CRCOG FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2018
10:30 A.M.
CRCOG OFFICES, 241 MAIN STREET, HARTFORD, CT
NEW BOARD ROOM, 3rd FLOOR
1. Call to Order
2. Action Item: Approval of Minutes (June 25, 2018)
3. Foundation Board Membership Diversification: Potential Candidate Invitations
4. Video Testimonial Project
5. Grant and Program Updates
a. Anchor Institutions
b. Metro Hartford Future (CEDS)
c. Next Generation Economic Development
- East Coast Industry Forum (October 12 at UPWARD Hartford)
- Future Workshops
d. Long Range Transportation Plan
e. UCONN
6. Other Business
7. Adjournment
8. Next Meeting: At the Call of the Chair
CRCOG Foundation Bylaws
Certificate of Incorporation
About
Established in 2005, the Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) Foundation, Inc. was created to support the broad range of planning and direct service activities carried out locally by Capitol Region municipalities and regionally by CRCOG. The Foundation is dedicated to advancing policies and programs in four strategic areas—Transportation, Community Development, Public Safety and Municipal Services—and serves three key roles: as an educator, a convener and a funder.
Current Work
In the fall of 2015, the CRCOG Foundation launched a workshop series on Next Generation Economic Development. Designed to convene a diverse audience of key regional stakeholders, the programs feature national best practices and local success stories, work to identify existing barriers/challenges to growth and begin to prescribe some actionable next steps for the region and beyond. To date, three sessions have been held, one covering Talent Development and Advanced Manufacturing, a second one on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and a third workshop addressing Anchor Institutions, Neighborhood Involvement and the Innovation Economy.
CRCOG Foundation Workshop: Anchor Institutions, Neighborhood Involvement and the Innovation Economy (June 17, 2016)
CT-N COVERAGE:
The accompanying link is http://ct-n.com/ctnplayer.asp?odID=13004.
HANDOUTS:
The Baltimore Integration Partnership: Key Messages
Yale University and the New Haven Renaissance
PRESENTATIONS:
Eugenie Birch, Co-Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research
Michael Kelly, Executive Director, Baltimore Metropolitan Council
Jane Baird, Board Chairman, Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance
Michael Morand, Office of Public Affairs and Communications, Yale University
CRCOG Foundation Board of Directors
Stephen Cassano, President
State Senator, CT General Assembly
David Kilbon, Vice President
Town of East Granby, Board of Finance
Lee Erdmann, Secretary
Retired, Volunteer, Part-Time Consultant
Chip Beckett, Treasurer
Town Council Minority Leader, Town of Glastonbury
John Adams
Senior Vice President, Tetra Tech, Inc.
John Carson
Senior Advisor to the President, University of Hartford
Douglas Fisher
Principal, Advocacy and Development Solutions
Mary Glassman
Manager, Office for Regional Efficiencies, CREC
Matthew Hart
Town Manager, Town of West Hartford
Brian Heavren
Director of Campus Safety, Trinity College
Leslee Hill
First Selectman, Town of Canton
Marcia Leclerc
Mayor, Town of East Hartford
Robert E. Lee
Town Manager, Plainville
Richard Porth
President/CEO, United Way of Connecticut
Brandon Robertson
Town Manager, Avon
Paul Shapiro
Mayor, Town of Mansfield
Diane Smith
Director of Planning, Research & Evaluation, Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
Lori Spielman
First Selectman, Town of Ellington
Lyle Wray
Executive Director, CRCOG
Mohamad Alkadry
UCONN, Professor and Department Head, Department of Public Policy
Chris Duffy
Amplify Leadership Partners, Principal/Travelers, Senior Director
Dwayne Jackson
Leadership Greater Hartford, Consultant