Readout of Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Puerto Rico Economic Growth Coordinator Don Graves’ Philanthropic Roundtable with Senior Administration Officials
Nov 29, 2022
Readout of Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Puerto Rico Economic Growth Coordinator Don Graves’ Philanthropic Roundtable with Senior Administration Officials
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Tuesday, November 29, 2022
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Today, Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Puerto Rico Economic Growth Coordinator Don Graves joined Julie Rodriguez, Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Gene Sperling, Senior Advisor to the President and White House American Rescue Plan Coordinator, and Mitch Landrieu, Senior Advisor to the President and White House Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator for a virtual roundtable with federal, philanthropic, and community partners to discuss new community-led development models for Puerto Rico, the first convening of its kind. With a focus on equity, philanthropic partners provided input on local communities’ key needs and obstacles to accessing federal resources. Ahead of the upcoming Puerto Rico Economic Dialogue, Deputy Secretary Graves and fellow Biden-Administration officials reiterated their commitment to Puerto Rico’s recovery and renewal as an unprecedented $120 billion in funding makes its way to the people of Puerto Rico.
Additional roundtable participants included:
Jerry Maldonado, PolicyLink
Shaun Donovan, Ford Foundation
Jose Garcia, Ford Foundation
Deepak Lamba-Nieves, Center for New Economy
Glenisse Pagan Ortiz, Filantropia PR
Cristina Miranda Palacio, La Liga de Ciudades de Puerto Rico
Adi Martinez, FURIA and UPR Resiliency Law Center
Issel Masses, Sembrando Sentido
Mira Patel, Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Gretchen Sierra-Zorita, Associate Director for Puerto Rico and Territories, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, The White House
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Don Graves
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