Purpose Built Communities
Alexandra Wiggins serves as Vice President of Network Member Success at Purpose Built Communities, a non-profit dedicated to revitalizing disinvested neighborhoods and tackling intergenerational poverty through consulting services focused on racial equity and economic mobility. Wiggins has also held various roles at Purpose Built Communities, including Senior Community Development Advisor and Graduate Internship Director. Previous experience includes serving as a Policy and Advocacy Summer Fellow at the Georgia Governor's Office of Student Achievement and working as a Legislative Aide for United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu. Wiggins initiated a career in education as a Corps Member and Elementary Teacher with Teach For America and has additional experience as a Bank Teller at Wachovia Corp. Educated at LSU Law with a Juris Doctor and a Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law, Wiggins also holds an International Law Certificate from UCL and a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from The University of Georgia.
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Purpose Built Communities
Purpose Built Communities is an organization that helps local leaders implement a comprehensive, long-term place-based redevelopment model with public and private partners in neighborhoods of concentrated urban poverty to create healthy, vibrant neighborhoods where all residents can thrive. It is a nonprofit consulting firm that offers its services free of charge. The Purpose Built Model includes mixed-income housing, a cradle-to-college education pipeline and community wellness programs and facilities in a defined neighborhood, coordinated by a dedicated, nonprofit community quarterback organization. There are now 16 Purpose Built Communities Network Members across the United States.