December 18th
10:00 AM
Welcoming Rising Entrepreneurs! #CBAGrad2021
OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Joel Hamernick
Executive Director, Sunshine Enterprises
Celebrating Last Keynote as Executive Director!
Joel serves as the Executive Director of Sunshine Gospel Ministries, a 116 year old urban ministry in Chicago, where he has been on staff since 1999. His undergraduate studies were in Bible and Theology at Moody Bible Institute and graduate work was in Organizational Leadership at Cairn University.
Joel’s tenure at Sunshine has included the rebuilding of the organization from the ground up focusing on youth outreach and enrichment, service learning, business incubation, violence reduction and facilities development.
Joel has led a process which included re-branding, mission and vision development, board governance and membership, donor strategy and implementation, program design and outcome assessments, staff recruitment and training, as well as capital project and building construction oversight – all leading to more than 1000 individuals served annually.
Joel’s recent work includes the development of a new non-profit, Sunshine Enterprises, to combat poverty through business growth in Chicago’s most disinvested neighborhoods.
Joel and his wife Paula also founded Greenline Coffee – a for-profit, PE, impact investor model of business and job creation that has since been transitioned to a local entrepreneur, Tiffany Williams, of Exquisite Catering.
Joel is a sought-after speaker, often appearing at Universities, conferences, and Churches around the country. His work is commonly on the topics of the gospel and justice; biblical perspectives on race, poverty and the city; as well as a wide range of other subjects of theological, sociological and organizational in nature.
Joel’s passions and interests include music, sports (watching only!), running, reading, and of course playing with his kids and granddaughters. His interests also include a wide range of economic, sociological, historical and urban issues as well as the study of cities in general. Joel and his wife Paula have seven children and four grandkids. They live in the Woodlawn community on the Southside of Chicago.
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