Awards & Testimonials
AWARDS
American Planning Association
Paul Davidoff Award for Leadership in Housing and Equal Opportunity
June 2008
Rutgers School of Law
Fannie Bear Besser Award for Public Service
November 2007
Fannie Mae Foundation
Johnson Fellow
November 2006
American Planning Association
HUD Secretary's Opportunity and Empowerment Award
January 2000
Fannie Mae Foundation
Maxwell Award of Excellence for the Production of Low-Income Housing
May 1997
National Civic League
Bronx All-America City Award
1997
Municipal Art Society
Annual Livable City Award
1996
TESTIMONIALS
Meera Rao, MBA Class of 2006, Stephen M. Ross School of Business - University of Michigan
WHEDCo Testimonial from a Summer Intern
American Planning Association
press release for HUD Secretary's Award
Letter of congratulations from former HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo
Paul Goldberger, Archtecture Critic for The New Yorker magazine
Remarks on the power of architecture
to transform lives. WHEDCO construction completition ceremony, May 1997
Gary Arabia, Proprietor and Chef, Global Cuisine
Testimonial on the Urban Horizons
Center for Culinary Arts
Bryan Janeczko, Managing Partner, Nu Kitchen
Testimonial on the Urban Horizons Kitchen Incubator
NATIONAL AND LOCAL RECOGNITION
- On July 10th, Ms. Biberman participated in an IBLF event on "Global Leadership for Sustainability" in New York City to talk about WHEDCo's role fighting poverty in the Bronx. The event aimed to underscore an increase in IBLF partnerships in North America and to discuss and promote the role of business in tackling global development challenges.
- WHEDCo President Nancy Biberman spoke on the subject of "Social Entrepreneurship and Global Challenges" at the Royal Botanical Gardens in London at the Annual Council meeting of the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) on July 5, 2007.
- In November 2006, the Fannie Mae Foundation named WHEDCo founder and president, Nancy Biberman, a Johnson Fellow. The fellowship recognizes and rewards affordable housing and community development professionals in the not-for-profit sector who have "demonstrated an ability to think creatively, define issues, work collaboratively, and implement innovative solutions." During her fellowship Ms. Biberman will have a greater opportunity to explore the impact of urban renewal on Bronx residents by more fully understanding the Bronx's rich cultural and economic history.
- Nancy Biberman currently serves as a member of the Women's Poverty Report Advisory Committee at the New York Women's Foundation and on the Advisory Committee for the Urban Assembly School of Business for Young Women.
- WHEDCO school-based social workers were chosen from more than 545 nominations throughout New York State to be honored as "unsung heroes" at the New York State School Safety Summit in 2003. The awards ceremony took place March 5th and 6th in Albany with the theme, "Students, Families, Schools, Communities...Nobody Left Behind!"
- WHEDCO Director of Youth Services, Davon Russell, received honorable mention at the 2002 PASESetter Awards for Youth Education.
