Executive Vice President
Urban League of Broward County/Central County, CDC
HFA Board Member
Housing Finance Authority of Broward County
110 NE 3rd Street, Suite 300
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
HFA@broward.org
https://www.Broward.org/HFA
954-357-4900
Term: August 22, 2023 to August 22, 2027
Nominated By: Tim Ryan, District 7, Board of County Commissioners
Mrs. Courtnee M. Biscardi serves as Executive Vice President for the Urban League of Broward County. As Executive Vice President, Mrs. Biscardi oversees the Urban League’s Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), the Central County Community Development Corporation (CCCDC). Ms. Biscardi’s team ensures access to training, technical assistance and capital for qualified minority and women owned small businesses through the Small Business Loan Fund and affordable housing opportunities through its housing development efforts. Ms. Biscardi is responsible for Human Capital Management of the organization’s 80 employees. Ms. Biscardi also supports the governance functions of the Urban League and its subsidiary the CCCDC.
Mrs. Biscardi, holding a Master of Public Administration, has dedicated her entire 25 year professional career to the non-profit human service field. For most of her career, she focused on community and economic development including fair housing, housing affordability and asset building strategies that move low income families out of poverty to prosperity. As a 17-year employee of the Urban League, she has served in various leadership positions and has been a significant part of growing the Urban League’s programmatic profile in the area Community and Economic Development. Mrs. Biscardi has also served in other community leadership roles in her tenure including technical assistance consultant for the National Urban League’s Financial Empowerment Center pilot project, Chair of the Children’s Services Council Strategic Plan Prosperity Committee, and Board President of Broward Alliance for Neighborhood Development (BAND). Presently, she serves as a HFA Board Member, Board Vice-Chair of Community Reinvestment Alliance of Florida, TD Bank’s Community Development Corporation Advisory Board Member, and Co-Chair of the South Florida Anchor Alliance’s Small Business Technical Assistance Working Group.
Mrs. Biscardi’s passion for people and dedication to community and economic development is in direct alignment with the Urban League‘s mission to assist community members secure economic self-reliance, parity, power, and civil rights.
