Ms. Denese Meteye-James was honored last month in Kansas City, Missouri for her community involvement locally during the Community Leadership Institute Conference. Ms. Meteye-James was recommended to receive the Dorothy Richardson Resident Leadership Award from the Southern District of NeighborWork® America by Ernest Coney, Interim Executive Director, Corporation To Develop Communities of Tampa (CDC). Ms. Meteye was honored for her volunteer involvement in several areas. Joining her in Kansas City were supporters from Tampa, from left to right: Cynthia Few, Evangeline R. Best, Carla Jackson, Betty Bell, Dr. Richard Briscoe, Ms. Meteye-James, Tonya James (honoree’s daughter), Frankie Jones, Grace Jones, Dr. Maxine Woodside, Ernest Coney, and Hillary Rowe, Public Relations and Communications Advisor, NeighborWorks® America, Southern District.