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Colvin W. Grannum

Colvin W. Grannum is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, the nation’s first community development corporation. He has led the successful resurgence of Restoration, which serves over 50,000 people annually through its programs, events and facilities. Restoration Plaza serves as Central Brooklyn’s town square receiving more than 1.5 million visits annually. Restoration has attracted over $600 million to the community, helped more than 20,000 secure employment, and developed over 2000 units of affordable housing. Under Colvin’s leadership, Restoration has been instrumental in the formation of the Bedford Stuyvesant Gateway Business Improvement District and the Coalition for the Improvement of Bedford Stuyvesant (CIBS). Restoration has also expanded community programming by deepening the organization’s capacities and outcomes related to health, arts and culture, workforce development, financial counseling and coaching, and mixed income housing development.

Prior to joining Restoration, Colvin served as the founding president and chief executive officer of Bridge Street Development Corporation, a community development corporation affiliated with Bridge Street AWME Church. Colvin launched Bridge Street’s programs focused on promoting homeownership, technology education and entrepreneurship.

Before embarking on his career in community development, Colvin practiced law for over 17 years primarily as a litigation attorney in the public and private sectors, including the United States Department of Justice, Verizon, and the New York City Corporation Counsel.

Colvin earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. He is Chair of Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center, Inc. which serves more than 500 youngsters, and is a member of the boards of directors of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Carver Federal Savings Bank, New York City Workforce Investment Board, Center for New York City Neighborhoods (CNYCN), Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. He has also served on advisory boards for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and several financial institutions.

Speedy deletion nomination of Colvin W. Grannum
Hello Ashima Gandhi,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Colvin W. Grannum for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to work on it, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions.

Arthistorian1977 (talk) 15:42, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Colvin W. Grannum
Colvin W. Grannum is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, the nation’s first community development corporation. He has led the successful resurgence of Restoration, which serves over 50,000 people annually through its programs, events and facilities. Restoration Plaza serves as Central Brooklyn’s town square receiving more than 1.5 million visits annually. Restoration has attracted over $600 million to the community, helped more than 20,000 secure employment, and developed over 2000 units of affordable housing. Under Colvin’s leadership, Restoration has been instrumental in the formation of the Bedford Stuyvesant Gateway Business Improvement District and the Coalition for the Improvement of Bedford Stuyvesant (CIBS). Restoration has also expanded community programming by deepening the organization’s capacities and outcomes related to health, arts and culture, workforce development, financial counseling and coaching, and mixed income housing development. Prior to joining Restoration, Colvin served as the founding president and chief executive officer of Bridge Street Development Corporation, a community development corporation affiliated with Bridge Street AWME Church. Colvin launched Bridge Street’s programs focused on promoting homeownership, technology education and entrepreneurship. Before embarking on his career in community development, Colvin practiced law for over 17 years primarily as a litigation attorney in the public and private sectors, including the United States Department of Justice, Verizon, and the New York City Corporation Counsel. Colvin earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. He is Chair of Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center, Inc. which serves more than 500 youngsters, and is a member of the boards of directors of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Carver Federal Savings Bank, New York City Workforce Investment Board, Center for New York City Neighborhoods (CNYCN), Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. He has also served on advisory boards for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and several financial institutions.

Colvin W. Grannum
Colvin W. Grannum is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, the nation’s first community development corporation. He has led the successful resurgence of Restoration, which serves over 50,000 people annually through its programs, events and facilities. Restoration Plaza serves as Central Brooklyn’s town square receiving more than 1.5 million visits annually. Restoration has attracted over $600 million to the community, helped more than 20,000 secure employment, and developed over 2000 units of affordable housing. Under Colvin’s leadership, Restoration has been instrumental in the formation of the Bedford Stuyvesant Gateway Business Improvement District and the Coalition for the Improvement of Bedford Stuyvesant (CIBS). Restoration has also expanded community programming by deepening the organization’s capacities and outcomes related to health, arts and culture, workforce development, financial counseling and coaching, and mixed income housing development. Prior to joining Restoration, Colvin served as the founding president and chief executive officer of Bridge Street Development Corporation, a community development corporation affiliated with Bridge Street AWME Church. Colvin launched Bridge Street’s programs focused on promoting homeownership, technology education and entrepreneurship. Before embarking on his career in community development, Colvin practiced law for over 17 years primarily as a litigation attorney in the public and private sectors, including the United States Department of Justice, Verizon, and the New York City Corporation Counsel. Colvin earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. He is Chair of Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center, Inc. which serves more than 500 youngsters, and is a member of the boards of directors of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Carver Federal Savings Bank, New York City Workforce Investment Board, Center for New York City Neighborhoods (CNYCN), Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. He has also served on advisory boards for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and several financial institutions.