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BE,NNETT GOMIVIUNITY CONSULTING <br />,~1771.~>/:'~~~(~_L~o ~`1"CC~P7.~~10/7f77~'j:7.lfC[I~<<'l?.Cr27lCl~/T7yT'.~7I IJ1Of1;T~6Il1c'f;l`i0 7~7t`~"7bNlll~~iPl?P/"~flfi7lY. /ltctGC:1 <br />Cathy Capone Bennett <br />651-257-4613 <br />cathycbennettCfrontiexnet.net <br />Ms. Bennett, owner of Bennett Community Consulting, has a wealth of knowledge <br />concerning private-public alliances, program development, and project management in all <br />facets of housing strategy development and economic development through her experience <br />working for local government and non-profit sectors. This includes affordable housing <br />implementation, housing plan strategy development, public financing, business retention <br />and recruitment, strategic analysis, focus group facilitation and program marketing. <br />Ms Bennett has worked in Minnesota for the past 13 years within local community <br />development and more recently private consulting for the local government and <br />development sectors. <br />Ms. Bennett is currently the Vice President of the Economic Development Association of <br />Minnesota and is a certified Economic Development Finance Professional. Ms. Bennett <br />graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from the State University of <br />New York, College at Oswego in 1987 and has completed various continuing education <br />courses including American Economic Development Council Economic Impact Analysis, <br />Real Estate Principles, Real Estate Finance and Real Estate Appraisal. <br />Consulting Work Summary (2006-present) <br />Cit3T of Anoka <br />Contact: Jennifer Bergman, HRA Executive Director <br />Provided consulting assistance to the Anoka HRA for the development of the Anoka Housing <br />Renewal Plan. Work included the following: <br />• Preparation of a marketing strategy for the plan implementation <br />• Identification and evaluation of financing options and financing partners which <br />included discussions and meetings. with public funding agencies, non-profit <br />developers and private housing developers <br />• Identification of key development projects for immediate implementation and <br />evaluation including reviewing properties through windshield survey and evaluation <br />of county data <br />• Preparation of standardized evaluation models <br />• Meet with property owners to solicit support and cooperation for plan <br />implementation <br />• Evaluation of the marketability of new or renovated housing in Anoka to <br />determine price points for redevelopment including meeting with Realtors in the <br />area and researching and evaluating sales data. <br />7 <br />