Everyday Dope

Everyday Dope With Sarah-Elizabeth Langford

Episode Summary

Sarah-Elizabeth Langford, President of Five Points Development has worked in the development and construction industry since graduating from the University of Michigan where she earned a B.A. in French and a J.D. from Howard University School of Law. After law school, she worked for the nations largest owner and developer of senior housing and completed complex real estate projects in the southeast using a variety of financing such as Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), bonds, HUD 202, NSP Funds, HOME funds, rent subsidies through Housing Authorities and corporate philanthropy such as housing vouchers for veterans through Home Depot’s veterans housing initiative. Sarah-Elizabeth was an NCAA Academic-All American gymnast at the University of Michigan and she has worked on initiatives that include partnering with Google Fiber to provide low income families with technology and high-speed internet services, helped open a technology center and computer lab with the WNBA in partnership with the YWCA and supported the grand opening of technology incubator Tech Square Labs. She devotes much of her time to various community initiatives such as bringing greater awareness to the importance of early childhood education. She was appointed by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to the Georgia Board of Regents and she also serves on the boards of the Atlanta Children's Museum, the Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students (GEEARS), the Motherless Daughters Foundation and the nonprofit BIH.

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