NHA Staff Enjoys An Opportunity to Attend National Community Development Institute (CDI)

by | Mar 19, 2025 | Recent News

Economic and community development representatives from across the nation participated in the Texas Community Development Institute (CDI Texas) March 3-7. Among those completing Year 1 of the three-year program was NHA Membership Engagement and Marketing Manager, Imani Spivey and among those completing Year 2 of the three-year program was NHA President, Marlisa Briggs, IOM.

The four-day course was held at Lone Star College-System Office The Woodlands and included over 50 sessions facilitated by more than 30 practitioners on such topics as Community and Economic Development Practice, Developing a Workforce, Community Strategic Visioning and Planning, Identifying Stakeholders and Community Assessments.

Instructors from across the country, each well known in their business and community development fields, facilitated the comprehensive program curriculum designed to meet the increasing challenges facing community developers in today’s fast-paced society. The program is applicable for community leaders from towns and cities of all sizes.

 

The purpose of CDI Texas is to provide practical, interactive, and comprehensive training to meet the needs of economic and community development professionals. Participants included community officials, volunteers and employees who work with city/state/county governments, chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, utility companies and community social services. Since the program’s inception, thousands of community leaders from throughout the country have participated in the program.

Lone Star College, Entergy Texas, Inc., and the Community Development Council are supporting organizations of CDI Texas.

Lone Star College offers more than 200 program options, including four bachelor’s degrees, for students to complete a degree, transfer to a four-year institution or enter the workforce. Courses are available in face-to-face, online or hybrid formats. Learn more at LoneStar.edu/Registration.

Lone Star College System enrolls over 90,000 students each semester providing high-quality, low-cost academic transfer and career training education. LSCS is training tomorrow’s workforce today and redefining the community college experience to support student success. Mario K. Castillo, J.D., serves as Chancellor of LSCS, the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area and has been named a 2024 Great Colleges to Work For® institution by the Chronicle of Higher Education. LSCS consists of eight colleges, seven centers, eight Workforce Centers of Excellence and Lone Star Corporate College. To learn more, visit LoneStar.edu.