Chasidy Miles, a former dual degree Master of Regional Planning and Master of Professional Studies in Real Estate student, credits her summer internship experience at Ivory Innovations for providing with her with valuable work experience and academic training to excel at opportunities in community development finance.
She was first introduced to Ivory Innovations, a nonprofit that promotes innovation in housing affordability, through their Hack-a-House competition where she won first place. Her victory opened the door for her to several companies and allowed her to apply her academic knowledge to real-world problems.
After interviewing with Ivory Innovations’ affiliate companies, Miles decided to work for Builders Patch who specializes in affordable multi-family housing deals from acquisition to asset management. Through this experience, she gained a strong understanding of the deal lifecycle and deep contextual knowledge of the daily pain points developers and lenders experience.
“Without Builders Patch, I would not have had the confidence, knowledge, and ability to stand out in interviews for community development finance.”
She credits the insight, friendships, and mentorship gained from her experience as a launch point for her career and hopes to continue this partnership with current Cornell M.R.P and M.P.S. RE students.
“I know there were several students from Baker and AAP that struggled to find paid internships this summer, so I’m hoping this will help bridge the gap for interested parties.”
For more information about Ivory Innovations please contact Jenna Louie at jenna@ivoryinnovations.org. To get in touch with Chasidy, please contact her at csm268@cornell.edu.