Racial Equity Grant Advisory Committee

The Racial Equity & Community Partnership Grant advisory committee’s charge was to:

Develop the application guidelines and criteria for selection
Determine funding priorities
Develop mechanisms to facilitate NU and community connections
Review and score grant applications
Determine which proposals should be recommended to the Community Relations Executive Working Group for funding
Prepare a report on the use of grant monies and progress in meeting program objectives

Advisory Committee

Jen Brown

Director & Co-Founder of the Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities (ARCC), Northwestern University

Val Buchanan

Assistant Director, Leadership Development and Community Engagement, Northwestern University

Rebecca Cacayuran

Principal, NorthStar Bound

Carol Chen

Director of Business and Finance in the Office of the Senior Vice President, Northwestern University

Dave Davis

Senior Executive Director of Neighborhood and Community Relations, Northwestern University

Jennifer Kunde

Executive Director of Government Relations, Northwestern University

Rebeca Mendoza

Regional Grants Officer, The Rotary Foundation

Nathan Norman

Reentry Director of Illinois Department of Human Services

Nichole Pinkard

Associate Professor in the School of Education and Social Policy and Faculty Director of the Office Community Education Partnerships, Northwestern University

Michele Rogers

Director of Chicago Partnerships and Clinical Assistant Professor, Northwestern University

Melvin Thompson

Executive Director, Endeleo Institute

Al Tillery

Director, Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy and Associate Professor of Political Science and African American Studies, Northwestern University