NAWIC January Meeting – Wed. Jan. 13th

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We are trying something new this month! Instead of limiting our meeting to one speaker, we have invited three amazing NWA organizations to introduce themselves and discuss their needs with our group. While we are in difficult times right now with limited opportunities, these organizations are still pushing forward and helping the citizens of Northwest Arkansas.

The Ted-Talk style set up feature 10-15 minutes per speaker and then 5 minutes for questions for each. They will introduce their organizations and what needs NAWIC members could fill or how they can help our members.

> > > > MEET OUR SPEAKERS < < < <

WENDI SEIDEL, PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Saving Grace

Website: savinggracenwa.org

Facebook: facebook.com/sginwa

Instagram: instagram.com/savinggracenwa

After serving for 3+ years as a Saving Grace mentor, I stepped into the role of Program Manager at the end of 2018. I am so grateful to get the opportunity to serve our Lord while locking arms with the Saving Grace girls and mentors!

Here at Saving Grace we believe, if “Grace” can’t see it, she can’t be it! And that’s my job precisely, to help Grace ‘see what she can be’ by helping to plan and execute impactful Life Skills Classes, dream about and prepare for independent living, and my personal favorite—pairing Grace with her cord of three mentors! Our mentors are fierce, brave, and kind women like YOU who choose to mentor Grace for LIFE! Yes, I said life!

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ALDEN NAPIER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Credit Counseling of Arkansas (CCOA)

Website: ccoacares.com

Facebook: facebook.com/CCOAcares

Instagram: @CCOA_cares

Twitter: @ccoa_cares

Alden Napier has served as the Executive Director of Credit Counseling of Arkansas, Inc. since January 2017. He provides directional leadership through strategic planning and ongoing evaluation to ensure the values of professionalism, integrity, customer service and teamwork are emphasized in every decision and every interaction. Napier also develops long-term partnerships with corporations, nonprofits and community key holders to ensure CCOA serves a broad spectrum of the population in Arkansas and beyond. He considers it a privilege to serve the CCOA staff who share his commitment to providing financial capability services.

Napier earned a Bachelors of Arts in Economics from the University of Memphis and a Masters in Business Administration from John Brown University. Napier also serves on the board for Camp War Eagle, the board of directors for Community Clinic of Northwest Arkansas and the NFCC Counsel on Member Affairs. While Napier derives great joy in serving the community with the team at CCOA, he is even more passionate about leading his wife and five children on adventures near their home in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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TIFFANY HUDSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Partners for Better Housing

Website: partnersforbetterhousing.org

Facebook: facebook.com/partnersforbetterhousing

A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Tiffany relocated to NW Arkansas in late 2019. Tiffany holds a BA in English from Georgia Southern University and a Masters in Policy from American University. Tiffany has twenty years of residential real estate experience as a new construction builder and land developer. For the past three years, Tiffany worked for the Atlanta Housing Authority on several large-scale innovative, mixed-income properties. In 2006, Tiffany built a nationally recognized, 40-bed homeless shelter in her hometown of Athens, Georgia and served on the board of the shelter for more than ten years. She has served as a board member of her local homebuilder’s association, has led several Women’s Build Habitat projects, and was a featured speaker at local high schools about opportunities for women in construction. Tiffany learned to fly a helicopter in 2005, has traveled extensively, and loves exploring NWA.