This episode continues our series focused on impacting community change through grassroots community leadership. In this episode, we go behind the scenes to talk with the team of coaches who are a vital part of the secret sauce of the Neighborhood Leadership Development Program here in Cleveland. Every NLDP participant is assigned a personal coach. Participants meet regularly with their coach for mentoring and self-reflection and are encouraged to keep up the coaching relationship after they graduate from the program.
The current lead coach is Pam Turos and her fellow coaches are Joe Black, Audra Jones and Ian Heisey.
Pam Turos oversees communications and marketing at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation. Before joining the Foundation, Pam was a communications consultant working with a variety of nonprofit clients. She has also held social service roles that include Director of Social Work, Bereavement Coordinator, and ICU/ER Case Manager.
Joseph Black is the Senior Program Officer for Place-Based Community and Economic Development at The Cleveland Foundation, overseeing neighborhood investments and Racial Equity and Racial Justice Initiatives. Joseph is also the driving force behind the "Reverse Ride Along," an innovative community engagement training program that has successfully empowered and educated over 500 law enforcement and medical professionals, aiming to redefine community/police relations and elevate public safety standards.
Audra Jones is the founder and CEO of Krystal Klear Communications, L.L.C., a full-service communications design firm. She is also the Co-Owner and COO of Pulmonary Apps, L.L.C. and has over 10 years serving in the healthcare industry.
Ian Heisey is an Audience Support Coordinator at Ideastream Public Media, the Cleveland affiliate of NPR and PBS. Ian spent the majority of his career at Jefferson-Puritas West Park CDC as Mediation Coordinator and later Director of Community Engagement. He worked for two years as Coordinator for Project Peacemakers, an ecumenical peace and justice non-profit in Winnipeg, Canada.
Neighborhood Leadership Development Program
The National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities
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