Program Spotlights | Mel King Institute

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Louise Elving

Instructor

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Phillip Page

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Javier Gutierrez

Instructor

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Victor Nascimento

Leadership Development Program Manager

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Kayra Lopez

Workshop Attendee

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Rebecca Plaut Mautner

Building Foundations Program Co-creator and Instructor

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Jessica Quinonez

Public Housing Training Program, Facilitator

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Rene Mardones

“Planning 103: Putting the Community into Planning” Co-developer and Instructor

Michelle Wiener

Instructor, workshop co-developer

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Camille Charles

LISC AmeriCorps

Jen Wofford

Jen Wofford

Instructor

Lynn R. Peterson

MKI's steering committee member

Laurie Gould

Laurie Gould

Instructor

Lashaunda Watson

RLA instructor for MKI

Melinda Vega

Melinda Vega

MKI Instructor

Yari DeJesus

Director of Economic Development MACDC

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Ben Merker

Community Development Mentoring Program- Mentee

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Nicole Eigbrett

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Sue Marsh

MKI Partner

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Rodolfo Saldarriaga-Huallpa

RLA Program Support Consultant and Mentor

Angel Rickerson

Financial and Housing Opportunities Coach

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Sai Boddupalli

Mentoring and Fellowship Program

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Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham

Instructor

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Sean Mock

Mentoring Program

Ari Veloz

Ari Veloz

Program Partner

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E. Ricky Guerra

Mentoring Program

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Karen Kelleher

Cofunder and financial sponsor

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Jack Cooper

Partner with the RLA

Maria Latimore faces the camera. She is wearing a red shirt and standing in front of trees.

Maria Latimore

Facilitator

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Kripalu Spotlight

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Jennifer Gilbert

Instructor

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Sarah Lamitie

Steering Committee Member

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Christian Brandt

MKI Steering Committee and Instructor

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Elana Brochin

MKI Instructor

Marilyn Sanchez

Alliance Steering Committee

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Elijah Romulus

MKI Instructor

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Lydia Lowe

Resident Leadership Academy Partner

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Jack Geary

MKI Instructor and Mentor

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Carlos Espinoza-Toro

Small Business Development Partner

Emily Kawano

MKI Instructor

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Laurie Hunt

Alliance Mentorship Partner

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Carol Roberts

Resident Leadership Academy

Sarah Horsley

MKI Instructor

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Ken Willis

Community Development Mentor

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Hannah Carrillo

Certificate Cohort Participant

Maria Fernandes-Dominique

Resident Leadership Academy

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Casey Starr

MKI Steering Committee

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John Fitzgerald

Alliance Steering Committee

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Shernice Davis

LISC AmeriCorps

Jenny Raitt

Professional Education

Gonzalo Puigbo

Alliance Mentorship

Sonia Andujar

Public Housing Training Program