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| From the President
Introducing 10,000 Friends' new President and CEO, Jack Machek
Jack Machek joined the 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania as President & CEO in late May, 2010. Prior to joining 10,000 Friends, he served at the PA Department of Community and Economic Development. Jack initially was a full-time Strategic Investment Officer for the new Governor's Community Action Team (CAT) before ascending to the position of Regional Director of DCED's Southwest Regional office. Prior to joining the Governor's Center, Jack was an administrator for the Norwin School District in Westmoreland County. He previously served as both the City Manager and Community/Economic Development Director of the City of Clairton, an Act 47 third-class City in Allegheny County, and as a Program Coordinator/grant manager for the Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette, a non-profit corporation administering job training and educational programs for employers, individuals, and dislocated workers,.
Jack has a Master's degree in Public Administration with an advanced certificate in Applied Policy Analysis; has previously served on the Board of Directors of the Community Reinvestment Corporation, the Steel Valley Authority, and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission; and was credited with two years of active duty service in the U.S. military.
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15 Awards given at 2010 Commonwealth Awards on May 11, 2010
In case you haven't seen them yet, please click HERE and travel out to our website to see who the winners were at the 2010 Commonwealth Awards! |
| 2009 Commonwealth Award winner gaines national accolades
"Schenley Plaza was selected as one of six finalists out of 88 entries for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Amanda Burden Open Space Award, a new national competition that recognizes outstanding public destinations that have enriched and revitalized their surrounding communities. Detroit's Campus Martius Park won the overall competition." For the complete Pop City article, please click here. |
Smart Transportation and the Pennsylvania Community Transportation Initiative (PCTI) Workshop - June 10, 2010
10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania, in partnership with PennDOT, Sustainable Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, is holding a one-day workshop titled Smart Transportation and the Pennsylvania Community Transportation Initiative (PCTI). The workshop will be on June 10th from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on the 31st Floor of the Regional Enterprise Tower 425 Sixth Avenue Downtown Pittsburgh. For more information, please click here.
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 Building One Pennsylvania: A Statewide Summit on Regional Opportunity, July 16, 2010
The summit will give visibility during this critical election year to the common challenges faced by Pennsylvania communities, and to launch an organizing structure for advancing the state and federal policy agenda that will revitalize and strengthen Pennsylvania. The summit will feature national experts on regional equity, land use and municipal and school governance, as well as testimony from local community leaders.
For more information, please click here. |
| Conference Looks Toward Regional Cooperation for Future
10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania helped organize the 3rd annual Regional Learning Network Conference held May 21st in Youngstown. Nearly 260 grassroots activists, local elected officials, community development professionals, and urban planners gathered to discuss the best practices for rebuilding America's cities. For an article about the event, please click here. |
More Smart Growth News From 10,000 Friends
 As part of out ongoing effort to bring you the most relevant smart growth news from around Pennsylvania and beyond, 10,000 Friends now offers the "News" section of our web site available as an RSS feed. By adding this feed to a service such as Google Reader, you can receive current news highlights from 10,000 Friends as we add them to our website. We believe this tool will help you to stay informed of the many important issues facing Pennsylvania's communities every day.  10,000 Friends has also joined the growing network of Twitter where we are connecting with Pennsylvania's political leaders, partner nonprofit organizations, and activists interested in our issues. If you are also a Twitter user, you can follow us @10000friends for the latest land use and infrastructure news from Pennsylvania and beyond.  Are you on Facebook? Now, 10,000 Friends is too! Become a fan of our page for the opportunity to interact with 10,000 Friends staff and to network with other Pennsylvanians who are interested in smart growth issues. Finally, be sure to check in on the Transportation For Pennsylvania coalition blog to get all the latest transportation news from across Pennsylvania. |
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