Sheila Balque, Los Angeles Co-Coordinator.   Shelia is a native of South Los Angeles and 3rd generation Angelino. She is currently the Program Coordinator of Student Services for the Los Angeles Community Organizing Academy, a free college-course program hosted at the…

Hilary Binder-Aviles, Documentation and Evaluation Coordinator.  Hilary serves as a consultant to the network on documentation and evaluation. A long-time resident of the District of Columbia, Hilary brings close to 25 years of experience working in the nonprofit sector to…

Sean Crossland, Salt Lake City coordinator. Sean serves as the Director of Thayne Center for Service & Learning at Salt Lake Community College. He obtained his BA in Psychology from Iowa Wesleyan College, his MA in Community Leadership from Westminster…

David Dodge, Communications Coordinator. David is a communications and policy specialist whose work is driven by a desire to help organizations develop comprehensive communications strategies in order to expand reach and impact. He has over a decade’s worth of experience…

Denise Fairchild, Steering Committee Co-Chair.  President of Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC).  ECC is a national non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. with affiliates in major urban centers across the United States.  Denise was recruited in 2010 to launch ECC, a…