Friendship Development Associates, Inc., (FDA), is looking for community-minded individuals to serve on its Board.  FDA’s mission is to revitalize the Friendship area, a socially and economically diverse community, through strategic and responsible real estate development.  Additionally FDA is developing and facilitating community improvement programs as a recipient of both the Elm Street and Main Street programs.  Candidates must have a passion for Pittsburgh’s East End as FDA serves the communities of Friendship, Bloomfield, and Garfield, as well as, partnering with other neighboring communities of East Liberty, Shadyside, and Lawrenceville.   

Looking for experience or knowledge in the following areas: 
-Real Estate Marketing
-Real Estate Development
-Finance
-Human Resources
-Architecture

For more information about our organization, please visit our website at www.friendship-pgh.org. If you feel you can contribute, submit your qualifications and a brief statement expressing why you are interested in serving on the FDA Board to fda@friendship-pgh.org or via mail to Friendship Development Associates, Inc., 5530 Penn Avenue, Attention: FDA Board Member Search Committee, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. Submissions must be received by October 24, 2008.

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Sarah Collins
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Friendship Development Associates, Inc.
5530 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pa 15206
p: 412-441-6147 x 7
f: 412-441-6149

Friendship Development Associates, Inc.’s, (FDA) mission is to revitalize the Friendship area – a socially and economically diverse community – through strategic and responsible real estate development.

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