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NNIP Executive Committee

The NNIP Executive Committee is the central mechanism for NNIP governance. It is composed of representatives of six local NNIP partner and two representatives from the Urban Institute. It meets regularly to prepare an Annual Plan for partnership activities, monitor performance under the plan, and consider ongoing activities and policies of the partnership. To the extent possible, it makes decisions on a consensus basis. Local partner representatives on the Executive Committee serve three-year terms on a rotating basis. Each year, two of the positions come open. All partners are asked if they want to volunteer to be candidates for those positions. The candidates are announced to the full partnership and each partner city has one vote. The candidates with the largest number of votes are selected to serve on the committee for the next two years.

  • 2009 NNIP Executive Committee Members:

    Michael Barndt, Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee, Milwaukee

    Matthew Barry, The Piton Foundation, Denver

    Tim Bray, Institute for Urban Policy Research, University of Texas at Dallas

    Claudia Coulton, Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, Case Western University, Cleveland

    John Stern, Neighborhoods Resource Center, Nashville

    Garth Taylor, Metropolitan Chicago Information Center, Chicago

    Tom Kingsley, Urban Institute

    Kathy Pettit, Urban Institute

  • The Urban Institute. The Urban Institute serves as the secretariat and fiscal agent for NNIP. It takes the lead in preparing proposals for funding consistent with the Annual Plan and other guidance provided by the Executive Committee. It then receives grants to support NNIP activities and is accountable to the funders for performance under those grants.

  • Former Executive Committee Members

    2005-2008

    Charlie Bruner, Child and Family Policy Center, Des Moines

    Sandy Ciske, Public Health-Seattle and King County, Seattle

    2005-2007

    Pat McGuigan, The Providence Plan

    Junious Williams, Urban Strategies Council, Oakland

    2004-2006

    Sharon Kandris, The Polis Center, Indianapolis

    2003-2005

    Charlotte Cunliffe, Greater New Orleans Community Data Center

    Terri Bailey, The Piton Foundation, Denver

    2002-2003

    Cynthia Cunningham, The Polis Center, Indianapolis

    Odette Ramos, Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance

    Craig Totaro, The Reinvestment Fund, Philadelphia

    • The Urban Institute

    For additional information, e-mail NNIP at nnip@ui.urban.org.