Community Investment Corporation
Anne Cole has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of community development and housing. Anne is currently the Director of Communications and External Affairs at the Community Investment Corporation, a position they have held since September 2017. Prior to this, they worked at the Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, where they had two roles: Manager, Impact Evaluation and Public Policy from April 2015 to May 2017, and Senior Program Associate for Evaluation from October 2009 to April 2015. Before that, they were a Community Development Consultant at MCIC (Metro Chicago Information Center) from July 2007 to October 2009. Additionally, they worked as a Community Development Graduate Intern at the Metropolitan Planning Council from January 2006 to June 2007. Anne'searly career includes a role as a Loan Fund Officer at the Housing Assistance Council from June 2002 to July 2005.
Anne Cole completed their Bachelor of Arts degree at Kenyon College from 1997 to 2001. Anne'sfield of study during this period is not specified. Anne then pursued a Master's degree in Urban Planning and Policy at the University of Illinois Chicago from 2005 to 2007.
Community Investment Corporation
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT CORPORATION, Chicago's Multifamily Rehab Lender, is a nonprofit providing mortgage financing to buy and rehab apartment buildings with five units or more in the 6-county metropolitan Chicago area. Since 1999 over 14,000 landlords and managers have completed CIC property management training to help them better market, manage and maintain affordable rental property. CIC also provides below-market financing for multifamily energy improvements in the Energy Savers program. Since 1984 CIC has loaned over $1.2 billion for acquisition and rehab of over 2,200 buildings with 58,000 units. In 2012 CIC received the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions.