Our Board Of Trustees

Keith A. Sharp

Member

Our incorporator, Keith A. Sharp, was admitted to the California State Bar in 1983. He graduated from Loyola Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Mr. Sharp worked with Attorney Nagashima & Ohno, Tokyo, Japan from 1986-1987. He is a member of the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society, the Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations. Mr. Sharp’s membership on Boards of Directors includes: the Watts Health Systems (1991-present), Shelter Partnership (1992-present) and Vermont Village Community Development Corporation (1999-present). He is a Commissioner of the City of Glendale Civil Service Commission (1994-present).

He managed new construction, rehab and sold over 26 single family homes to first time home buyers, totaling well over $60,000,000. With 31 of non-profit management skills his effort for the Vermont/Manchester Coalition of Neighborhood Developers in the early nineties, helped completed a community plan that was used by City Planners of Los Angeles to submit for the Empowerment Zone designation! He also led the charge to organize the Alameda Corridor Jobs Coalition (ACJC), former treasurer, and founding member of this organization ACJC. Robert worked closely with CUED (Churches United for Economic Development) at USC, while at Greater Bethany EDC, during its formative years, and helped to acquire land and planned the future housing development of Bethany Square’s, now abandon on Hoover street from 83rd to Manchester. The final development chapter has not been written.

What We Are
Currently Doing

We will develop business and community development projects and
programs that maximize economic development opportunities for
community residents by promoting prosperity.