Historical November–December 2015 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The SDCC began the process of saying goodbye to Liz Pund. Liz’s last day as a full-time employee was on Monday, October 12, the day of the last board meeting.
We thanked Liz for her service and hard work in the time she was on staff at SDCC, particularly as executive director the past two years. Andy Cross presented Liz with an original drawing to honor the good work she did on behalf of the neighborhood.
It was only a partial goodbye however, as Liz will still work on a part-time basis through the transition and until the new executive director is in place. Even after her time is done, Liz won’t be far in her new position as manager of the Community Arts Training program at RAC.
A search committee was created, the job description is being circulated and we are working to have a new director in place before the end of the year.
Also at the October 12 meeting, the board approved the creation of a new Diversity and Inclusion Committee, which will be co-chaired by neighborhood residents Robert (Bobby) Stewart and Justine Carter.
This committee grew out of the community conversations SDCC organized last December and February and we are very excited about the energy around this work and grateful to Bobby and Justine for their willingness to lead the effort.
If you would like more information or would like to serve on this committee, please contact Bobby at bobbystew05@ yahoo.com.
We are working hard on getting geographic representation on the new Neighborhood Funding Committee, which will solicit community feedback through open forums on ways to fund neighborhood improvement efforts in the future.
The committee is almost complete and will be announced soon.
The 2015 Aging in Place program wrapped with the last event on October 17. Over the last year we held 10 workshops and events with more than 40 neighborhood seniors participating! Thanks to the leadership of Alice Stanley and the Neighborhood Services Committee, we are hoping to expand next year and welcome input from neighbors. Next year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council.
We formed a committee to consider ways to commemorate and celebrate this milestone.
If you are interested in being part of that discussion, please contact Mary Pat O’Gorman at holtgreivemp@ hotmail.com.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, November–December 2015.
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