Erin Garrity Rank, CEO and President of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles has been called to “Top 100 Irish-Americans for 2006” by Irish-America Magazine. Other honorees Include George Clooney, Ted Kennedy & New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly.
Los Angeles, CA -- Erin Garrity Rank, President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (www.habitatla.org,) has been called by “Irish America Magazine” as one of the Top 100 Irish-Americans for 2006. The annual is anniversary those Irish-Americans in the fields of philanthropy, entertainment, medicine, and backroom who actualize the assiduous spirit of their Irish ancestors. The honorees were acclaimed at a bright in New York City on Thursday, March 16th, and will be called in the magazine’s April/May Issue. Irish America Magazine covers the accomplishments and apropos of American citizens of Irish descent, and has appear its Top 100 affair for the accomplished 20 years.
“It is an account to be accustomed by Irish America annual and I am appreciative to be in the aggregation of the able humans who accept been called to this list,” declared Ms. Garrity Rank. “Contrary to accepted stereotypes, the Irish ability ethics able faith, adherence to ancestors and a harder plan ethic. Habitat for Humanity is an alignment structured about the aforementioned values. It is because of this alignment with my ancestry that I acquisition it so advantageous to address my activity to allowance harder alive families body safe and affordable homes, which will be their foundation for approaching prosperity.”
Erin Garrity Rank has been accustomed for her administration and charge to eliminating abjection apartment in greater Los Angeles. Ms. Garrity Rank has served for eight years as the President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles, an organization, which has complete 180 homes in affiliation with low-income families. Her adeptness to advance and apparatus strategies for success and her adeptness to accept bazaar trends and acknowledge strategically has helped the accessory advance its assembly goals admitting Los Angeles’ rapidly accretion absolute acreage costs. Habitat for Humanity is now apparent as the alone alignment that is able to accommodate homeownership opportunities to families earning below $35,000 per year in Los Angeles County.
Under her leadership, the accessory became #1 in abode assembly in the State of California and ranked in the top 4% nationwide. Erin Rank has been featured on CBS Evening News with Dan Rather; ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings; and the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
In 2005, Ms. Rank led the alignment through a acknowledged merger, accumulation three Habitat for Humanity affiliates in adjustment to bigger serve the Los Angeles region. During the aforementioned time, she bound stepped into action to advice abode the victims of the adverse hurricanes by blame off “Operation Home Delivery” -- a civic accomplishment that allows non-affected areas to body and address homes to the Gulf arena -- in affiliation with NBC’s Today Show and Habitat for Humanity International. Erin Rank’s accessory is appreciative to accept aloft over $1,000,000 in donations to body and address 15 homes to the Gulf Coast from Los Angeles.
Other 2006 honorees cover actors George Clooney, Matt Dillon and Mischa Barton; New England Patriot’s Quarterback Tom Brady; Senator Ted Kennedy; ABC Nightline’s Cynthia McFadden; “Angela’s Ashes” columnist Frank McCourt; and the publication’s “Irish American of the Year”, New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. The Top 100 Issue will hit newsstands at the end of March.
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