In keeping with the principles of collaborative leadership, members
of the TLI Board of Directors, advisors, staff and instructors
work together to enhance the work of The Leading Institute.
..Board
..Title ..Name ..Affiliation
Chair James Rausse, AICP Housing and Environmental
Planner,
Office of the Bronx
Borough President,
Bronx, NY
Vice Chair and Smart Growth Officer L. Nicolas Ronderos Associate Planner,
Regional Plan Association,
New York, NY
Community Building Officer Joseph Jenkins Foster Care Coordinator,
High Bridge Community Center, Bridge Builders Initiative,
Bronx, NY
TLI Director Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP Director, The Leading Institute
Instructor, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey,
New Brunswick, NJ
..Advisors
..Name ..Affiliation
Rikki Abzug Associate Professor and Chair, Nonprofit Management program, Milano, the New School for Management and Urban Policy, The New School
Rex Curry Principal, Reid Curry Consulting; 2005 Leading from the Middle coach
Stephen Finn Associate Research Professor and Director, Community Development Institute, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University
Stacey Flanagan Independent consultant and doctoral candidate, Milano, the New School for Management and Urban Policy, The New School; 2004 Leading from the Middle Fellow
Norman Glickman University Professor, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Martin Greller Professor and Chair, Human Resources Management program, Milano, the New School for Management and Urban Policy, The New School
Julie Lawrence Director, Bronx Land Trust;
2004 Leading from the Middle Fellow
Samelys Lopez Graduate student, Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, New York University; 2005 Leading from the Middle Fellow
Karen Pinzolo Arts Plan Implementation Coordinator, New Jersey State Council for the Arts; 2005 Leading from the Middle Fellow
Karen Phillips New York City Planning Commissioner and independent consultant; Leading from the Middle coach 2004 and 2005
John Phillips Independent consultant and former Director, Bronx Office of New York City Department of City Planning; Leading from the Middle coach 2004 and 2005
Nancy Wolff Associate Professor, Chair, Public Policy program, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Robert Zdenek Executive Director, Alliance for Healthy Homes
..Staff and Instructors
Leonardo Vazquez AICP/PP, Director, The Leading Institute. Lead instructor for Leading from the Middle and TLI workshops; co-instructor, Executive Class (see profile under Instructors in Leading from the Middle)
Enrique Garcia-Bejar Principal, Garcia-Bejar Consulting. Lead instructor for Executive Class