Coordinating Council

 

Information & Resources

The Coordinating Council serves as the governing body of the Mid-City Community Advocacy Network, and is thus responsible for setting the overall direction of the collaborative.

Current Coordinating Council Members

  • Sadad Ali (African Coalition Workforce)
  • Armando Catano (Teacher at Monroe Clark Middle School)
  • Jose Cervantes (Community resident)
  • Kristi Evans (Consumer Center for Health Education & Advocacy)
  • Yasmin Hamud (Center for Bridging Communities)
  • Jen Henry (Consensus Organizing Center)
  • Evie Kosower (Community resident)
  • Ahmed Malinomar (Community resident)
  • Becky Modesto (Community resident)
  • Jeanette Neeley (Community resident)
  • Rosa Olascoaga (Community resident)
  • Carolyn Pinces (Planned Parenthood)
  • Michelle Zive (UCSD Center for Community Health)

 

NON-VOTING MEMBERS

  • Bonnie Copland (HHSA-Central Region)
  • Kevin O'Neill (SAY San Diego)
  • Diana Ross (Mid-City CAN)

Join Coordinating Council

To be eligible to serve on the Council, You must:

  • live, work, or volunteer in City Heights currently and have done so for the past two years
  • attend meetings of the Council on the first Tuesday of each month from 4-5:30 pm throughout the duration of your two-year term
  • serve on a Council subcommittee and assist with fundraising for the collaborative
  • participate in a systemic anti-racism training (next training date/location TBD)

 

 

To download a Mid-City CAN Coordination Council Candidate Application, click here.

Return application to Mid-City CAN by
5 p.m. Oct. 11, 2011.


 

As a Council Member you will be doing the following:

  • Learn more about the services our community has to offer
  • Be part of the decision making process for Mid-City CAN
  • Grow professionally as you learn more about how boards function
  • Contribute to your job, and contribute to the well-being and improvement of the City Heights community

Coordinating Council

COORDINATING COUNCIL leadership consists of two co-chairs and a secretary and the overall Council is made up of 17 representatives elected from the general membership . In addition, a representative from the fiscal agent (SAY, San Diego) and the Community Liaison from the Central Region of San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency attend. Co-chairs and council members are elected to two-year terms.

Please call the Mid-City CAN office at 619-283-9624 for time and dates of upcoming Coordinating Council meetings.

Mid-City CAN

Mission Statement

The Mid-City Community Advocacy Network's mission is to create a safe, productive, and healthy community through collaboration, advocacy, and organizing.

SAY logoFinancial oversight and administrative support provided by SAY, San Diego

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