Bay Area SEC

Jeanette Dinwiddie-Moore, Dinwiddie and Associates, OwnerThroughout her 30 years in the planning profession, Jeanette Dinwiddie-Moore has been a tireless, committed, and passionate advocate for good community planning, particularly for the disenfranchised and communities of color whose needs are too often neither heard nor considered. She has effectively advocated for improvements within the profession to ensure that the planning decision making process is inclusive of those individuals and their needs. The first seven years of Ms. Dinwiddie-Moore's professional career were spent working for non-profit corporations and the City of Berkeley on housing and community development programs. She has also served as a mentor and advisor to many planners of color, is the primary author of California’s Membership Inclusion Plan, has served on the APACA Board for over six years (including the position of Vice President of Administration), and is well known in California and nationally for her strong advocacy on diversity issues. She has been Principal and owner of Dinwiddie and Associates since 1981.

Please listen to her presentation at the BCLI 2010 Cohort Welcome and Reception.

Connie Galambos Malloy, Director of Programs, Urban Habitat Connie Galambos Malloy, Director of Programs, previously led Urban Habitat’s Bay Area Social Equity Caucus. As Director of Programs, Connie leads the organization's climate, transportation, land use and affordable housing work and advances UH's agenda on key partner coalitions. While a Program Coordinator, Connie led the Social Equity Caucus through a 10 year Evaluation and Strategic Plan, resulting in UH's launch of the State of the Region, Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute, and Speakers and Writers Bureau programs. On behalf of UH Connie has completed the Women's Foundation of California's Women's Policy Institute training, the University of Southern California's Ross Program in Real Estate, and the National Development Council's Real Estate Finance Certification. Prior to her years at Urban Habitat, Connie coordinated the Regional Sustainability Initiative at Redefining Progress. Through a fellowship from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Connie has worked with a variety of California organizations on urban planning issues, including the Earned Asset Resource Network (EARN), Unity Council, and Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE). She has also worked as a planner and funding liaison for United Way of the Inland Valleys in Riverside, CA and as a Peace Corps volunteer leading sustainable tourism development projects in Bolivia’s Amazon Basin.

Please listen to her presentation at the USSF BCLI workshop.

Bob Allen, Director of Transportation and Housing Programs, Urban HabitatHis background and experience include community planning and policy work both in the United States and overseas with international Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). While at UH, Bob led the successful 2008 Campaign to help pass a regional measure, Measure VV, which raised funds to keep bus passes affordable for seniors, youth, and disabled riders. Currently, Bob is leading UH’s efforts on federal and state transportation advocacy. Bob received both his Bachelors Degree in Political Science and History and his Masters in Public Administration from Rutgers University.

Listen to his presentation to the Bay Area Social Equity Caucus about the Oakland Airport Connector

SEC Summer Quarterly Meeting - June 11th
According to the latest figures, the Obama administration has paid out only about $378 billion of the $792 billion stimulus. Given the administration's interest in advancing civil rights during its tenure, an opportunity presents itself. For our next Social Equity Caucus quarterly meeting, we will consider the use of civil rights framing in shaping federal funding investments in low-income communities and communities of color. We will highlight recent examples of how civil rights framing has influenced federal investments, including Urban Habitat's successful blocking of stimulus funds for the Oakland Airport Connector project and PolicyLink's equitable economic recovery engagement in Minnesota.

Our emphasis is on the ways that advancing civil rights claims can result in stronger federal investments in our most burdened communities; therefore, this meeting will be useful for advocates from all sectors, including community groups, labor groups, and city and local electeds, staff, and commissioners from around the Bay. Stakeholders and decision makers with an interest in transit justice are particularly encouraged to attend, but community advocates from across all issues areas impacted by federal investment will find the information shared in this meeting relevant to their campaigns.

Speakers Include:

    *   Bob Allen, Director of Transportation and Housing, Urban Habitat
    *   Shireen Malekafzali, Senior Associate, PolicyLink
    *   Guillermo Mayer, Senior Staff Attorney, Public Advocates