Low-income communities throughout the United States are employing innovative planning policies and programs to improve the health and economic stability of their residents. Hear about a grant-funded initiative that used planning to successfully address poor economic and health outcomes in three economically, racially, and politically diverse communities. Come away with specific strategies to encourage investment in—and development of—low-income neighborhoods.
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Karen P. Lehman
Director
Fresh Taste
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Bio: I direct Fresh Taste, a funder collaborative in Chicago dedicated to relocalizing the food system in the Chicago foodshed and improving equity of access to good food: food that is green, fair, affordable and healthy. I have over thirty years experience in food system work domestically and internationally, working in contexts that range from urban neighborhoods to global agriculture policy.
Education: BA, Macalester College MPA, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Key Publications: "Organic vs. Local," Utne Reader, November/December 2000. "This American Meal: A Tale of Two Dinners," Utne Reader, May/June 2002. "Organizing for Public Scholarship in Southeast Minnesota," in Engaging Campus and Community, Peters et al editors. "Farmer Organizations and Regional Integration in North America," in Cross-Border Dialogues: U.S.-Mexico Social Movement Networking, David Brooks and Jonathan Fox, editors
Past Assignments: "Farmers Markets ARE Food Hubs," Illinois Farmers Market Association, March 8, 2013
Susan Lloyd
Executive Director
Zilber Family Foundation
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Bio: Executive Director, Zilber Family Foundation President, Lloyd Consulting, Inc. advisory services to funders
Education: Masters and doctoral degrees in Human Development and Social Policy, Northwestern University BA, North Central College
Key Publications: "The effects of male violence on female employment" in Violence Against Women, Vol. 5, No.4, April 1999. "The effects of domestic violence on women's employment" in Law & Policy, Vol. 19. Oxford Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Fall 1997. Caught In the Act of Doing Something Worthwhile (with C. George), Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, June 1993.
Other Publications: On Work, Wages, and Wealth-Building, CEOs for Cities, 2008. Growing Up Without Gun Violence, The Joyce Foundation, 2009. Collaborating for Change in Chicago, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 1994.
Past Assignments: Instructor, Contemporary Community Development, Marquette University, October 2012. Speaker, On Stewardship, LISC Duluth Local Advisory Board, March 2008. Facilitator, Mertz Gilmore Convening on Human Rights Advocacy in Practice, February 2008. Panelist, Communities and Health, Grantmakers in Health, October 2007. Speaker, On Community Engagement and Evaluation, National LISC Learning Forum, July 2007. Speaker, Innovation in Action: How Nonprofits are Responding to Change, May 2006. Instructor, Performance Counts, Kellogg School of Management, April 2006. Panelist, Cycles of Neighborhood Change, Funders Network for Smart Growth, April 2006. Panelist, Public Housing Beyond the Walls, Chicago Humanities Festival, November 2005. Moderator, Transforming Housing, Transforming Lives, NAHRO Conference, October 2005. Speaker, Working Across Boundaries, Indianapolis Housing Partnership, June 2005. Instructor, Comprehensive Community Development, DePaul University, June 2005.
Shireen Malekafzali
Associate Director
PolicyLink
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Bio: Shireen Malekafzali, Associate Director at PolicyLink, works to advance land use, transportation, infrastructure and economic development policies that promote healthy, equitable communities. She works with community organizers, funders, advocates, public officials and institutional leaders, advocating for policies, providing technical assistance, conducting research, and managing grantmaking initiatives. She currently leads an approximately three million dollar national grantmaking and technical assistance initiative that supports innovative grantmaking in the arenas of built environment and food access policies that promote equity and health. Shireen has worked on equitable transit-oriented development, health impact assessments, federal transportation policy advocacy, rezoning policies, and other planning and policy efforts. Prior to joining PolicyLink, Shireen worked at the San Francisco Department of Public Health on the Health, Equity and Sustainability team conducting health impact assessments, and advancing healthy built environment policies. She teaches courses at San Francisco State University (SFSU) including health policy, environmental health and research methods
Education: Shireen holds an MPH from SFSU and a BS in environmental studies from University of California, Santa Barbara.
Key Publications: Shireen has authored a number of publications including, Healthy Corridor for All; Healthy, Equitable Transportation Policy: Recommendations and Research, and; Promoting Equity through the Practice of Health Impact Assessment.
Past Assignments: Convergence Innovation Fund: Impacts and Lessons Learned at Grantmakers in Health Conference, San Francisco, CA, March 2013 Development without Displacement at Sustainable Communities Initiative Grantee Event, Washington DC, December 2012 Equity in Health Impact Assessments at National Health Impact Assessment Conference, Washington DC, Sept 2012
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