Stephanie Berman-Eisenberg

Stephanie Berman-Eisenberg

Stephanie Berman-Eisenberg
Born (1972-05-13) May 13, 1972
Miami Beach, Florida
Residence North Miami Beach, Florida
Occupation President/CEO, Carrfour Supportive Housing
Religion Jewish
Spouse(s) Seth Eisenberg
Children Zachary Eisenberg (b. 2009)
Michael Eisenberg (b. 1992, stepson)
Alex Eisenberg (b. 1989, stepson)
Parent(s) Ted and Regina Berman
Website Carrfour Supportive Housing

Stephanie Berman-Eisenberg is President/CEO of Carrfour Supportive Housing, a position she has held since 2006, Berman-Eisenberg has guided Carrfour's development into Florida's largest non-profit provider of supportive housing. Berman-Eisenberg earned a master's degree in administration, planning, and social policy from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, and a bachelor's degree from Brandeis University.[1][2]

Berman-Eisenberg oversees a current inventory of more than 1,700 supportive and affordable housing units and "has led the effort to assemble more than $200 million in funding to develop an additional 500 units over the coming years."[3][4][5]

She serves on the City of Miami Beach Affordable Housing Committee, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Affordable Housing Committee, and the JPMorgan Chase Community Advisory Committee.[1]

In 2011, The Miami Herald named her as one of South Florida's "20 most influential leaders under the age of 40."[6]

Her articles on homelessness in Miami have been frequently published on the Opinion Page of The Miami Herald, including "Stadium plan to house homeless no slam dunk,"[7] "A step forward for homeless vets,"[8] and "Fighting homelessness in Miami."[9]

Berman-Eisenberg was named one of the most "Influential Business Women" by the South Florida Business Journal in 2013 and 2014.[10] She was featured in a national profile for Commercial Property Executive in January 2014.[11]

Ending Homelessness

Ribbon cutting for new Miami affordable housing community. Stephanie Berman-Eisenberg, second from right, with Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado, second from left, and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson, center, 10/30/12.
Carrfour CEO Stephanie Berman-Eisenberg cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of Harvard House community in North Miami Beach, Florida.

Her efforts to implement novel, replicable approaches to reducing poverty and ending homelessness within many of Miami-Dade County's most economically-distressed neighborhoods have been profiled in business, trade and academic publications.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46]

Berman-Eisenberg opposed a 2012 Florida Bill to use stadiums as temporary homeless shelters.[47]

In a presentation to the 2013 National Community Reinvestment Corporation conference, Berman-Eisenberg urged increased public/private partnerships to address the housing needs of people with special needs.[48]

Operation Sacred Trust

A formerly homeless Vietnam veteran who spent 18 months living in his truck thanks Stephanie Berman-Eisenberg, right, for ending homelessness in his life.

In 2011, Berman-Eisenberg led the creation of Operation Sacred Trust, a collaboration of leading South Florida social service agencies with a shared commitment to ending homelessness for veteran families. Between 2011 and 2016, Berman-Eisenberg succeeded in winning more than $7 million in federal grants funds for the initiative from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Supportive Services for Veteran Families program, to provide services to more 7,500 low-income veterans and their family members in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.[49][50]

A 2012 Huffington Post article featured Operation Sacred Trust as a new model for ending veteran homelessness.[51]

Awards and Recognition

Personal

Berman-Eisenberg, a native of Miami Beach, is married and has three children; a son and two stepsons. She lives in North Miami Beach, Florida.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 - Carrfour Official Website.
  2. ↑ Danseyar, Susan (25 March 2015). "Profile: Stephanie Berman-Eisenberg". Miami Today.
  3. ↑ Foong, Keat (29 March 2012). "PROFILE: Carrfour Supportive Housing". Multi-Housing News.
  4. ↑ O'Meara, Mark (May 2013). "HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program Brings Harvard House Back to Life" (PDF). Journal of Tax Credits. Miami.
  5. ↑ "Company Overview of Carrfour Supportive Housing, Inc.". Business Week. New York. 14 May 2014.
  6. 1 2 Krischer Goodman, Cindy (9 May 2011). "Enthusiasm and dedication to community help these 20 leaders stand out" (PDF). Miami Herald.
  7. ↑ Berman-Eisenberg, Stephanie (3 February 2012). "Stadium plan to house homeless no slam dunk" (PDF). Miami Herald. Miami.
  8. ↑ Berman-Eisenberg, Stephanie (11 November 2012). "A step forward for homeless vets". Miami Herald.
  9. ↑ Berman-Eisenberg, Stephanie (29 January 2014). "Fighting homelessness in Miami". Miami Herald.
  10. ↑ "SFBJ '13 Influential Business Women". South Florida Business Journal. Miami. 26 July 2013.
  11. ↑ Rascon, Erica (8 January 2014). "Executive Spotlight: Stephanie Berman-Eisenberg, Carrfour Supportive Housing". Commercial Property Executive. Miami.
  12. ↑ Anderson, Bendix (February 2007). "Carrfour Beats Rising Costs, NIMBY". Affordable Housing Finance. Miami Beach.
  13. ↑ Henthorn, Robert (19 April 2010). "Former President Clinton Visits future Carrfour Site to Urge Renewed Efforts to End Homelessness". Fatherhood Channel.
  14. ↑ "Carrfour under way on Casa Matias". Florida Real Estate Journal. Miami. 18 January 2011.
  15. ↑ "Carrfour building affordable housing in Naranja". Miami Herald. Miami. 10 February 2011.
  16. ↑ Henthorn, Robert (20 February 2011). "New Approaches Help Veterans Maintain Housing". Fatherhood Channel.
  17. ↑ Galan, Victoria (18 March 2011). "Miami-Dade Partnerships Take Root". American Libraries. Miami.
  18. ↑ Henthorn, Robert (4 August 2011). "Initiative Aims to End Homelessness for Veteran Families". Fatherhood Channel.
  19. ↑ Britell, Alexander (1 September 2011). "Q & A with Miami Carrfour Supportive Housing's Stephanie Berman". South Florida Real Estate News.
  20. ↑ "Verde Gardens Homeless Housing Community Opens In South Miami-Dade County". AmericanTowns. Miami. 2 September 2011.
  21. ↑ Karantsalis, Theo (14 July 2012). "A dignified dwelling". Miami Herald.
  22. ↑ University of Miami, School of Business Administration (4 October 2012). "Workforce Housing in the New Economy". University of Miami.
  23. ↑ Berman-Eisenberg, Stephanie (8 October 2012). "Needs and Solutions in South Florida Housing and Community Development". University of Miami School of Business. Miami.
  24. ↑ Karantsalis, Theo (26 October 2012). "New affordable housing planned for Brownsville". Miami Herald.
  25. ↑ Karantsalis, Theo (28 October 2012). "New Affordable Housing in the Works". Miami Herald.
  26. ↑ LeClaire, Jennifer (31 October 2012). "$12M Parkview Gardens Affordable Housing Project Opens in Liberty City". GlobeSt.com.
  27. ↑ Murray, Barbra (1 November 2012). "Doors of 60-Unit Affordable Housing Complex Open in Miami". Commercial Property Executive.
  28. ↑ "Liberty City's Parkview Gardens Offers Innovative Housing Model for Distressed Neighborhoods". Fatherhood Channel. 1 November 2012.
  29. ↑ Hudson, Charlie (9 March 2013). "Kaboom! - A new playground". South Dade News Leader. Miami.
  30. ↑ Halliday, Allison (22 March 2013). "$17 Million of Federal Funds Used for Affordable Housing in Miami". Realty Biz News. Miami.
  31. ↑ Bennett, Julia (25 April 2013). "New playground designed by kids and built by volunteers". Cutler Bay News. Miami.
  32. ↑ Jeannot, David (19 March 2013). "More Than 140 Low Income Houses Renovated in North Miami Beach". NBC Miami.
  33. ↑ LeClaire, Jennifer (21 March 2013). "Harvard House Morphs to Affordable Housing". GlobeSt.com.
  34. ↑ Musibay, Oscar Pedro (21 March 2013). "Harvard House Morphs to Affordable Housing". South Florida Business Journal.
  35. ↑ Mihaila, Georgiana (May 2013). "Formerly distressed Harvard House re-opens after major renovation". Multi-Housing News. Miami.
  36. ↑ Gillen, Michele (14 October 2013). "Focus on South Florida: Community Development & the Arts". CBS Miami. Miami.
  37. ↑ Cameron, Christopher (25 June 2014). "Brownsville eyesore renovated into affordable housing". Globe Street. Miami.
  38. ↑ Sayre, Wilson (15 July 2014). "Little Havana development gives homes to nearly 200 people". WLRN Radio Miami. Miami.
  39. ↑ Loria, Keith (16 March 2016). "Demand for Affordable Housing Heats Up". Commercial Property Executive. Miami.
  40. ↑ Burnley, Malcolm (29 September 2015). "Florida Kitchen Serves Up Sunshine Rolls, Jobs". Next City. Miami.
  41. ↑ Granfield, Caitlin (3 September 2015). "Seeds of change: Verde Community Farm in Homestead is helping to grow South Miami-Dade's foodie appeal". Miami Herald. Miami.
  42. ↑ Savransky, Rebecca (11 February 2015). "Homeless couple's love story endures despite hard times". Miami Herald. Miami.
  43. ↑ Broder-Singer, Rochelle (28 July 2014). "Taking notice of Little Havana". Florida Trend. Miami.
  44. ↑ Sayre, Wilson (14 July 2015). "Little Havana Development Gives Homes To Nearly 200 People". WLRN. Miami.
  45. ↑ Ayers, Joshua (2 July 2014). "Landmark, Carrfour Celebrate Grand Opening of $21M Redeveloped Affordable Housing Community". Multi-Housing News. Miami.
  46. ↑ Stewart-Muniz, Sean (27 April 2016). "Partnership to spend $6.5M on rehabilitating Liberty City apartments". South Florida Real Estate News. Miami.
  47. ↑ "Publicly Funded Arenas to Serve as Homeless Shelters: Bill". Associated Press. Miami. 24 January 2012.
  48. ↑ Berman-Eisenberg, Stephanie (20 March 2013). "How Special Needs is Driving Community Development" (PDF). National Community Reinvestment Coalition. New York.
  49. ↑ - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Supportive Services for Veteran Families website.
  50. ↑ - Operation Sacred Trust website.
  51. ↑ Lilly, Christiana (11 November 2012). "Operation Sacred Trust Combats Veteran Homelessness In South Florida With $1 Million Grant". Huffington Post.
  52. ↑ "Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Announces Winners of 2012 R.E.A.L. Awards". Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. 11 May 2012.
  53. ↑ Krischer-Goodman, Cindy (28 September 2014). "Miami Herald's '20 under 40': Many past winners in the new generation of leaders". Miami Herald.
  54. ↑ "Miami Affordable Housing Developments Receive National Recognition". U.S. Conference of Mayors. 10 August 2009.
  55. ↑ South Florida Business Journal (8 June 2006). "Up & Comers Awards". South Florida Business Journal.
  56. ↑ "Influential Business Women". South Florida Business Journal. Miami. 26 July 2013.
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