Author: NAWRB
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LIVE Updates: 2017 NAWRB Conference- NAWRB Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Council (NDILC) Member Power Luncheon
At the NAWRB Nexus Conference Power Luncheon, attendees gathered before our executive women panel- Tami Bonnell, CEO, Exit Realty; Cheryl Travis-Johnson, COO, VRM Mortgage Services; Toni Moss, CEO, AmeriCatalyst, LLC; Stacey Walker, Director, Housing Outreach Affordable Lending and Access to Credit Single Family Business, Freddie Mac; and Desiree Patno, President & CEO, NAWRB- as they…
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LIVE Updates: 2017 NAWRB Conference – Your Personal Life: Impacting Others
Monda Webb screened her award-winning short film, “Zoo (Volkerschau),” which is based on the last known human zoo in Brussels, Belgium at the World’s Fair in 1958. Webb described the process of making the film, of sacrificing things like her home in order to be able to complete the production and submit it to festivals.
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LIVE Updates: 2017 NAWRB Conference – Know Your Rights and Resources
With limited resources, it is crucial for small business owners to know their rights and resources, to be able to identify a streamlined course of action when an issue arises. Sharon Asar, Deputy Ombudsman, CFPB Ombudsman’s Office and Philip D. Lovas, Regional Advocate – SBA Region IX, Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)…
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Live Updates: 2017 NAWRB Conference- New Updates from the Office(s) of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) and GSEs.
Our first session following Tanya Komas’s Keynote Address was an enlightening and engaging discussion of Directors from the Office(s) of Minority and Women Inclusion and GSE’s, including guests Sharron P.A. Levine, Director, OMWI, FHFA; Victor Christiansen, Chief of Minority and Woman Business and Diversity Inclusion Branch, OMWI, FDIC; Stuart Ishimaru, Director, OMWI, CFPB; Tomaneci A.…
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LIVE Updates: 2017 NAWRB Conference – Keynote by Dr. Tanya Wattenburg Komas, Ph.D. Founding Director and CEO, Concrete Preservation Institute (CPI)
Desirée Patno, NAWRB CEO and President, commenced Day 2 of the 2017 NAWRB Nexus Conference with opening remarks, describing the wonderful work leading up to the conference and recognizing the professionals who made time for the diversity and inclusion (D&I) movement.
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FHFA Releases Minority and Women Inclusion Amendments Final Rule
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has released their Minority and Women Inclusion Amendments Final Rule. The rule follows a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and Request for Comments (RFC) published by the FHFA in October 2016 calling for the public’s input on the proposed changes to their minority and women inclusion amendments.
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Arbrook Realty Group, LLC Receives HUB Certification from State of Texas
NAWRB Certified Delegate Spokeswoman, Rosalind Booker, is proud to announce that Arbrook Realty Group, LLC has been certified as a Texas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB). This certification provides assistance to (HUBs) by raising awareness, outreach, education and training regarding doing business with the State of Texas.
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sheCall: Preview to the 4th Annual NAWRB Nexus Conference!
Rosalind Booker, Principal Broker/Owner, Arbrook Realty interviews NAWRB CEO and President Desirée Patno. Desirée tells us her story and NAWRB’s, detailing the “why” and “how.” After numerous calls with Patno in 2016, Booker attended the 3rd Annual NAWRB Women’s Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Conference; she went into the conference an agent and left opening up her…
