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About MLGW : COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL
The overall guiding principle of the Council is that it is an advisory body which is representative of the community. The ultimate responsibility for the administration and management, operation and the long-range planning of the Division rests with the executive staff of MLGW. The ultimate responsibility for establishing policy for MLGW rests with the MLGW Board. The Advisory Council is intended to provide additional community resource and perspective.
Membership:
Members of the Council should reflect the diversity of the community and will be recommended by the President and CEO of MLGW and approved by the Board of Commissioners.
Council Procedures:
The Council will meet four (4) times each year.
No reimbursement for any expenses associated with or resulting from service on the advisory council will be permitted.
Council Roles and Responsibilities:
To serve as a resource to top management;
To provide insight on a particular proposition, project or policy request (focus group or sounding board);
To review and advise on major objectives and policies;
To supplement management's perspective and information on major issues within community (may offer alternative approaches, concepts, viewpoints on assumptions, opportunities and threats); and
Members will not be asked to commit resources other than their own knowledge, perspective, contacts and time.
Members List:
George Barnes, Professional Engineer
Mauricio Calvo, Executive Director, Latino-Memphis
Margaret Craddock, Director, MIFA
Howard Eddings, President, Memphis Leadership Foundation
Bob Fockler, President, The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
Don Glays, Executive Director, Home Builders Association
Sharon Goldsworthy, Mayor, City of Germantown
Benjamin Hooks, Pastor, Greater Middle Baptist Church
Dr. Stan, Hyland, Professor, Anthropology Department
Dora Ivey, Executive Director, Aging Commission of the Mid-South
Dr. Abdul Alim Khandekar, Physician, Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, UT Mem
Sara Lewis, Special Assistant to the Mayor, City of Memphis Office of Youth Services & Community Affairs
Edmund Mackey, Cooper Young Community Association
James Maclin, VP - Director of Corporate Services, Mid America Apartment Communities
Donnie Mitchell, Executive Director, Douglass, Bungalow Crump CDC
John Moore, President & CEO, Memphis Regional Chamber
Pat Morgan, Executive Director, Partners for the Homeless
Larry Proctor, Safety Representative, Naval Support Activity Mid-South
Dr. Richard Ranta, Dean, College of Communication & Fine Arts - University of Memphis
Juan Romo, Executive Director, Hispanic Business Alliance
Harry Shaw, President, United Way of the Mid-South
Dr. Stacey Spencer, Pastor, New Directions Christian Church
Eddie Tigner, Mgr., Facility & Sort System Maintenance Engineering, FedEx Express
Jules Wade, Executive Vice-President, Memphis Area Association of Realtors
Lee Warren, Vice President, Marketing, Center City Commission
Luke Yancy, President and CEO, Mid-South Minority Business Council
Eva Mosby, Field Management Director, Shelby County Department of Human Services
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