D.C. Fair Housing and Predatory Lending

For Real Estate Professionals

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

11 Dupont Circle, N.W.
Suite 450
Washington, D.C. 20036

Course fee is $65 per person.

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Beatriz "B.B." Otero

Board Member

Beatriz “B.B.” Otero is the founder and Executive Director of CentroNía (formerly the Calvary Bilingual Multicultural Learning Center) in Washington, D.C. Ms. Otero founded CentroNía, a children, youth and family services organization in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington D.C., in 1986. As its Executive Director, Mr. Otero presently oversees a multi-million dollar budget and a staff of over 150 teachers, counselors, administrators and youth who serve some 600 families and their children each year. In 2004, CentroNía received a charter to operate the D.C. Bilingual Public Charter School. In the same year, CentroNía was also awarded the prestigious Families Count award from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and recognized as one of the top 21 child development centers in the country by the Doris Duke Charitable Trust.

A highly recognized community leader, Ms. Otero has received a number of awards including an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Southeastern University, the Betty Whaley Leadership Service Award from Leadership Washington, the Hispanic Community Leadership Award from the D.C. Hispanic Employees Association, and Washingtonian of the Year in 2000.

In 2003, Ms. Otero was appointed to serve on the Child Welfare Panel of the State of New Jersey, which is responsible for oversight of its Child Welfare Reform Plan. Additionally, Ms. Otero serves on numerous boards including those for AppleSeed, Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc., Columbia Heights / Shaw Family Support Collaborative, and the Mayor’s Committee on Early Childhood Development. She is also a past member of the DC Public Charter Board.

Beatriz Otero, a native of Bolivia, South America is a 40-year resident of the District of Columbia and the mother of three children. A graduate of the University of Maryland, Ms. Otero has over 25 years of experience in designing, implementing and directing community-based bilingual multicultural educational programs.