Faculty

Mel King Institute instructors are academic, consultant, and practitioner experts who provide participants with unique trainings tailored to the learning needs of community organization professions facing local challenges. They range from professors at MIT, to senior staff at government agencies, to national professional trainers, to leading Executive Directors, to private sector specialists.  Faculty craft and deliver trainings outside of their full-time careers, enriching courses with their first hand experience and knowledge of current trends and innovations.

Instructors

Elana Brochin, MACDC

Health Equity and Community Development

 

Louise Elving, Viva Consulting

Introduction to Affordable Housing Development

 

Jack Geary, Jack Geary Consulting

Asset Management

Affordable Housing Real Estate Development Case Study
 

Laurie Gould, Viva Consulting

Introduction to Affordable Housing Finance

 

Ricky Guerra, JPNDC

Building Foundations Program: Affordable Housing Finance Series

 

Javier Gutierrez, MAPC

Community Engagement and Planning

 

Sarah Horsley, Rising Sun Consulting

Community Organizing 101, 103

 

Maria Latimore, Maria Latimore Group

Project and Program Management for Nonprofits


Jennifer Raitt, Metropolitan Area Planning Council

Be a Facilitation Pro! 

 

Ann Silverman, Ann Silverman Consulting

Careers in Community Development

Ann L. Silverman provides organizational development, nonprofit management, community development and affordable housing consulting services. Ann has worked with nonprofits, foundations, public agencies and residents of affordable housing for more than thirty years. Ann’s experiences as a founding Executive Director, project manager, and funder make her particularly well suited to address the challenges and opportunities that small to mid-sized organizations face.

 

Melinda Vega

Community Organizing 101

 

Laurie Jo Wallace, HRiA

Approaches to Supervision

 

Lashaunda Watson, Sis it’s Safe (SIS)

Resident Leadership Academy

 

Michelle Wiener, BAGLY

Health Equity and Community Development

 

Jen Wofford

Grounded Resilience Training