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Community Advisory Board
The Community Advisory Board was established to increase stakeholder input and guidance. The Board provides support to the Leduc Center for Civic Engagement by assisting in the development and sustainability of an effective network of realtionships critical to the Leduc Center's success-including planning, communication, and implementation; reviewing organizational goals and assessment results for consistency with UMass Dartmouth's mission and civic engagement's role in education; and recommending strategies for development and expansion of the Leduc Center's programs.
Community Representatives
Carl Alves, Executive Director, Positive Action Against Chemical Abuse
Lee Blake, Assistant Director, SouthCoast Education Compact
Jenny DiBlasi, Director, Family Advocacy and Community Education Division of People, Inc.
Craig Dutra, President, Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
Will Gardner, Founder and Executive Director, Alma del Mar Charter School
Michelle Hantman, President, United Way of Greater New Bedford
Linton Harrington, Bioreserve Outreach and Education Coordinator, Trustees of the Reservations
Lynne Laberge, Community and Schools for Success
Perry Long, Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator, City of Fall River
Beverly Pavao, 21st Century Program
Denise Porche, Executive Director, Island Foundation
Bernadette Souza, Assistant Executive Director/Programming, Boys and Girls Club of Greater New Bedford
David Weed, Coordinator, Healthy City Fall River Initiative
Corinn Williams, Executive Director, Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts
Mary Zahm, Director of Civic Engagement, Bristol Community College
UMass Dartmouth Representatives
Carlos Benavides, Associate Professor, Foreign Literature and Languages
David Borges, Assistant Director, Center for Policy Analysis
Michael Goodman, Associate Professor and Chair, Public Policy
Memory Holloway, Associate Professor, College of Visual and Performing Arts
Shannon Jenkins, Associate Professor, Political Science
Deb McLaughlin, Vice Chancellor, Administrative and Fiscal Services
Paul Vigeant, Assistant Chancellor for Economic Development
