OUR MISSION
Our mission is to be a catalyst in the sustainable development of the Martindale Brightwood community through housing, employment, economic development and environmental justice.
OUR VISION
Martindale Brightwood Community Development Corporation (MBCDC) is the driving force providing a better life for Martindale Brightwood residents.
WE BELIEVE IN
- Safe places to live.
- An ideal place to maintain and grow quality businesses.
- A great place to raise our families.
- We deserve access to a wide variety of resources as other communities.
- In a safe, clean, healthy, economically vibrant community.
- Our community is responsible and accountable for its actions.
- Helping those that are in need.
OUR VALUES
- Community Service
- Collaboration
- Quality of Life
- Society
- Justice
- Education
- Economic Growth
OUR STAFF
Amina B. Pierson
Executive Director
Julie Barrett
Workforce & Housing Manager
Keysha Toran
Program Coordinator
Paul Wm. Barrett, Sr.
Consultant/Career Counselor
Traycee Lane
Graduate Assistant
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Patrick Wooten
President
Angela Byers
Vice President
Gina Coleman
Treasurer
Sean Huddleston
Julie Davis
Onyette Hamiter
Jack Haefling
Benjamin Reed
OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Brightwood Concerned Citizens
President: Vernon Compton
Meets the 2nd Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Brightwood Library.
Hillside Neighborhood Association
President: Willie Hawkins
Contact: 317-294-8695
Meets the 1st Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at the JTV Hill Center.
One Voice Martindale-Brightwood
President: James Wilson
Meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. at 37 Place, 2605 East 25th Street.
Oakhill Neighborhood Association
President: Frankie Casel-Baker
Contact: (317) 925-0954
Meets the 3rd Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Douglass Park Family Center.
Ralston-Hovey Neighborhood Association
President: Tony Knight
Contact: charlestonyknight@yahoo.com
Meets the 2nd Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Great Commission Church, 3302 N. Arsenal Avenue.