About Us
MPAC is a community-based organization that:
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Creates neighborhoods of high quality, low-income, affordable and mixed-income housing
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Supports education with local control
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Delivers workforce training and development and other social services
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Offers infrastructure and services that enhance the quality of life
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Facilitates commercial investments, including a grocery store, banks, retail, and restaurants
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MPAC is committed to building neighborhoods that are safe and economically sustainable with rising incomes and property values that can attract middle-income families to its high-performing schools. These attributes are a result of a planning and implementation process coordinated across a variety of strategic partners from Federal, State, and local government, the philanthropic community, and private investors with a singular mind of neighborhood transformation.
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Underserved communities have been neglected for far too long. Let's change them together.
Our Mission
Our mission is not to merely help communities survive, but to thrive; and to do so with passion, some compassion, and a commitment to serve.
Our Vision
Our vision is to initiate and provide opportunities for community residents to live in safe, affordable housing and to help develop, preserve, revitalize their communities, and help lift its residents out of poverty through homeownership as its catalyst. Through collaboration and with residents’ needs at the forefront, MPAC will connect residents to services and opportunities, and help foster great neighborhoods where people can thrive.
Angela Martin, Ed. D.
Dr. Angela Martin is the Executive Director of MPAC. With over a decade of experience as an educator and social science researcher, Dr. Martin is recognized as a social advocate and change agent, offering critical insight into matters of restorative justice programs and initiatives.
Lorenzo Williams
Lorenzo Williams is the Founder of Memphis Partnerships Advocates for Community Development (MPAC) and
Founder and Managing Partner of SweetWater Global Partners.
Meet Our Leadership Team
Lorenzo Williams
Founder & Managing Partner
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Carl Williams
Co-Founder & Executive Vice President
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Manzoor Hasan
Chief Financial Officer
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Dr. Angela S. Martin
Executive Director, MPAC
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Michael Niemann
Senior Advisor, Housing Development
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Vernon Williams
Senior Advisor, Real Estate Planning & Design read more
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Dr. Deborah Stewart
Senior Advisor, Training & Development
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Lee Robinson
Project Manager, Field Services
Board of Directors
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Lorenzo Williams
Founder
SweetWater Global Partners
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Carl E. Williams
Senior Advisor, Human Resources
U.S. State Department & Homeland Security
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Dr. Deborah Stewart
Assistant Superintendent
CY Fair School District
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Candace R. Williams
Manager, Client Services
Thomson Reuters
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Dr. Ronald Jackson
Vice President, Student Affairs
Brooklyn College - Brooklyn NY
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Willeen Hastings
Retired CEO
Memphis Health Centers
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