Stephanie Berman-Eisenberg
Stephanie Berman-Eisenberg | |
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Stephanie Berman-Eisenberg | |
Born |
Miami Beach, Florida | May 13, 1972
Residence | North Miami Beach, Florida |
Occupation | President/CEO, Carrfour Supportive Housing |
Religion | Jewish |
Spouse(s) | Seth Eisenberg |
Children |
Zachary Eisenberg (b. 2009) Michael Eisenberg (b. 1992, stepson) Alex Eisenberg (b. 1989, stepson) |
Parent(s) | Ted and Regina Berman |
Website | Carrfour Supportive Housing |
Stephanie Berman-Eisenberg is President/CEO of Carrfour Supportive Housing, a position she has held since 2006, Berman-Eisenberg has guided Carrfour's development into Florida's largest non-profit provider of supportive housing. Berman-Eisenberg earned a master's degree in administration, planning, and social policy from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, and a bachelor's degree from Brandeis University.[1][2]
Berman-Eisenberg oversees a current inventory of more than 1,700 supportive and affordable housing units and "has led the effort to assemble more than $200 million in funding to develop an additional 500 units over the coming years."[3][4][5]
She serves on the City of Miami Beach Affordable Housing Committee, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Affordable Housing Committee, and the JPMorgan Chase Community Advisory Committee.[1]
In 2011, The Miami Herald named her as one of South Florida's "20 most influential leaders under the age of 40."[6]
Her articles on homelessness in Miami have been frequently published on the Opinion Page of The Miami Herald, including "Stadium plan to house homeless no slam dunk,"[7] "A step forward for homeless vets,"[8] and "Fighting homelessness in Miami."[9]
Berman-Eisenberg was named one of the most "Influential Business Women" by the South Florida Business Journal in 2013 and 2014.[10] She was featured in a national profile for Commercial Property Executive in January 2014.[11]
Ending Homelessness
Her efforts to implement novel, replicable approaches to reducing poverty and ending homelessness within many of Miami-Dade County's most economically-distressed neighborhoods have been profiled in business, trade and academic publications.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46]
Berman-Eisenberg opposed a 2012 Florida Bill to use stadiums as temporary homeless shelters.[47]
In a presentation to the 2013 National Community Reinvestment Corporation conference, Berman-Eisenberg urged increased public/private partnerships to address the housing needs of people with special needs.[48]
Operation Sacred Trust
In 2011, Berman-Eisenberg led the creation of Operation Sacred Trust, a collaboration of leading South Florida social service agencies with a shared commitment to ending homelessness for veteran families. Between 2011 and 2016, Berman-Eisenberg succeeded in winning more than $7 million in federal grants funds for the initiative from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Supportive Services for Veteran Families program, to provide services to more 7,500 low-income veterans and their family members in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.[49][50]
A 2012 Huffington Post article featured Operation Sacred Trust as a new model for ending veteran homelessness.[51]
Awards and Recognition
- R.E.A.L. Award, 2012, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce[52]
- 20 Under 40, 2011, The Miami Herald[6][53]
- Reader's Choice, Best National Historic Rehabilitation, 2009, Affordable Housing Finance.[54]
- Up & Comers Award, 2006, South Florida Business Journal[55]
- Influential Business Women, 2013, South Florida Business Journal [56]
Personal
Berman-Eisenberg, a native of Miami Beach, is married and has three children; a son and two stepsons. She lives in North Miami Beach, Florida.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 - Carrfour Official Website.
- ↑ Danseyar, Susan (25 March 2015). "Profile: Stephanie Berman-Eisenberg". Miami Today.
- ↑ Foong, Keat (29 March 2012). "PROFILE: Carrfour Supportive Housing". Multi-Housing News.
- ↑ O'Meara, Mark (May 2013). "HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program Brings Harvard House Back to Life" (PDF). Journal of Tax Credits. Miami.
- ↑ "Company Overview of Carrfour Supportive Housing, Inc.". Business Week. New York. 14 May 2014.
- 1 2 Krischer Goodman, Cindy (9 May 2011). "Enthusiasm and dedication to community help these 20 leaders stand out" (PDF). Miami Herald.
- ↑ Berman-Eisenberg, Stephanie (3 February 2012). "Stadium plan to house homeless no slam dunk" (PDF). Miami Herald. Miami.
- ↑ Berman-Eisenberg, Stephanie (11 November 2012). "A step forward for homeless vets". Miami Herald.
- ↑ Berman-Eisenberg, Stephanie (29 January 2014). "Fighting homelessness in Miami". Miami Herald.
- ↑ "SFBJ '13 Influential Business Women". South Florida Business Journal. Miami. 26 July 2013.
- ↑ Rascon, Erica (8 January 2014). "Executive Spotlight: Stephanie Berman-Eisenberg, Carrfour Supportive Housing". Commercial Property Executive. Miami.
- ↑ Anderson, Bendix (February 2007). "Carrfour Beats Rising Costs, NIMBY". Affordable Housing Finance. Miami Beach.
- ↑ Henthorn, Robert (19 April 2010). "Former President Clinton Visits future Carrfour Site to Urge Renewed Efforts to End Homelessness". Fatherhood Channel.
- ↑ "Carrfour under way on Casa Matias". Florida Real Estate Journal. Miami. 18 January 2011.
- ↑ "Carrfour building affordable housing in Naranja". Miami Herald. Miami. 10 February 2011.
- ↑ Henthorn, Robert (20 February 2011). "New Approaches Help Veterans Maintain Housing". Fatherhood Channel.
