| Center for Integrative Leadership presents "Challenges of Interorganizational Integration for Poverty Alleviation" How can leaders work across organizational lines to reduce poverty and foster
community development? “Challenges of Interorganizational Integration for
Poverty Alleviation” will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, November
9, in Room 215 at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and will feature
representatives from Hennepin County and the Midtown Minneapolis Project, who
were responsible for the development of the East Lake Street corridor.
The seminar is the second in a series of seminars sponsored by the newly formed
Center for Integrative Leadership, a University-wide initiative to examine complex
leadership issues. The center is the first of its kind in the country and is
jointly managed by the Carlson School of Management and the Humphrey School
of Public Affairs.
Jim Buckman, co-director of the Joseph M. Juran Center for Leadership in Quality
at the Carlson School, and John Bryson, associate dean at the Humphrey School,
will facilitate a discussion on achieving integration within and outside of
Hennepin County government. Panelists will include Hennepin County Commissioner
Peter McLaughlin; Hennepin County Administrator Sandra Vargas; Deputy County
Administrator Richard Johnson; Kristine Martin, county director of strategic
initiatives and community engagement; Elizabeth Flannery, associate vice president
of development at CommonBond Communities; and Rick Collins, vice president of
development for Ryan Companies.
The event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Please RSVP
by November 6 to Sara Radjenovic at radje002@umn.edu.
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