John Hope Bryant

Saluting Operation HOPE's Own Jena Roscoe

 

Jena Roscoe serves as First Senior Vice President and Chief of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Operation HOPE. Ms. Roscoe is the first Senior Director of the East Coast Regional Corporate Headquarters at Gallup in Washington, DC.  

Jena Roscoe is in charge of the HOPE Office of Government Relations and Public Policy, which is a global responsibility.  In this post Ms. Roscoe has managed the relationship of and between three Presidential Administrations, from (Democrat) President Bill Clinton to (Republican) President George W. Bush, to (Democrat) President Barack Obama.

During her tenture at Operation HOPE, Ms. Jena Roscoe has led or otherwise helped to marshall in almost every major national private/public partnership and national government agreement with HOPE over the past decade; including our HOPE Coalition America national agreement with FEMA, our national agreements with the FDIC, the Veterans Administration, the creation of the SBA Office of Entrepreneurship Education, and the Operation HOPE 5-year partnership with the FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUNDTABLE, amongst many others.  

Ms. Roscoe manages John Hope Bryant's personal public policy portfolio, including his involvement as a Presidential Appointee to the U.S. CDFI Fund at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, the U.S. President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability, the portfolio of more than 100 Local Financial Literacy Councils for the Subcommittee on the Underserved and Community Empowerment for the President's Council, under President Barack Obama.

HOPE FILE Program Inspires New Generation to Serve

I am pleased to report that Operation HOPE's FILE (Fellow, Interns, Loaned Executives), HOPE FILE VL (Volunteer Leaders) and HOPE Faculty Fellows are growing strong within the organization.

HOPE FILE Director Elaine Fischer tells me that we presently have 11 HOPE Fellows and more than 40 HOPE Interns active within Operation HOPE. Additionally, HOPE Faculty Fellows is in full swing, inspired by Professor Belinda White of Morehouse College.

Elaine also reports that we presently have 148 applications from 98 different colleges and universities, representing over 40 different majors.

Those interested should contact Elaine Fischer today.

Okay, let's go.



John Hope Bryant is a thought leader, founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE and Bryant Group Companies, Inc. Magazine/CEO READ bestselling business author of LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass), the only African-American bestselling business author in America, and is chairman of the Subcommittee for the Under-Served and Community Empowerment for the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability, for President Barack Obama. Mr. Bryant is the co-founder of the Gallup-HOPE Index, the only national research poll on youth financial dignity and youth economic energy in the U.S. He is also a co-founder of Global Dignity with HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Professor Pekka Himanen of Finland. Global Dignity is affiliated with the Forum of Young Global Leaders and the World Economic Forum. Mr. Bryant is a thought leader represented by the Bright Sight Group for public speaking. Mr. Bryant serves on the board of directors of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (NYSE: ACRE), a specialty finance company that is managed by an affiliate of Ares Management LLC, a global alternative asset manager with approximately $59 billion in committed capital under management as of December 31, 2012.

Saluting Operation HOPE's Own Rod McGrew

 

Rod McGrew

Global Chief of Marketing and Branding

Operation HOPE, Inc.

Rod McGrew has personified the concept of “Spirit in Business” for the last 30 years through his company, Love & Happiness Productions.  He was responsible for creating KJLH (Kindness, Joy, Love and Happiness) FM in LA, where he was radio personality, program director, and ultimately VP/General Manager.   After KJLH, Rod became a CBS Records label president, and subsequently superstar manager to Stevie Wonder and Barry White.   In addition, Rod was the Co-Architect and Master Marketing Strategist for the highly successful, multiyear American Express “Charge Against Hunger Campaign,” featuring Stevie Wonder, and served in a similar capacity for the United States Postal Service on behalf of the “Legends of American Music” Jazz Stamp Series.

In addition to Rod’s many entertainment endeavors, Love & Happiness Productions is currently involved in the development of various technologies.  Rod has also served as participant and co-facilitator in The Call of the Time Dialogues sponsored by the Brahma Kumaris and supported by the United Nations.

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Saluting Operation HOPE's Own Bill Walbrecher

Saluting Operation HOPE's Own Rachael Doff

Saluting Operation HOPE's Own Fred D. Smith

Saluting Operation HOPE's Own Mary Hagerty-Ehrsam

Saluting Operation HOPE's Own Lance Triggs

Saluting Operation HOPE's Own Bill Walbrecher

 

Bill Walbrecher

President and Chief Operating Officer

Operation HOPE, Inc.

