Fannie Mae Foundation Grants Harvard Fellowship to
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Executive Director

February 11, 2004 -- Lisa-Nicolle Grist, executive director of Neighbors Helping Neighbors (NHN), Inc., a NeighborWorks® organization based in Brookyn, N.Y., received a fellowship from the Fannie Mae Foundation. Recognized for her commitment to and accomplishments in the field of affordable housing, Grist will attend an intensive, three-week course this month at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government (Fannie Mae Foundation Fellowship Program). The course is designed to enhance leadership skills, develop new management techniques, and cultivate relationships among public sector colleagues.

NHN helps low- and moderate-income Brooklyn residents build assets for their families and communities by securing, improving, and owning their homes and businesses. Grist came to NHN with 10 years of community development experience gained in government, foundation, and nonprofit settings in New York City and Nairobi, Kenya.

For more information on NHN, visit www.nhnhome.org. For more information on the NeighborWorks Network, visit www.nw.org.

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