2021 cOMMUNITY HERO
Angeanette “Angie” Thibodeaux, is a native of Louisiana and considers it a distinct honor to be a product of a hard-working blue-collar family. Growing up in the rural south of Mer Rouge, Angeanette knows and understands the meaning of “It takes a village”. She learned at a very early age that having a sense of pride, understanding your community, and reaching out to help your fellow neighbor was more than just the right thing to do, but also the only way the community survives.
She attended both Grambling State University and Louisiana Tech University, departing with the accomplished goal of obtaining a bachelor of science degree in business and a master’s degree in public administration with a double concentration on state and local government and human resource management. Angeanette later acquired a position within the Ouachita Parish Government Center through a grant under the Department of Labor, where the Workforce Investment Act was executed.
It would be years later that her next career path was the breaking point that defined her true passion. Compelled by the foreclosure epidemic, Angeanette relocated to Minneapolis gaining the attention of Sharon Sayles Belton, the former mayor of Minneapolis, who was the first African American and the first woman to hold this position. Supporting the mayor’s goals in foreclosure relief, Angeanette began to work with the Home Ownership Preservation Enterprise (HOPE) where a team of GMAC-RFC professionals worked diligently to reduce the risk of foreclosure and provide thousands of homeowners with foreclosure assistance. With this taste of passion to impact the lives of others and keep families in their homes, Angeanette moved to an even larger channel at Bank of America followed by Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA).
From 2011 to the present, Angeanette has served a vital role in neighborhood revitalization and community development. She has championed the attack on foreclosure in over 40 metropolitan areas while at the same time bringing forth awareness and change in how our local government officials and community leaders guide their respective constituents. Angeanette played a key role in bringing access to the local communities for mortgage assistance, thereby resulting in foreclosure prevention. She worked with NACA and its operations to manage and reduce foreclosures in nearly 50 major cities across the country. But it doesn’t stop with housing. Angeanette also worked on several committees to reduce the auto loan debt, served on panel discussions to execute Student Loan Forgiveness programs, is a national champion of the GOTV initiative, and is currently working on senior housing assistance to prevent the loss of homes through tax sales. Her most recent and proud venture is working on the launch of an organization called the D.E.C. of Women, with not only a domestic reach but also an international reach ranging as far as Dubai and Nigeria.
Angeanette currently serves as president of the Acres Homes Super Neighborhood Council, a residence of over 20,000 constituents, 100 churches, and 2 school districts. She was elected as AHSN Council president in 2018. In 2020, Angeanette was called to lead field operations of nearly 1,000 canvassers, poll workers, phone bankers, and volunteers in the largest and most nationally recognized Georgia Senate race in history. Her work with NACA, Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight Organization, and UNITE HERE labor union placed a spotlight on her community advocacy efforts that have now led to various offers and proposals on community redevelopment and neighborhood revitalization efforts in Georgia, Texas, and Louisiana to name a few. Angeanette looks forward to utilizing her Champion School of Real Estate education on structuring a contract to develop over 200 acres of land, not to sell homes but to redefine our communities.
Angeanette is the proud mother of 2 sons, 8-year-old Major and Malcom, who is resting in Heaven. She is a member of Green House International Church and several organizations, committees, and task-forces ranging from the NAACP, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., the NC Women’s Council, and the NRA to name a few. A proud Houstonian with an array of accolades, her most rewarding accomplishment comes through empowering and elevating others for growth and advancement.
Angeanette Dowles Thibodeaux
Council President of Acres Homes Super Neighborhood
Community Leader and Activist