William Walbrecher (Bill) is an accomplished Fortune 500 bank CEO who achieves extraordinary results in the world of business and finance at the highest levels. He has been a superstar as the CEO of three companies, in the banking and securities investment industry and as a professional consultant to financial institutions. 

Prior to joining Operation HOPE in October of 2006 as the President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Walbrecher served as the Chairman and CEO of Intellect Holding Corporation, a consulting firm that specialized in asset/liability management, strategic business programs, marketing, quality programs and process improvements for companies that provided a competitive advantage and a well protected pathway to sustained profitability.  His expertise is new ventures, emerging growth companies and turnarounds on strategies to prepare the platform for future growth, profitability, and enhanced value.  Mr. Walbrecher has consistently increased market cap 30 percent in companies within three years with his strategies and is exceptional at presenting leading edge programs that focus on quality and value based leadership.

Saluting Operation HOPE's Own Rachael Doff

 

Rachael Doff

Rachael Doff is the third highest ranking officer at Operation HOPE, as the Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, and my dedicated Chief of Staff in the Office of the Chairman

Operation HOPE, Inc.

Rachael Doff started working at Operation HOPE, Inc. in April of 1993, just one year after the founding of the organization. During her tenure she has a played a key role in the areas of administration, communication, accounting and human resources. Ms. Doff came to Operation HOPE while working her way through a graduate program at Pepperdine University, receiving a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology in 1996.  Since that time she has dedicated her life to the mission of Operation HOPE. Currently, Ms. Doff serves as the Chief Administrative Officer and Chief of Staff for the Office of the Chairman as well as the Corporate Secretary. She manages the corporate administrative team, human resources, the IT department and the office of the chairman staff. Rachael resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Charlie Doff, and their four children.

 

Saluting Operation HOPE's Own Fred D. Smith

 

Fred Smith is president of the HOPE Coalition America (HCA) division of Operation HOPE. HCA is the nation's emergency financial and economic disaster preparedness, response and recovery organization, more commonly referred to as "America's economic Red Cross." In fact the American Red Cross is a national partner with HCA, and HCA has a national agreement with FEMA.  All accomplished under Fred Smith's leadership.

Former President and Chief Operating Officer of Operation Hope, Inc., the national nonprofit that provides economic education, financial literacy and banking services, Smith is also former Deputy Treasurer of the State of California.

Smith is a published author and guest speaker and community leader. He is a member of the board of directors of the San Gabriel Valley Council Boy Scouts of America, the Transportation Foundation of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Workforce Investment Board, and is a retired U. S. Air Force Colonel.

Smith earned a Bachelor’s degree in accounting and business administration from Tennessee State University. He is also a graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington, and the Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management, Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth.

 

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Operation HOPE Receives Red Cross Grant for Sandy Recovery

Operation HOPE and HOPE Coalition America Provide Support This Weekend for Hurricane Sandy Survivors

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Islanders who are still finding it difficult to navigate through the confusing and stressful rebuilding process after Hurricane Sandy found some relief on Saturday during a resource fair at New Dorp High School. There, families, individuals and small businesses received free disaster recovery information. 

Organized at the invitation of  Borough President James P. Molinaro and through Operation HOPE, a financial empowerment nonprofit, and sponsored by the American Red Cross, Saturday's event offered a variety of services with experts on hand to answer a host of questions.

Some of these include: Deferring payments and renegotiating loans; obtaining copies of documents; filing and resolving insurance claims; completing home inspections; creating a logical financial recovery budget and EITC refunds; foreclosure prevention; selecting and managing a home repair contractor, and completing FEMA and SBA documents.

Representatives from Operation HOPE, American Red Cross, JPMorgan Chase, FEMA, United Way, SBA and New York VOAD Agencies were also there to offer advice for anyone still having trouble repairing their homes or businesses.

Saluting Operation HOPE's Own Lance Triggs

 

Lance William Triggs currently serves as Chief Executive Officer, Operation HOPE-Los Angeles, and Division President, HOPE Financial Dignity Centers.

