New Orleans stands in need of a future because the past as we knew it is gone. Many of its citizens have become "displaced persons," scattered throughout our country. In this candid interview Bliss Browne discusses what would be necessary to create a vision and an action plan to build a new, New Orleans; a vision that would include the needs and the wishes of the former residents of this city. Without their voices, how can we construct a new set of social capital and connections to make for a new, more vibrant community?
Bliss W. Browne is the creator and President of IMAGINE CHICAGO. She is an ordained Episcopalian priest and was formerly a corporate banker and Division Head at the First National Bank of Chicago. She serves as a director of nine non-profit boards. A graduate of Yale, Harvard Divinity School and Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern, she is the proud mother of three teenagers. The mission of Imagine Chicago is to cultivate hope and civic investment in Chicago by building the capacity of individuals and organizations to work together to envision a positive future for their communities and for the city.