Community Investment Corporation
Ryan Akridge, MSC, is a marketing and engagement professional with diverse experience in various roles across several organizations. Currently serving as a Senior Associate in Marketing & Engagement at Community Investment Corporation since March 2022, Ryan previously held positions including Marketing & Engagement Specialist, Digital & Content Marketing Associate at FarmRaise, and Economic Workforce & Development Intern at ComEd. Ryan began a career in communications as an intern at Exelon and has also gained experience as a Content Marketing Intern at Verse Two Media. Academically, Ryan is pursuing a Certificate in Grant Writing from DePaul University, holds a Master's degree in Communication and Media Studies from Northwestern University, and earned a Bachelor's degree in Journalism with an emphasis in Strategic Communications from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Community Investment Corporation
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT CORPORATION, Chicago's Multifamily Rehab Lender, is a nonprofit providing mortgage financing to buy and rehab apartment buildings with five units or more in the 6-county metropolitan Chicago area. Since 1999 over 14,000 landlords and managers have completed CIC property management training to help them better market, manage and maintain affordable rental property. CIC also provides below-market financing for multifamily energy improvements in the Energy Savers program. Since 1984 CIC has loaned over $1.2 billion for acquisition and rehab of over 2,200 buildings with 58,000 units. In 2012 CIC received the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions.