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Norma Ramirez de Miess

Experienced in disaster relief, heritage tourism, nonprofit management, and Main Street, she brings 20+ years of proactive leadership in community development. Previously named among The 25 Most Influential Latino Leaders in the Chicago Land, Norma was honored with a Proclamation from the City of Elgin for successfully building one of the largest and most diverse Downtown revitalization programs in Illinois.

Norma developed the National Trust Main Street Center’s diversity services, promoting initiatives that increase understanding on the process of involvement and business approach of multi-cultural communities. She is also involved in fostering international collaboration with organizations and governments implementing the Main Street Approach in Taiwan, Mexico, and Panama.

Norma is a regular national and state-wide conference speaker. Her sessions are filled with motivation and down to earth strategies for recognizing community’s assets, building proactive community engagement, and strengthening the local economies. Norma also serves as faculty for community revitalization training for NeighborWorks America.

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• Onsite technical assistance and training workshops in Downtown & Commercial District Revitalization. Areas of interest and expertise include:
  Organizational Development / Nonprofit Management / Visioning / Strategic Planning Leadership development / Volunteer Management / Staff Transition Planning
  Communication / Community Engagement / Partnership Development
  Positioning / Image Building / Marketing
  Business Retention / Supporting Existing businesses / Entrepreneurship
  Diversity Initiatives / Multicultural Inclusion & Outreach
  Heritage Tourism / Promotion
  Disaster & Emergency Relief

• Clients:

• Delaware Downtown
  Florida Main Street
  Georgia Main Street
  Iowa State University
  Main Street Iowa, NTMSC Program Officer
  Main Street New Jersey, NTMSC Program Officer
  Main Street South Carolina, NTMSC Program Officer
  Michigan Main Street Center, NTMSC Program Officer
  Missouri Main Street Connection, NTMSC Program Officer
  Oklahoma Main Street Center, NTMSC Program Officer
  Taiwan's Corporate Synergy Development Center
  Texas Main Street Program
  NeighborWorks America
  New Mexico Main Street
  Wisconsin Main Street
  U.S. Department of State

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Norma Ramirez de Miess

National Trust for Historic Preservation

1785 Massachusetts Ave, NW

Washington, DC 20036

202.213.6720 phone

National Trust Main Street Center

norma_miess@nthp.org

Learn more:

Article: "Bringing a Diverse Community Together: Reaching out to build trust and value," Main Street News, April 2008.

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