- ↑ Galan, Victoria (18 March 2011). "Miami-Dade Partnerships Take Root". American Libraries. Miami.
- ↑ Henthorn, Robert (4 August 2011). "Initiative Aims to End Homelessness for Veteran Families". Fatherhood Channel.
- ↑ Britell, Alexander (1 September 2011). "Q & A with Miami Carrfour Supportive Housing's Stephanie Berman". South Florida Real Estate News.
- ↑ "Verde Gardens Homeless Housing Community Opens In South Miami-Dade County". AmericanTowns. Miami. 2 September 2011.
- ↑ Karantsalis, Theo (14 July 2012). "A dignified dwelling". Miami Herald.
- ↑ University of Miami, School of Business Administration (4 October 2012). "Workforce Housing in the New Economy". University of Miami.
- ↑ Berman-Eisenberg, Stephanie (8 October 2012). "Needs and Solutions in South Florida Housing and Community Development". University of Miami School of Business. Miami.
- ↑ Karantsalis, Theo (26 October 2012). "New affordable housing planned for Brownsville". Miami Herald.
- ↑ Karantsalis, Theo (28 October 2012). "New Affordable Housing in the Works". Miami Herald.
- ↑ LeClaire, Jennifer (31 October 2012). "$12M Parkview Gardens Affordable Housing Project Opens in Liberty City". GlobeSt.com.
- ↑ Murray, Barbra (1 November 2012). "Doors of 60-Unit Affordable Housing Complex Open in Miami". Commercial Property Executive.
- ↑ "Liberty City's Parkview Gardens Offers Innovative Housing Model for Distressed Neighborhoods". Fatherhood Channel. 1 November 2012.
- ↑ Hudson, Charlie (9 March 2013). "Kaboom! - A new playground". South Dade News Leader. Miami.
- ↑ Halliday, Allison (22 March 2013). "$17 Million of Federal Funds Used for Affordable Housing in Miami". Realty Biz News. Miami.
- ↑ Bennett, Julia (25 April 2013). "New playground designed by kids and built by volunteers". Cutler Bay News. Miami.
- ↑ Jeannot, David (19 March 2013). "More Than 140 Low Income Houses Renovated in North Miami Beach". NBC Miami.
- ↑ LeClaire, Jennifer (21 March 2013). "Harvard House Morphs to Affordable Housing". GlobeSt.com.
- ↑ Musibay, Oscar Pedro (21 March 2013). "Harvard House Morphs to Affordable Housing". South Florida Business Journal.
- ↑ Mihaila, Georgiana (May 2013). "Formerly distressed Harvard House re-opens after major renovation". Multi-Housing News. Miami.
- ↑ Gillen, Michele (14 October 2013). "Focus on South Florida: Community Development & the Arts". CBS Miami. Miami.
- ↑ Cameron, Christopher (25 June 2014). "Brownsville eyesore renovated into affordable housing". Globe Street. Miami.
- ↑ Sayre, Wilson (15 July 2014). "Little Havana development gives homes to nearly 200 people". WLRN Radio Miami. Miami.
- ↑ Loria, Keith (16 March 2016). "Demand for Affordable Housing Heats Up". Commercial Property Executive. Miami.
- ↑ Burnley, Malcolm (29 September 2015). "Florida Kitchen Serves Up Sunshine Rolls, Jobs". Next City. Miami.
- ↑ Granfield, Caitlin (3 September 2015). "Seeds of change: Verde Community Farm in Homestead is helping to grow South Miami-Dade's foodie appeal". Miami Herald. Miami.
- ↑ Savransky, Rebecca (11 February 2015). "Homeless couple's love story endures despite hard times". Miami Herald. Miami.
- ↑ Broder-Singer, Rochelle (28 July 2014). "Taking notice of Little Havana". Florida Trend. Miami.
- ↑ Sayre, Wilson (14 July 2015). "Little Havana Development Gives Homes To Nearly 200 People". WLRN. Miami.
- ↑ Ayers, Joshua (2 July 2014). "Landmark, Carrfour Celebrate Grand Opening of $21M Redeveloped Affordable Housing Community". Multi-Housing News. Miami.
- ↑ Stewart-Muniz, Sean (27 April 2016). "Partnership to spend $6.5M on rehabilitating Liberty City apartments". South Florida Real Estate News. Miami.
- ↑ "Publicly Funded Arenas to Serve as Homeless Shelters: Bill". Associated Press. Miami. 24 January 2012.
- ↑ Berman-Eisenberg, Stephanie (20 March 2013). "How Special Needs is Driving Community Development" (PDF). National Community Reinvestment Coalition. New York.
- ↑ - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Supportive Services for Veteran Families website.
- ↑ - Operation Sacred Trust website.
- ↑ Lilly, Christiana (11 November 2012). "Operation Sacred Trust Combats Veteran Homelessness In South Florida With $1 Million Grant". Huffington Post.
- ↑ "Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Announces Winners of 2012 R.E.A.L. Awards". Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. 11 May 2012.
- ↑ Krischer-Goodman, Cindy (28 September 2014). "Miami Herald's '20 under 40': Many past winners in the new generation of leaders". Miami Herald.
- ↑ "Miami Affordable Housing Developments Receive National Recognition". U.S. Conference of Mayors. 10 August 2009.
- ↑ South Florida Business Journal (8 June 2006). "Up & Comers Awards". South Florida Business Journal.
- ↑ "Influential Business Women". South Florida Business Journal. Miami. 26 July 2013.
External links
- Carrfour Supportive Housing
- Operation Sacred Trust
- Corporation for Supportive Housing
- Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust
- Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce