BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors provides the Institute with linkages to the professional community interested in sustainable urban development. It supports the Institute’s action research initiatives and its participation in such international networks as the UN-Habitat Best Practices and Local Leadership Program (BLP) and Global Research Network on Human Settlements (HS-Net); the UNESCO Cultural Heritage and Development Network; and the Microcredit Summit. These activities are essential to the Institute’s ability to influence urban development policy and integrate timely issues into its International Training Programs.

The Board consists of individuals sharing an interest in shaping a sustainable urban environment.  Members help define the Institute’s mission and define activities that generate cutting-edge ideas to improve the planning and management of urban areas.  They serve for renewable three-year periods and make an annual contribution of $10,000. A portion of the Board constitutes an executive committee with direct responsibility for Institute activities.

The Board has two annual meetings each year at a location where the Institute is active. Two additional meetings of the Executive Committee occur each year in Cambridge to which all Board members are invited. Each meeting focuses on a thematic issue: research activities conducted by the Institute, emerging trends in urban management and governance, innovative best practices documented by the Institute. Recent meetings were held in Alexandria (Egypt) Kars (Turkey) and in Ireland.

View photographs from recent meetings of the IIUD Board


Current IIUD Board Members

Azizah al-Hibri, Professor of Law, University of Richmond, Virginia
Nadia Beiser, Real Estate Developer, Bozeman, Montana
Joe Brennan, President, Brennan Custom Homes, Toronto, Canada
Janine Shinoki Clifford, President, Clifford Planning, Honolulu, Hawaii
John Ciardullo, President, John Ciardullo Associates, New York, New York
Everett Dowling, President, Dowling Companies, Inc. Maui, Hawaii
Roger Kallman, Consulting Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, London, England
Aline Kradjian, President and Founder, ARD Group, Costa Mesa, California
Gerard O'Hare, Chief Executive, Parker Green Property Development Ltd, Newry, Northern Ireland
Neil St. John Raymond, President, Raymond Cattle Company, Boston, Massachusetts
John Sanger, President, Sanger and Olson, San Francisco, California
Clemens Sels, President, CTL Group, Toronto, Canada
Ismail Serageldin, Director, the Library of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt


Former IIUD Board Members

Sonja Bata, Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Canada
Tom McCarthy, Managing Director, McCarthy Developments Ltd., Cork, Ireland
Sean O'Laoire, Founding Director, Murray O'Laoire Architects, Dublin, Ireland


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