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programs are designed and taught by professionals Stacey Flanagan, Deputy Director, Public Health Programs, Medical & Health Research Association of New York City, Inc., New York City: supports the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) Supplemental Food Program and Vendor Management initiatives. Stacey is a graduate of Leading from the Middle New York. At MHRA, she supports the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Supplemental Food Program and various vendor initiatives. In addition, Ms. Flanagan has served as a trainer, leader, and on the management teams for several nonprofit organizations including: Share Our Strength, PROCEED, The Leader to Leader Institute, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and the U.S. Peace Corps. Stacey received a Master of Science Degree from Milano, The New School for Management and Urban Policy, and is pursuing a doctorate there. Keith Getter, Neighborhood Reinvestment Management Consultant, Neighborworks America, New York City: Keith, a graduate of Leading from the Middle New York, offers a wealth of knowledge about community-based organizations. As a senior professional in one of the largest technical assistance organizations in the community development field, Keith has explored a wide variety of issues involving leadership and organizational development. Keith has been with Neighborworks America for more than 15 years and has been honored for his work by Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City. Keith is the lead instructor for the Leading from the Middle New York program. Anita Hairston, AICP, Chief of Staff, Office of Planning, Washington, D.C.; Director, Leading from the Middle Washington, D.C.: Anita Hairston, AICP, Chief of Staff at the Washington DC Office of Planning. Anita is a graduate of the Leading from the Middle program and is now the co-director of the program in Washington D.C. area. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). Anita has been at the Office of Planning since 2003, first as a Comprehensive Plan Coordinator and then as the Ward 4 Neighborhood Planning Coordinator. Prior to joining OP, she served as a planning consultant in California on general plan, community participation, and environmental review projects throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including a regional planning project for 9 counties in northern California, an effort recognized with an award in 2003 from the Congress for New Urbanism. Anita holds a Master's Degree in City and Regional Planning from the University of California at Berkeley. Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP, Instructor and Director, Professional Development Institute, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; Executive Director, The Leading Institute: Leo is a founder of The Leading Institute, and has been directing its growth since its creation. At the Bloustein School, he directs the Professional Development Institute -- the first university-based organization to focus on improving the quality of continuing education for planning, community and economic development, and public policy professionals. He also teaches graduate, undergraduate and continuing education courses in planning history and theory, leadership, effective client relations, cultural competency and economic development.
He is also a community planning and nonprofit management consultant who integrates planning, leadership, strategic communications and capacity building in his work. For nearly a decade, Leo has actively worked to increase ethnic diversity in the planning field. He is a co-founder of Planners for Ethnic and Cultural Diversity, the first professional group of planners focused on diversity. He is now the Chair of Latinos and Planning, the only national organization focused on planning challenges facing Latino communities and professional challenges facing Latino planners. He is the lead author of Lagging Behind: Ethnic Diversity of the Planning Profession in the APA Metro New York Chapter. He created and edited the Milano Nonprofit Management Knowledge Hub and the Milano MiX: Management Information Exchange, two knowledge sharing sites for nonprofit managers. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University, and Master of Planning and Master of Public Administration degrees from the University of Southern California. Robert Zdenek, Executive Director, Alliance for Healthy Homes, Washington, DC: Bob brings to The Leading Institute a wealth of experience in the nonprofit sector and the community development field. He has a rare combination of experience: He has been an top-level leader in various organizations and has studied and written about leadership for many years. Bob was President of the National Congress for Community Economic Development (NCCED), Vice President for Community Building at the United Way of America, and Director of Economic Development at New Community Corporation (the largest community development corporation in the United States). He is also Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Housing Institute. He has written extensively on organizational development and leadership issues. He is the co-author, with Carol Steinbach, of Managing Your CDC: Leadership Strategies for Changing Times. Bob has a Doctorate in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. (His dissertation analyzed the fall of a major community development corporation in Indianapolis). He also has Masters degrees in International Relations from George Washington University and in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. |
