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Eva Booker
Eva Booker, founder and President of Creative Consulting Solutions, draws on
her diverse background and experiences to assist nonprofits in increasing their
revenues and impact in these increasingly challenging times. .
Ms. Booker has over 25 years experience working with nonprofit organizations as
a volunteer, Program Director, Executive Director, founder, board member and
consultant.
Ms. Booker was a founding board member of Genesis House, which has been
helping former prostitutes transform their lives since 1985. She was a founding
member of a number of housing-related organizations, including the State of
Illinois' Office of Housing Coordination Services, the Suburban Cook County Task
Force on Homelessness, the Greater Chicago Homeowner Education and
Counseling Collaborative, and the Public Action Housing Policy Center. She has
served as the President, Board of Directors of Network Development Associates;
Vice President, Board of Directors of the Chicago Mutual Housing Network; and
Co-Chair, Board of Directors of the Statewide Housing Action Coalition. She
served as a board member of the National Federation of Housing
Counselors/National Association of Housing Counselors and Agencies,
contributed to the Tenancy section of NAHCA's training manual and was a
national trainer for their Housing Counseling Certification Training.
Ms. Booker was the Director of Housing Services for the Community and
Economic Development Association of Cook County (CEDA) for over 13 years.
In that position, she was responsible for securing over $1 million dollars
annually to support the department's programs, including funding for
emergency direct client assistance programs (rent and mortgage assistance,
utility assistance, food vouchers and shelter vouchers). She designed and
implemented a number of innovative initiatives and pilot programs, such as the
Subsidies for Homeless Assistance and Prevention of Evictions program with the
Housing Authority of Cook County; the DCFS Housing Advocacy Program; a HUD
Pre-purchase and Foreclosure Prevention Demonstration Project; an American
Homeowner Education and Counseling Initiative Pilot; and a HUD Hot Zone
Foreclosure Prevention and Predatory Lending Pilot Project. Ms. Booker
improved and expanded the West Suburban Transitional Housing Program by
partnering with another non-profit organization and increasing funding to expand
the number of units and provide sufficient staffing for the program.
Ms. Booker founded and served as the first Executive Director of a social
enterprise, the CEDA Neighborhood Development Corporation. This enterprise
acquired, rehabilitated and sold single-family properties to low- and moderate-
income families.
Ms. Booker is a grant reviewer for the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, where
she has served on the Adult Community Impact Panel, Venture Investment Fund
Panel and the Financial Stability Committee. She is a grant reviewer for the
United States Department of Treasury's Community Development Financial
Institutions (CDFI) and New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) programs; and the
Department of Health and Human Services' Job Opportunities for Low Income
Individuals (JOLI) program. She is on the Grantmaking Committee of the Chicago
Community Trust's Latino Giving Circle. Also, she has reviewed HUD’s
Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance program applications for the Chicago
Continuum of Care.
In addition to her nonprofit experience, Ms. Booker has over 20 years experience
working with for-profit enterprises in law, housing and consulting. She owns and
manages affordable rental property.
Currently, Ms. Booker is active in the Association of Consultants to Nonprofits
(ACN). She served two terms on ACN's board of directors and Chaired the
Program Committee for three years. She is a member of Latinos in Development,
where she served on the founding board of directors. She is a founding member
of the Chicago chapter of the American Association of Grant Professionals, and a
member of the Chicagoland Evaluation Association, Chicago Global Donors
Network, Alliance for Nonprofit Management and the Social Enterprise Alliance.
Ms. Booker has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland, a Juris Doctor
from the George Washington University National Law Center and she has
completed the University of Illinois’ Urban Developers Program. Ms. Booker is an
attorney. She has served in the United States Army and United States Army
Reserves.
Contact Ms. Booker at ebooker@creativeconsultingsolutions.com.
Other Partners
Creative Consulting Solutions partners with a variety of diverse, talented
professionals with expertise in a range of specialties, in order to provide
comprehensive services that meet each individual customer’s needs.
