[Greenbuilding] [Madeline Fraser Cook of New Ecology on SPHERIO Today!]

[Georgette deFriesse]

This just landed in my inbox. I assume the interview will be in Spanish.

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Saludos Amigos,

Today on SPHERIO: Madeline Fraser Cook, Vice President of New Ecology, will
speak about Green affordable housing and other projects of urban development.

SPHERIO is broadcast every Thursday from 4 to 5 pm on WMBR-88.1 FM.  Our
program can also be heard live on the web at <wmbr.org>.

We hope you can join us!
Te esperamos

Luis Alfonso Melendez


Madeline Fraser Cook, Vice President, is an urban planner with a strong
commitment to community based economic development. Fluent in Spanish, Ms.
Fraser Cook has worked extensively on housing and economic development
projects with low-income Latino communities in North Carolina, Washington
D.C., Lawrence, MA and Boston. Ms. Fraser Cook has a keen understanding and
enthusiasm for economic development, community organizing and the importance
of sustainable development for creating and maintaining vibrant urban
centers. She has provided technical assistance on microenterprise
development and real estate market analyses, organized housing tenants in
Lawrence, MA to address social services needs and security issues, and
provided consultation for Hope VI projects.  More recently, her work has
focused on implementing green affordable housing strategies throughout New
England.  As a HUD Community Development Fellow at M.I.T.’s Department of
Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP), she gained important hands-on training
through intensive work with area community development corporations. Ms.
Fraser Cook received her Masters of City Planning from DUSP and she holds
undergraduate degrees in Economics and Political Sciences from Swarthmore
College.