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About nina liou, TLC Principal

Born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, Nina did a full tour of the southwest and south for college and graduate school before landing in Philadelphia - a city she never thought she would live in - 24 years ago. Now proud to call herself a Philadelphian, she has been providing housing, community, and economic development services for the last 25+ years to clients across the country at the neighborhood, city, county, regional, and state levels.

Nina has worked extensively with housing and financial programs, economic development policies and initiatives, and physical and human capital planning. Her diversity of experience provides her with an overarching perspective that grasps the linkages between residents’ interest, local community and economic initiatives, and larger governmental policies and programs. Through interactive community outreach designed to meaningfully engage residents and stakeholders, she has facilitated the development of community-driven plans that resonate with the local community. The foundation of Nina’s success is grounded in delivering high-quality, in-depth and specialized services to a select number of clients.
Since 2010, Nina has been steeped in the Choice Neighborhoods program and has an impressive record helping clients secure these highly competitive grants – 10 Planning and 5 Implementation to date - from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Nina works in close partnership with her clients to assess their readiness to compete for these grants and provide recommendations to strategically improve their competitiveness, write grant applications including securing the necessary partnerships and leverage, and deliver planning and implementation technical assistance designed to meet and exceed grant requirements while building local capacity.

Services

Strategic Planning

Community Assessments
Resident and Stakeholder Engagement
Vision and Goal Development
Consensus Building

Project management

Team Communication and Collaboration
Goal Setting and Schedule Development
Budget Monitoring
Risk Management
Data Collection Plans

Program evaluation

Qualitative and Quantitative Data Collection
Data Analysis and Synthesis
Survey Development and Deployment
Program Compliance and Monitoring

Choice Neighborhoods

Competitive and Readiness Assessments
Implementation Technical Assistance
Grant Writing
Planning Coordinator Services

TLC in Action

Barton Hill-Downtown Choice Neighborhoods, Los Angeles – Planning Workshop
Edison-Eastlake Community Choice Neighborhoods, Phoenix – Community Meeting
Marcos de Niza-Grant Park Choice Neighborhoods, Phoenix – Kick-off Event
Hope Corridor Choice Neighborhoods, Los Angeles – Open House
Hope Corridor Choice Neighborhoods, Los Angeles – Visioning Workshop
Summit Lake Choice Neighborhoods, Akron

Current and recent clients

Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Hope Corridor Choice Neighborhoods (William Mead Homes):
  • Competitive Assessment
  • Grant Writing
  • Planning Coordinator
  • Ongoing Technical Assistance
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Watts Rising Choice Neighborhoods (Jordan Downs):
  • Grant Writing
  • Implementation
  • Technical Assistance
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Barton Hill-Downtown San Pedro Choice Neighborhoods (Rancho San Pedro)*:
  • Grant Writing
  • Planning Coordinator
  • Ongoing Technical Assistance
*work completed as employee of another firm
City of Phoenix
Marcos de Niza-Grant Park Choice Neighborhoods (Marcos de Niza):
  • Competitive Assessment
  • Grant Writing
  • Planning Coordinator
City of Phoenix
Edison-Eastlake Community Choice Neighborhoods (Frank Luke, Sidney P. Osborn, A.L Krohn):
  • Grant Writing
  • Planning Coordinator
  • Implementation Technical Assistance
City of Tucson
Thrive in the 05 Choice Neighborhoods (Tucson House):
  • Planning Technical Assistance
  • Competitive Assessment
  • Grant Writing
City of Flint
South Flint Choice Neighborhoods (Atherton East):
  • Implementation Technical Assistance
Lucas Metropolitan Housing
Junction-McClinton Nunn Choice Neighborhoods (McClinton Nunn Homes):
  • Competitive Assessment
  • Technical Assistance
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority.
Summit Lake Choice Neighborhoods (Summit Lake Apartments)*:
  • Competitive Assessment
  • Grant Writing
  • Planning Coordinator
*work completed as a subcontractor

Contact me

If you have any questions or want to talk about how I can support you and your project, please contact me.

You can send an email, call, or fill out the form and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

215-370-6770
nina@theliouchoice.com
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