SYRACUSE — The Near Westside Initiative (NWSI), housed in Syracuse University’s Office of Community Engagement and Economic Development, has announced five new members of its board of directors.
The new members are Sharon L. Contreras, superintendent of the Syracuse City School District; Robert Daino, president and CEO of WCNY; Judy Mower, owner of JC Mower Consultants, now retired and a civic volunteer; Margaret Martin, vice president of development for the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation; and Sheena E. Solomon, director of neighborhood initiatives at the Gifford Foundation.
The Near Westside Initiative says that its board is comprised of a diverse group of civic leaders, neighborhood residents, and academics. NWSI notes that the board members take active roles in building the partnerships and projects that enable this place-based initiative to advance and oversee the nonprofit’s finances and operations.
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