997. Joseph is a licensed attorney and Certified Public Accountant. In 1997.