NABWIC TALKS WITH DANIELLE ST. LUCE & CALEENA SHIRLEY, BBIF

Special Guests: Danielle St. Luce is BBIF Florida’s Regional Director for the South Florida market. As head of the South Florida office, she works with small businesses to provide loan capital and business development training. Danielle knows that business owners not only need passion for what they do, but they also need support to expand their capacity, network and access capital—all keys to building a strong business. Danielle holds a Bachelor’s in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University. Caleena Shirley is BBIF Florida’s Regional Director for the North Florida market.  She has years of experience working with local governments, providing guidance in the areas of specialized affordable housing program initiatives, residential construction project management and housing development funding. She has served as the housing property administrator and, prior to that, as operations manager for the City of Jacksonville’s Housing and Community Development Division. Shirley also worked as a planner for the City of Winter Park and was principal of Catalyst Planning and Development, LLC.  She graduated cum laude from Rollins College with a bachelor of arts in environmental studies and civic urbanism.