Building Memphis Advancing Equitable Economic Development Strategies That Support Neighborhoods with Deveney Perry

Check out EP 47 as Curtis G Martin, Rhonda L Brown, and Caliph Johnson Sr interview with Deveny Perry. Deveney Perry is the Executive Director at BLDG Memphis (Build Live Develop Grow) - advancing equitable economic development strategies that support neighborhoods. She was formerly the Director of Advocacy and first joined the team as the Resilient Communities project manager for Memphis efforts under the national Strong Prosperous and Resilient Communities Challenge (SPARCC) led by Enterprise Community Partners and Low Income Investment Fund. Currently, she supports the organization's mission to provide policy support, capacity building, and community engagement to community development corporations, stakeholders, and initiatives around equitable investment into Memphis neighborhoods. Ms. Perry has worked with the City of Memphis, where her policy research was instrumental in restructuring the City's business development services. In addition, she has worked to advance entrepreneurship and business development in Memphis by developing entrepreneurial programs for working communities, reentry services, and high school students. Deveney serves on the Neighborhood Preservation Inc. advisory board. In addition, the Shelby County Mayor's Young Professionals Council has been honored by Memphis Flyer for Top 20 Under 30 and ambassadors for the Memphis Riverfront Park Partnership. Deveney received her Bachelor of Arts in political science from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA. https://www.bldgmemphis.org/ Deveney Perry Executive Director at BLDG Memphis (LinkedIn) https://www.linkedin.com/in/dperry3 https://www.bldgmemphis.org @deveney.p Networking Group Join We Got Problems After Dark   Our Websites https://wegotproblemspodcast.com https://curtisgmartin.com https://rhondawritesofficial.com https://thetrashvegan.com   Follow us on Social Media:  @curtismartin247  Curtis G Martin @rhondawritesoffical  Rhonda L Brown @the_trash_vegan_ Caliph Johnson Sr @deveney.p Deveny Perry #curtisgmartin  #rhondalbrown  #caliphjohnsonsr #wegotproblemsafterdark #wegotproblemspodcast #rhondabrownofficial #the_trash_vegan_ #curtismartin247 #wegotproblems #curtisgmartin #wegotproblemspodcast #wegotsolutions #CurtisGmartin #RhondaLBrown #CaliphJohnsonSr Deveney Perry #deveneyperry #Community #BuildingMemphis #wegotproblemsafterdark  #wegotproblemspodcast #Podcast #youtube #curtisgmartin #rhondalbrown #caliphjohnsonsr #curtismartin247 #wegotproblems #wegotsolutions #nonprofit #rhondawritesoffical #thetrashvegan #community #curtismartin