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After reading the book ACRES OF DIAMONDS by Russell Conwell, I am convinced we are all leaving the diamond mines in our own backyards as we travel around the world looking for larger diamonds, when in fact the diamonds we seek are found within us and our hometown, from whence we came. Therefore, we are calling the podcast, #IAMRIVIERABEACH. Today’s Guests: Annetta Jenkins Annetta Jenkins is a seasoned community and economic development professional, with more than 30 years of national, statewide and local experience. She is currently the Director of Neighborhood Services for the Riviera Beach CRA and Executive Director of the Riviera Beach CDC, formerly the Assistant Director for Miami-Dade County Department of Housing and Community Development and the Executive Director for South Florida LISC. She is an appointee to the Palm Beach County Housing Summit Steering Committee. She serves on Palm Beach County’s Housing Leadership Council, is a board member of Florida Community Development Association and Florida Alliance for Community Solutions, Inc., is a former long-time board member of Florida Housing Coalition and was an appointee to the State of Florida Affordable Housing Study Commission. She attended Tuskegee Institute; received a B.A., Economics, from Fisk University; and a J.D. from Nova University Center for the Study of Law. She holds numerous certifications and has an Executive Certificate from Columbia University Graduate Business School Institute for Nonprofit Management. Connect with Mrs. Jenkins: 561-444-6965 Call into the podcast dial 661-554-9219. Join me Ann McNeill, and co-host Dan Callaway 561-531-9184 or 561-848-4991 as we discuss the history, the present, and the future of our great city. Any questions or comments you can reach Ann McNeill at 786-546-0184