City to City Peer Exchange | Denver, CO | May 20-24, 2019 Speaker Bios and Session Information Monday, May 20 Our Changing Cities | Building a livable, affordable and equitable foundation In 2018, Denver launched an “Equity Platform” to take an even stronger role in connecting people with opportunity, so no one is left behind. The Equity Platform includes new and expanding and initiatives focused on job opportunities, business SUGGESTED SESSION RESOURCES growth and city support to more residents, businesses and neighborhoods . Neighborhood Equity and including formation of a Neighborhood Equity and Stabilization Team (NEST). NEST Stabilization Team works to understand and identify displacement issues and proactively implement . The State of the City – City and actions and programs to mitigate the impacts of public and private investments at County of Denver the neighborhood level. The City and County of Denver’s Office of HOPE (Housing & Opportunities for People Everywhere) works with community partners and agencies to connect individuals and families to affordable housing, health services and jobs. Irene Aguilar
[email protected] Director-Neighborhood Equity and Stabilization Team (NEST) 720.913.1662 City and County of Denver www.denvergov.org Born and raised in inner city Chicago, educated in Chicago Public Schools, Dr. Aguilar was the first in her family to attend university. After obtaining a bachelor’s degree in biology at Washington University in St. Louis, she completed her medical degree at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in 1988, then worked as a primary care physician at Denver Health’s Westside Family Health Center for 22 years.