Program Manager
Los Angeles, California, United States
Co-Program Manager for the Disaster Assistance Program - Over 100,000 businesses were effected by the Northridge Earthquake. Of those, 51,000 were initially declined by the SBA for Disaster Assistance Loans. Directing 17 professional and 14 support staff, we consulted with business owners, prepared and submitted over 12,000 loan appeals to the SBA. 2,600+ were approved on appeal. for a total of $102,000,000 in additional disaster relief. Our team won regional and national recognition for the effort and were referred by the SBA to other communities in need. Most notably, we assisted Oklahoma City following the bombing of the Muir Federal Building. All are familiar with the hollowed out carcass of that structure, however, if you'd turned 180 degrees to face downtown, you'd see how the blast effected over 3,000 businesses in the southeast path of the explosion. Entrepreneurial Training Program - Over a three year period, trained 1,100+ business owners in a 10-week program of entrepreneurship. Named the Outstanding Business Development Program for 1997 by the City of Los Angeles.