Dwelling Place of Grand Rapids
Vince Lambert has extensive work experience in finance and management roles. Vince currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Dwelling Place of Grand Rapids since 2023. Prior to that, they held the same position at the Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan from 2022 to 2023. Vince also has experience as the Co-founder and CFO of Creston Brewery, where they raised $2 million in capital and managed a team of 50 employees from 2015 to 2020. Vince previously worked as a Finance Manager at Kent County Land Bank Authority from 2013 to 2016 and as a Staff Accountant at McGregor & Company from 2006 to 2009. Additionally, Vince served as a Community Development Advisor in the Peace Corps from 2009 to 2011, where they completed various community development projects in a rural village in Moldova.
Vince Lambert received their B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from the University of South Carolina, where they attended from 2002 to 2006. Following that, in March 2012, they obtained their Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification from the State of Michigan. Vince went on to pursue a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at Grand Valley State University, attending from 2012 to 2020. No specific field of study was provided for their MBA.
Dwelling Place of Grand Rapids
Dwelling Place improves the lives of people by creating quality affordable housing, providing essential support services and serving as a catalyst for neighborhood revitalization. Since 1980, we have worked diligently to improve the quality of housing and to prevent the displacement of downtown Grand Rapids' low-income residents. At first, we worked building by building, turning vacant or dilapidated buildings into safe, quality apartments. We started block by block and then street by street, until now, we are tackling the revitalization of neighborhoods. Dwelling Place remains staunchly committed to providing support services to neighbors struggling with issues surrounding homelessness. Often, the underlying cause for homelessness is mental illness, physical and learning disabilities, poverty, domestic violence and substance abuse. The Dwelling Place Resident Support Services Program has a team of highly-qualified, well-trained staff who provide services, hand-in-hand with many community organizations, to more than 300 individuals and families, at any given time. Over the past few years, Dwelling Place has developed the resources to undertake neighborhood revitalization on a much larger scale. Our neighborhood revitalization efforts infuse neglected neighborhoods with businesses, transform blighted areas through rehabilitation efforts, and create destinations by establishing interesting attractions and events.