Under Triggs’ leadership, HOPE has successfully modified and  loaned over $850 million in loans to small businesses, first time home buyers and home owners in crisis, committed over $1.4 billion in investments and 1.4 million customers served in 71 under-served communities across the United States and 3 provinces in South Africa in the form of youth and adult financial literacy (over 550,000 educated), money, credit and foreclosure prevention management counseling, small business technical assistance, digital empowerment initiatives, mortgage and business lending capital to first time home buyers and entrepreneurs.

Mr. Triggs also initially served as a project lead for the Bush-Clinton Hurricane Disaster relief initiative for HOPE.  To date, Operation HOPE Inc’s Project Restore HOPE campaign has assisted over 110,000 Hurricane Katrina victims, provided over $500,000 in disaster relief fund grants, provided $8 million in Earn Income Tax Credits and $14 million tax refunds for Hurricane Katrina victims.

In 2011, Mr. Triggs served a Project Manager for the “Rebirth of America” HOPE Financial Literacy Forum held at the NYSE Euronext on Wall Street in New York City that featured keynote speakers White House Executive Director of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer, CNBC Anchor Maria Bartiromo, Financial Services Roundtable President and CEO Steve Bartlett, Gallup, Inc. CEO Jim Clifton, and Executive Director of the White House Business Council Ari Matusiak.

Homeownership Empowerment Expo with Congresswoman Janice Hahn and City of Carson Mayor Dear This Weekend

 

Son of Carson, California, Lance Triggs, division president for Operation HOPE, returns to his home city this weekend with real resources, and solutions, to help, lift, advance the lives of those who now call Carson, California home.

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I was so very happy to hear that Operation HOPE's own Lance Triggs, who also happens to be a very dear, life-long friend to me, joined together and in partnership with another dear friend, U.S. Congresswoman Janice Hahn, along with City of Carson Mayor Dear, to organize a very successful Homeownership Empowerment Expo in Lance's hometown of Carson, California.

The prodigal son returned home in a big way. He and HOPE had just under 600 participants in attendance (capacity was 450). Major Banks (Bank of America, Chase, Wells Fargo, Citi, Ocwen -- formerly GMAC) were all represented to provide first time home buyer and loan modification assistance.

Bravo Lance Triggs.  You are a living testimony to and for all the good that your amazing parents poured into you, in those critical early developmental years living in Carson, Calfornia. I am so proud to see you now as the man you are, president of the HOPE Financial Dignity Center division nationwide, and now bringing hope, silver rights empowerment and solutions back to the people of Carson.

Lance, you are indeed, I believe, what Dr. King had in mind my friend. Saluting Lance Triggs, and all that he has done to advance our communities and silver rights over more than 18 years with Operation HOPE!

 

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Onward and with HOPE.

 

John Hope Bryant is a thought leader, founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE and Bryant Group Companies, Inc. Magazine/CEO READ bestselling business author of LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass), the only African-American bestselling business author in America, and is chairman of the Subcommittee for the Under-Served and Community Empowerment for the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability, for President Barack Obama.  Mr. Bryant is the co-founder of the Gallup-HOPE Index, the only national research poll on youth financial dignity and youth economic energy in the U.S. He is also a co-founder of Global Dignity with HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Professor Pekka Himanen of Finland. Global Dignity is affiliated with the Forum of Young Global Leaders and the World Economic Forum.  Mr. Bryant is a thought leader represented by the Bright Sight Group for public speaking. Mr. Bryant serves on the board of directors of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (NYSE: ACRE), a specialty finance company that is managed by an affiliate of Ares Management LLC, a global alternative asset manager with approximately $59 billion in committed capital under management as of December 31, 2012. 

 

 

Volunteering Works for HOPE

 

POSTED BY DAVID BELL ON MAR 6TH, 2013

There are many different reasons why people volunteer. First and foremost, volunteering provides the satisfaction of offering a helping hand, but there are many other benefits of volunteering.

Volunteering can help build a person’s skill set, build a network of likeminded individuals and, for companies, can increase the financial impact they provide to their community.

In 2012 alone, Operation HOPE helped thousands of volunteers serve 12,717 hours in their community through HOPE Corps. The National Value of Volunteer Time is currently estimated at $21.79 per hour. That means that, in addition to the much-needed funding HOPE’s partners provide for our programs, they also committed $277,103.43 of in-kind support.

This equates to an additional contribution of over $30,000 for an organization like Bank of America that provided 1,383 volunteer hours to HOPE in 2012. This is a real contribution and real added impact to the community.

Read the complete article on the HOPE Blog here.