MINDEN — Kamesha “Kay” West, FUSE executive fellow and a native of Minden, Louisiana, recently completed the Year 1 Class of the 36th Annual Community Development Institute (CDI) at the University of Central Arkansas on August 5, 2022.
Kay is excited to use the knowledge gained to help strengthen ecosystem support and decrease barriers to business in the City of Fort Worth, Texas.
CDI trains Community Leaders and Economic Development Professionals on how to strengthen their local economies and build communities. This is achieved by developing the ability of participants to identify community assets, set strategic goals, encourage collaboration and partnerships with stakeholders, and bring communities, organizations, and businesses together to prepare and respond to a broad range of economic and quality of life issues.
The complete Institute experience is a 3-year program with one week of training per year participants move through the program curriculum in cohorts and are exposed to a comprehensive applied approach to the field of community and economic development.
For more information on our FUSE Executive Fellow, Kay West, please check out her project with the City of Fort Worth at https://www.fusecorps.org/fellows/kamesha-kay-west/.