Donald S. Falk, CEO, Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation
Challenge: To address problems associated with the homeless population in San Francisco, in the most expensive housing market in the country during the Great Recession that followed the 2008 housing market crash.
Noel S. Halvorsen, Executive Director, NeighborWorks Green Bay
Challenge: When a big regional bank moved one of its departments to another site, it left a sprawling office building in downtown Green Bay, WI. Meanwhile, two leading nonprofits needed new offices, either because their leases were expiring or their locations were no longer adequate.
Stuart J. Mitchell, President and CEO, PathStone Corporation
Challenge: To rebuild deteriorating housing and employment opportunities in Puerto Rico's Route 123 Heritage Area, amid a crumbling infrastructure and shrinking tax base that have crippled the ability of local governments to meet needs.