Faculty
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.
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
Grounded Resilience Training