BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative is governed by a 34-member Board of Directors. Community-wide board elections are held every two years at the DSNI Annual Meeting.

Equal representation is provided for the community’s four major cultures – African American, Cape Verdean, Latino and White. The overall structure of the board is composed as follows:

• 16 Residents from the whole area
• 5 Nonprofit agencies representing the Health and Human Service fields from the core area
• 2 Community Development Corporations from the core area
• 2 Small Businesses from the core area
• 2 Religious Organizations from the core area
• 3 Youths from the core area (ages 15-18)
• 2 Nonprofit organizations or groups from the secondary area
• 2 Residents appointed by the newly elected board

2009-2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS SEATS

*COMMUNITY RESIDENTS:

• African-American Residents - 4 Seats
• Latino/a Residents - 4 Seats
• Cape Verdean Residents - 4 Seats
• White Residents - 4 Seats
• Youth Residents - 3 Seats

*NON-PROFIT AGENCIES:

• Core Area - 5 Seats
• Secondary Area - 2 Seats

*SMALL BUSINESSES - 2 Seats

*RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS - 2 Seats

*COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS - 2 Seats

DSNI BOARD PLEDGE

I, _____________, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, pledge to empower Dudley residents to organize, plan for, create and control a vibrant, diverse, and high quality neighborhood in collaboration with community partners.

I further pledge to support the residents’ and the community’s right to:

• shape all plans, programs, and policies affecting our quality of life
• control the development of neighborhood land
• live in a healthy and safe family-supportive environment
• celebrate our vibrant cultural diversity
• education and training, jobs and economic opportunities
• quality, affordable housing
• quality, affordable child care
• safe, accessible public transportation
• quality goods and services
• a full spiritual and religious life.