NATIONAL COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION ALLIANCE (CRA)

A NATIONAL PUBLIC EDUCATION INITIATIVE ON

EQUITABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH

Community Revitalization Alliance members are community development corporations (CDCs), environmental justice groups,

civic associations, faith based organizations, developers and practitioners in these fields from around the nation.

This educational initiative provides insight and ideas to inform the public and public policy decision makers on priority issues in underserved rural, suburban and urban communities in the U.S. including redevelopment models for vacant properties, brownfields and other distressed areas.  Through a think-tank approach and public education, the Alliance is carrying forward successful community driven redevelopment strategies, sustainable land re-use and best practices developed in the field.

The Advisory Committee for this education initiative, which is expanding as the coalition grows, is drawn from groups around the nation in the community sector who work on growth and development, environment and health from the vantage point of sustainable communities and environmental justice.

Members of the advisory committee** include:

Steven McCullough, Executive Director

Bethel New Life

Chicago, Illinois

Mary Nelson, Senior Associate

Bethel New Life

Chicago, Illinois

Rosa Burenstein, Executive Director

Baltimore Environmental Justice Coalition

Baltimore, MD

Veronica Eady, Senior Attorney

New York Lawyers for the Public Interest

New York, New York

Robin German Curtis, Executive Director

Greater Houston Redevelopment Corporation

Houston, TX

Henry Clark, Executive Director

West County Toxics Coalition

Richmond, CA 

Vernice Miller-Travis, Executive Director

Environmental Support Center

Washington, DC

Tim Lopez (Gates Rubber redevelopment)

Voluntary Cleanup Advisory Board

Denver, CO

Valorie Caffee, Executive Director

New Jersey Work Environment Council/CBTU

Trenton, NJ

Ponsella Hardaway, Executive Director

MOSES

Detroit, MI

Shelia Webb

EXCELth/Healthy New Orleans Project

New Orleans, LA

Mike Wenger, Acting Vice President

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

Washington, DC

Michele Doran-McBean, President, CEO

Future City Inc

Elizabeth, NJ

Stockton Williams, Senior Vice President

Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.

Columbia, MD

**Organizations are listed for identification purposes only.

*Nominations to the advisory committee are underway and this list is updated on an ongoing basis.  Advisors will be representative of urban and rural community based organizations, health and environmental leaders and other key redevelopment stakeholders including CDCs, faith based organizations, environmental justice groups, civic associations and change agents in the public and private sectors.  SCDG2/19/07

If you are interested in joining the Community Revitalization Alliance or for more information email us at info@sustainablecommunitydevelopmentgroup.org

Download a recent position paper by clicking the following link:

SCDG PublicPolicyPaper.D.Ferris.doc