Stephen Wreh-Wilson

• Oversee both business and homeownership programs, ensuring that daily planning and implementation meet client and funder expectations.
• Manage outreach, registration, scheduling, and oversight of business and homeownership training classes, trainers, and post-training assessments for loan and mortgage readiness.
• Provide technical assistance to small businesses, aspiring entrepreneurs, and prospective homebuyers, improving operational success and housing accessibility.
• Ensure that curriculum and program content remain current and relevant to client needs, documenting all program policies and systems.
• Develop and execute department work plans in collaboration with the team, including creating workloads for staff, and monitoring performance.
• Establish infrastructure for financial capability services to support entrepreneurial growth and homeownership preparedness.
• Meet or exceed program goals, implementing effective marketing and outreach strategies to build a strong training and lending pipeline.
• Represent AEDS within the community to expand networks for entrepreneurial training, housing education, and loan referrals.
• Monitor program activities to ensure the quality and accuracy of work outcomes in alignment with grant commitments.

Key Achievements:

• Enhanced client outcomes by streamlining business plan development processes, and expanding homeownership preparedness services.
• Developed comprehensive reporting mechanisms that align with grantor expectations.

• Guided over 150 families each year toward successful homeownership through tailored financial counseling.
• Facilitated workshops attended by over 200 participants annually, enhancing financial capability and preparedness.
• Advocated for equitable housing policies, contributing to statewide reforms in housing accessibility.
• Designed and implemented customized plans addressing clients' unique financial barriers.
• Provided fair housing and consumer protection education.

Key Achievements:

• Increased program retention rates by 30%.
• Awarded Excellence in Service (2022) for outstanding community contributions.

• Designed youth programs based on the concept of 'Success Coaching,' resulting in a 40% increase in participant enrollment.
• Established partnerships with local schools, cities, and nonprofits, expanding service delivery by 50%.
• Launched mentorship initiatives that improved academic outcomes for participants.

Key Achievements:

• Secured over $50,000 in grant funding annually, boosting organizational resources.
• Recognized as a leading innovator in youth advocacy by the City of Brooklyn Park, MN.

• Developed comprehensive financial education programs, empowering underserved communities.
• Forged strategic alliances with banks and government agencies to support sustainable housing solutions.
• Spearheaded culturally tailored workshops on financial literacy, budgeting, and credit management.
• Led organizational expansion to seven Greater MN cities.
• Facilitated partnerships between housing developers, lenders, and grassroots service providers to increase homeownership.
• Trained local partners in instructional methods, enabling them to become lead agencies.
• Educated 2,400 households, with 42% purchasing homes, tripling the national average.
• Coordinated a college-bound entrepreneurship program at Rochester STEM Academy for junior high students.

Key Achievements:

• Trained 1,200 clients annually, with over 17% successfully purchasing homes, exceeding the national average of 14%.
• Increased program funding by 35% through strategic partnerships.

• Encouraged families to use the Greenway corridor for biking, walking, and transportation.
• Facilitated a roundtable of African immigrant leaders to address housing and employment issues.
• Collaborated with the American Heart Association to acquire pedometers for Greenway users.

• Led workers' rights education across Hennepin, Anoka, and Ramsey counties.
• Partnered with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (HDHR) to help redress African immigrant employee complaints.
• Produced workers' rights training tools in conjunction with the Human Rights Department and the EEOC.

• Instructed students in critical thinking skills to address business problems.
• Implemented role-play exercises to enhance public speaking and job preparedness.
• Guided students seeking internships to gain early exposure to the job market and practical work experience.

• Assisted with faculty research and mentored undergraduate students.
• Co-advised 'The Spectator,' the university’s weekly newspaper.
• Represented the MA program at consecutive "Honors Conferences" at Miami and Penn State universities in 2001.