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Jamie Shanker-Passero

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Jamie Shanker-Passero

Program Manager, Small Business Anti-Displacement Network, NCSG

jamiesp@umd.edu

Anacostia Building

Jamie has a longstanding commitment to serving small businesses, previously serving as the Director of Programs for the Temple University Small Business Development Center, the Program Director for the Women's Business Center in New Jersey, the Development Director of the Philadelphia Mobile Food Association, and as the Commercial Corridor Revitalization and Business Association Manager for Mt. Airy USA Community Development Corporation. In these roles, she focused on partnership cultivation, grant writing, direct client work, event planning, entrepreneurship education, and developing programs to offer wrap-around services for entrepreneurs. Jamie also understands the challenges of small business ownership as the owner/operator of a local food tour company. She is a barred attorney, with a degree from Temple University Beasley School of Law where she focused on nonprofit law, and she received a B.A. in Social Justice from Franklin and Marshall College. Although originally from Queens, NY, she lives in Philadelphia with her tech-savvy husband, charming son, and nervous labradoodle. She loves riding her bike and exploring the diverse food of Philadelphia and any city she visits.

Education:
  • J.D., Temple University, Beasley School of Law

Department Information

  • National Center for Smart Growth and Research
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