North Avenue Community Development Corporation | Team Members

North Avenue Community Development Corporation

OUR TEAM MEMBERS

	Renee Booker President / CEO Most recently Mr. Booker served as Director of Financial Operations for the Social Development Commission and managed an operating budget that exceeded 28 million dollars. Prior to that Mr. Booker served as Deputy Secretary for the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands in Madison and had responsibility for the oversight of staff, operations and trust funds that exceeded 700 million dollars. Prior to his employ with The State, Mr. Booker worked for Milwaukee County for 26 years and held a number of positions including Director – Finance and Operations for the Dept. on Aging, Division Administrator for Child Welfare, Accounting Manager, Dept. of Administration, and Director of Industries for the House of Correction. Mr. Booker is a Certified Government Financial Manager, and earned a Certificate in Public Administration from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He has an Associate Degree in Accounting from Stratton College and Bachelor Degrees in Business Administration and Accounting from Lakeland College. He is a member of Government Finance Officers Association, Association of Government Accountants and a member of the Nation Forum for Black Public Administrators. Mr. Booker currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Council for Spanish Speaking and Wisconsin Community Services (WCS).
	John White Director of Development \| Mainstreet Cordinator Most recently Mr. White served as Director of Business Operations for the Social Development Commission and managed various departments including Facilities/Maintenance, Residential Housing Rehab & Weatherization; & Food Service Program. Prior to that Mr. White served as President of HeartLove Place with oversight in the development and building of a 28,000 square foot new construction facility housing various programs supporting the central city. Prior to his employment with HeartLove Place, Mr. White worked for Johnson Controls as Senior Project Engineer; Case Corporation in Racine as Sr. Project Engineer; Martin Marietta Corp. in Orlando, Florida as Senior Engineer; General Dynamics in Ft. Worth, Texas as Senior Engineer and the Falk Corporation as Facilities Planning Engineer. Mr. White has a BS Degree from Milwaukee School of Engineering.
	Sakuri Fears Office Manager \| Property Manager Ms. Fears has over 15 years in the real estate management industry working primarily in distressed areas in the city of Milwaukee. Ms. Fears has focused on the Section 42 Tax Credit Housing and Section 8 Federally Subsidized programs as a way to help support affordable housing in the city of Milwaukee. Ms. Fears has worked with several premier management agencies in Wisconsin, including ACC Management, Gorman and Company, and American Apartment Management Company. Prior to her position here as Office Manager, Ms. Fears provided housing consulting services to the Santino Group of Milwaukee Wisconsin. Ms. Fears is a Certified Occupancy Specialist for the Section 8 Program, certified through the National Center for Housing Management, and has received her Certificate in Managing Acquisition/Rehab Developments from the Theopro Tax Credit Compliance Education Center in Pewaukee Wisconsin. Ms. Fears is currently pursuing her Bachelors in Business Administration from Upper Iowa University.
	John Connelly Community Prosecution Staff Assistant ohn began his tenure w/ the North Avenue Community Development Corporation (NACDC) in June of 2006, bringing with him a passion for urban living and a desire to improve his community. His current position has him working a longside neighborhood stakeholders, the Milwaukee Police Department and the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office to improve the quality of life for residents in the near north side of Milwaukee. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, John received a BS in Political Science, along with a Minor in History and a Certificate in Urban Planning. Prior to his service to the NACDC, John worked for the City of Milwaukee, spent time in the nonprofit sector and worked on various political campaigns in the city and county of Milwaukee
	Kathy Walker Community Ambassador Program Manager Most recently Ms. Walker served as the Information Technology Telecommunications/Trainer Administrator for the Social Development Commission. Prior to that Ms. Walker served as Information Systems Asset Manager for Miller Brewing Company (MBCo) for 17 years located Milwaukee, WI. She had the responsibility of overseeing all aspects of hardware and software standardization, capital budgets, and $25 million inventory for MBCo 19 Market Area and Satellite Offices and supported 652 Sales Force customers. Negotiated service maintenance agreement contracts for company-wide hardware equipment, and worked with vendors to standardize the leasing program. Developed key training classes and materials to enable all users with key knowledge on all company-wide systems. Ms. Walker is Licensed and Certified by the State of Wisconsin as Technology Consultant. She has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management and Communications & MIS from Concordia University.