Employment & Entrepreneurial

Opportunities available in & around Fort Greene

Monday, February 27, 7PM

Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School
Enter Auditorium on Greene Ave.
(Between Clermont & Vanderbilt Aves.)

RSVP TODAY [email protected]

FGA Neighborhood Mixer
Performance by Bishop Loughlin Alumni Band
Sponsored by

Are you interested in opening a business at one of the vacant storefronts in the neighborhood or learning about the various services available to assist your business? Do you want to have a say in the types of businesses you would like to see come to your neighborhood? Are you interested in learning about the various employment opportunities and training programs available in the community? If you answered yes to any of these questions then you need to attend the FGA’s upcoming Neighborhood Mixer and Meeting.

Come out and join your neighbors, business owners, meet members of the community and speak with your local elected officials.

Confirmed participants:

Cristal Rivera, Director of Workforce Development
Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation

Charles Jarden, Chair
Fort Greene Park Conservancy

Xamayla Rose-Persadi, Policy Analyst
Brooklyn Summer H.E.A.T., Office of the Brooklyn Borough President

Phillip Kellogg, Manager
Fulton Area Business (FAB) Alliance

Henrietta Koffi, Deputy Director
Fort Greene Strategic Neighborhood Action Partnership (SNAP)

Katie Lyon, Business Services Manager
Downtown Brooklyn Partnership

Jennifer Stokes, Program Manager, Business Attraction and Assistance
Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership

Maud Andrews, Programs and Outreach Specialist
Brooklyn Public Library, PowerUp! Competition

Ron Reed, Business Services Manager
Workforce1, NYC Business Solutions

Dale Charles, Director of Economic Development
Pratt Area Community Council

Michelle McClymont, Senior Account Manager
NYC Business Solutions

Vince Tabone, Esq., Director of Government & Community Affairs, Sr. Counsel
Red Apple Group, Inc.

Oma Holloway, Director of Career Services
The Door

RSVP today at [email protected] to reserve your seat, receive meeting updates and follow-up meeting announcements. Have questions you would like to ask our guest speakers? Please forward them with your RSVP.

Admission is free for members and non-members to the FGA’s Neighborhood Mixers and Meetings. Meet your neighbors while enjoying a complimentary tasting menu provided by SoCo Southern Fused Cuisine.

We encourage meeting attendees to become a member of the Fort Greene Association or make a donation to support the FGA’s free programming; please visit our website to learn more. Your financial support is needed to support our neighborhood efforts.

 The Fort Greene Association is devoted to historic preservation, neighborhood and park enhancement, as well as cultural, economic and housing advancement throughout the neighborhood of Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital. Follow us on Twitter or become our Facebook Fan.