Eva Booker
Eva Booker, founder and President of Creative Consulting Solutions, draws on
her diverse background and experiences to assist nonprofits in increasing their
revenues and impact in these increasingly challenging times. .
Ms. Booker has over 25 years experience working with nonprofit organizations as
a volunteer, Program Director, Executive Director, founder, board member and
consultant.
Ms. Booker was a founding board member of Genesis House, which has been
helping former prostitutes transform their lives since 1985. She was a founding
member of a number of housing-related organizations, including the State of
Illinois' Office of Housing Coordination Services, the Suburban Cook County Task
Force on Homelessness, the Greater Chicago Homeowner Education and
Counseling Collaborative, and the Public Action Housing Policy Center. She has
served as the President, Board of Directors of Network Development Associates;
Vice President, Board of Directors of the Chicago Mutual Housing Network; and
Co-Chair, Board of Directors of the Statewide Housing Action Coalition. She
served as a board member of the National Federation of Housing
Counselors/National Association of Housing Counselors and Agencies,
contributed to the Tenancy section of NAHCA's training manual and was a
national trainer for their Housing Counseling Certification Training.
Ms. Booker was the Director of Housing Services for the Community and
Economic Development Association of Cook County (CEDA) for over 13 years.
In that position, she was responsible for securing over $1 million dollars
annually to support the department's programs, including funding for
emergency direct client assistance programs (rent and mortgage assistance,
utility assistance, food vouchers and shelter vouchers). She designed and
implemented a number of innovative initiatives and pilot programs, such as the
Subsidies for Homeless Assistance and Prevention of Evictions program with the
Housing Authority of Cook County; the DCFS Housing Advocacy Program; a HUD
Pre-purchase and Foreclosure Prevention Demonstration Project; an American
Homeowner Education and Counseling Initiative Pilot; and a HUD Hot Zone
Foreclosure Prevention and Predatory Lending Pilot Project. Ms. Booker
improved and expanded the West Suburban Transitional Housing Program by
partnering with another non-profit organization and increasing funding to expand
the number of units and provide sufficient staffing for the program.
Ms. Booker founded and served as the first Executive Director of a social
enterprise, the CEDA Neighborhood Development Corporation. This enterprise
acquired, rehabilitated and sold single-family properties to low- and moderate-
income families.
Ms. Booker is a grant reviewer for the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, where
she has served on the Adult Community Impact Panel, Venture Investment Fund
Panel and the Financial Stability Committee. She is a grant reviewer for the
United States Department of Treasury's Community Development Financial
Institutions (CDFI) and New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) programs; and the
Department of Health and Human Services' Job Opportunities for Low Income
Individuals (JOLI) program. She is on the Grantmaking Committee of the Chicago
Community Trust's Latino Giving Circle. Also, she has reviewed HUD’s
Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance program applications for the Chicago
Continuum of Care.
In addition to her nonprofit experience, Ms. Booker has over 20 years experience
working with for-profit enterprises in law, housing and consulting. She owns and
manages affordable rental property.
Currently, Ms. Booker is active in the Association of Consultants to Nonprofits
(ACN). She served two terms on ACN's board of directors and Chaired the
Program Committee for three years. She is a member of Latinos in Development,
where she served on the founding board of directors. She is a founding member
of the Chicago chapter of the American Association of Grant Professionals, and a
member of the Chicagoland Evaluation Association, Chicago Global Donors
Network, Alliance for Nonprofit Management and the Social Enterprise Alliance.
Ms. Booker has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland, a Juris Doctor
from the George Washington University National Law Center and she has
completed the University of Illinois’ Urban Developers Program. Ms. Booker is an
attorney. She has served in the United States Army and United States Army
Reserves.
Contact Ms. Booker at ebooker@creativeconsultingsolutions.com.
Other Partners
Creative Consulting Solutions partners with a variety of diverse, talented
professionals with expertise in a range of specialties, in order to provide
comprehensive services that meet each individual customer’s needs.
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