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…

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…

Lena Jones, Minneapolis and Mississippi Co-Coordinator.  Lena is a political science faculty member at Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC), where she has been teaching since 2002.  In addition to teaching, she coordinates the Community Development A.S. Degree Program and…

Cynthia Kaufman, Cupertino-San Jose Coordinator.  Cynthia, director of the Institute of Community and Civic Engagement at De Anza College, is the program coordinator for the Community Learning Partnership’s work at De Anza. She teaches in the program, recruits students for…