Michael Tubbs, CEO
Holly T. Hicks, Communications and Marketing Specialist
Community Action Partnership of North Alabama

Merten Bangemann-Johnson, CEO, NeighborWorks Umpqua

Challenge: The southern Oregon fishing industry was struggling as it faced global competition, with its seafood often sold to corporate buyers for export instead of to local residents. As a result, access to fresh seafood was limited.

Donna Blaze, CEO, Affordable Housing Alliance

David Adame, President and CEO, Chicanos Por La Causa

Diane Heslington, Housing Coordinator and Counselor, PROVO

Maureen Rude, Executive Director, NeighborWorks Montana

The Challenge: Montana is the fourth largest state in the nation and it has one of the highest rural population rates. Just over half of the residents live at or below the area median income, but funding cuts in 2001 virtually eliminated affordable housing assistance in rural areas.

Linda L. Harvey, Executive Director, Laconia Area Community Land Trust

Suzanne M. Walsh, Chief Executive Officer, Kennebec Valley Community Action Program

Joe Myer, Executive Director, National Council on Agricultural Life and Labor Research

Jennifer Reed, Director of Fund Development and Public Relations, Eden Housing, Inc.