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Jim Janas & Libby Arcl'asHl'rd <br />LU <br />JIM JANAS <br />Jim Janas has spent his entire professional career as a community and business <br />organizer and economic development professional. For three years, Jim was the <br />Director of Neighborhood Economic Revitalization for the Washington -based non-profit <br />National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs. During that tenure: <br />• established neighborhood based revitalization efforts; <br />• provided technical assistance to, hundreds of communities throughout the <br />country; <br />• assisted with implementation of a revolving loan funds and other incentives; <br />and <br />• developed neighborhood economic development corporations; etc. <br />In addition to his role with that organization, Jim spent: <br />• ten years as the Executive Director of the Liberty Communities Development <br />Corporation, a business based organization, having responsibilities for <br />marketing, planning, organizational development, financing, business <br />expansion and recruitment; <br />• three years as the Midwestern Regional Coordinator for the Volunteers in <br />Service to America (VISTA); <br />• three years as the Executive Director and organizer for the Human Action <br />Community Organization in Harvey, Illinois; <br />• several years as the Staff Director for the Milwaukee East Organization <br />Congress; and <br />• two years as Staff Director of the United Southside Community Organization in <br />Indianapolis, Indiana. <br />LIBBY ARCIA-HIRD <br />Libby Arcia-Hird has been associated with The Chesapeake Group, Inc. for the past <br />thirteen years. She has: <br />had primary responsibility for managing staff associates and supervision of <br />data collection; <br />acted as Project Manager for TCG efforts associated with Biscayne Boulevard <br />in Miami, the Wynwood community commercial revitalization effort and the 36th <br />Street transit station area development in Miami, Wealthy Street in Grand <br />Rapids, North and Charles Streets and Leonardtown in Maryland; and <br />interviewed thousands of business, property owners, and government officials. <br />Prior to her involvement with TCG, Libby was: <br />• the Assistant Director and Director of the Federation of Hispanic Organizations <br />of Metropolitan Baltimore; and <br />• a Program Analyst for the former Mayor's Office of Manpower Resources in <br />Baltimore. <br />THE CHESAPEAKE GROUP, INC. <br />8516 GREEN LANE, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21244 <br />410-265-1784/(FAX)410-521-0480 <br />