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24-0509
| 1 | | | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 12/12/2023 | approve | Pass |
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24-0476
| 1 | | | Appointment | PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Kim Ruffin, Ph.D.
Position: Council Member
Department/Board/Commission: Conservation and Policy Council
Effective Date: 1/1/2025
Expiration Date: 12/31/2027
The Council Nominating Committee recommends the appointment of Kim Ruffin to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Maria Pesqueira.
Dr. Kim Ruffin is an Associate Professor and Program Director of English at Roosevelt University. Her scholarly monograph, Black on Earth: African-American Ecoliterary Traditions, put African-American writers on the map of U.S. nature writing. She is also a certified nature and forest therapy guide and a creative writer. Her audio-guided forest therapy walks (hosted by Emergence Magazine, the Denver Museum of Art, and the Forest Preserves of Cook County) have been enjoyed by thousands of local, national, and global listeners. Her current book project has been supported by a Kalliopeia Foundation grant, an Aldo and Estella Leopold Writing Program Residency, and a nonfiction workshop at the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Con | recommend for approval | Pass |
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24-0477
| 1 | | PROPOSED REAPPOINTMENT Laurel Ross, Henrietta Saunders, Mark Templeton | Reappointment | PROPOSED REAPPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Alan Bell, Jacqueline Samuel, Ph.D.
Position: Council Members
Department/Board/Commission: Conservation and Policy Council
Effective Date: 1/1/2025
Expiration Date: 12/31/2027
Summary: The terms for Conservation and Policy Council members Alan Bell, Jacqueline Samuel, and Michael DeSantiago expire on December 31, 2024. Alan and Jacqueline are able and willing to serve an additional term. Michael DeSantiago, who has served on the Council for ten years, is stepping down. In December we will be submitting a resolution to honor and thank Michael for his service.
The Council Nominating Committee recommends that Alan Bell and Jacqueline Samuel be appointed to a new term beginning January 1, 2025.
Alan Bell is a partner at the law firm of Charity & Associates, P.C., focusing on municipal finance and real estate finance. He is also the founder and president of The Elements Group, which focuses on nature-oriented development projects. He serves on the boards of Openlands, the Land Trust Alliance, the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance | recommend for approval | Pass |
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