Our team at the Community Development Institute (CDI) is pleased to announce the appointment of five new advisory board members, as well as two reappointments to the board.
The five new members include: Shaneil Ealy, associate vice president of BT天堂Outreach & Community Engagement; Stacey Neal, director of ; Shelley Mehl, executive director at the ; Patty Methvin, president of the ; and Matt Twyford, Professional Community and Economic Developer (PCED), senior manager of community development at the . The two reappointed board members are Sasha Grist, PCED, executive director of the and Samantha Evans, PCED, community development advisor, Workforce Development at the .
Our full 2019 CDI Advisory Board can be found at www.uca.edu/cdi/advisory-board/
Individuals are invited to join the CDI Advisory Board based on their experience and knowledge and desire to work with the board for the purpose of advancing community and economic development practices in Arkansas and surrounding states. Advisory Board members work in conjunction with the staff at the BT天堂Center for Community and Economic Development to provide marketing assistance, coordinate activities and identify speakers for CDI.
Amy Whitehead, assistant vice president of community and workforce development at BT天堂Outreach, said, 鈥淪ince the institute鈥檚 inception, the CDI Advisory Board has played a critical role in the program鈥檚 success. The knowledge and expertise of our board members are of the highest caliber. We are excited to work with all of our new and existing board members over the coming year.鈥�
We look forward to working with all of our CDI Advisory Board members to develop a fantastic program for CDI 2019!
