Last week, I was lucky enough to attend the annual NALCAB (National Association of Latino Community Asset Builders) conference. This is a great conference that I also attended two years ago. NALCAB has helped our Nuestra Comunidad Sana (NCS) program to build its economic development and leadership development projects. In fact, we just received a NALCAB grant to assist some local businesses with their needs. Gabriel Muro, NCS Health Promoter, has already signed up some businesses for energy audits so they can find ways to cut down their energy consumption and their bills. The conference this year was held in Washington DC, so we got to go to Capitol Hill and tell US Representative Greg Walden what we’re up to.
But the best part of this conference was the fact that my co-worker, Claudia Montaño, graduated from her year-long Fellowship with NALCAB. Along with eight others from across the nation, Claudia spent the year learning about nonprofit leadership, specifically for community development and asset building organizations. It was a real pleasure to be there for her graduation.
Claudia Montaño (in red) receiving her NALCAB Fellowship Certificate of Completion
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Shaun Donovan, gave the Keynote Speech at the NALCAB conference
