Speakers
Arva Rice is Executive Director of Project
Enterprise, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing
New Yorkers with training, support and capital to launch
and grow their businesses. She has more than 15 years
experience in the non-profit arena, ranging from working
with New York City entrepreneurs in a micro lending program
to working with young people as a counselor, mentor and
tutor. She has extensive experience in collaboration building,
strategic planning, fundraising and marketing.
Previously Ms. Rice served as the founding Executive
Director of Public Allies New York - a young adult leadership
program dedicated to helping develop the next generation
of non-profit leaders. She was responsible for board development,
fundraising, strategic planning and overall programmatic
support.
Ms. Rice has extensive experience in economic development
and education including previous positions as the Director
of an Economic Literacy Initiative at Girls Incorporated,
Technical Assistance Director at the Fund for the City
of New York and developing the Sisters Lending Circle
where low-income young women receive training in personal
money management, saving and investing and small business
management. She served on the board of the Central Brooklyn
Partnership, and is currently on the board of the North
Star Fund.
Ms. Rice graduated from the Northwestern University's
School of Education in Evanston, IL.
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