Dionna Sargent earned a B.B.A with a concentration in Real Estate and Finance from Temple University and holds a M.P.A. from the University of Delaware. She has over twenty years of educational and professional experience in business and public administration within the real estate and finance industry. She has focused her career development goals and objectives on issues surrounding affordable housing, community development, and homelessness.
Dionna currently serves as the Vice President of Community Connection for the Tri-State Area at Cinnaire Corporation, a non-profit organization in Wilmington, Delaware, where she helps advance comprehensive community development objectives in Wilmington and Philadelphia neighborhoods. In her role she works with local organizations to help implement revitalization objectives through technical assistance and obtaining access to capital in order to create healthy and sustainable communities.
Dionna is a lifelong community servant, always searching for opportunities to serve and expose herself to different cultures and experiences to understand diverse needs and perspectives. She is passionate about improving communities and currently serves on the board of Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County, REACH Riverside, Pearls of Hope Foundation, and as a Commissioner for the Wilmington Housing Authority. She is also a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporate®, Zeta Omega Chapter, serving the greater Wilmington community.
Dionna’s service work is driven by her “Why” – her belief that all communities should have access to the resources they need, and that people should live in an environment where there is hope, opportunities, and advantages.