Board of Directors

The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative is governed by a 35-member Board of Directors. Community-wide board elections are held every two years at the DSNI Annual Meeting.

 

Nominate your leaders! 

 

Click Here to nominate someone to the 2013-2015 Board of Directors
The nomination deadline is Thursday, June 13. 

Only DSNI members can nominate and vote

 

All DSNI Members must live in the Whole area. Please click HERE for a map of the whole area.

To become a member of DSNI please click HERE

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
  • 7 Nonprofit agencies representing the Health and Human Service fields from the whole area
  • 2 Community Development Corporations from the core area
  • 2 Small Businesses from the core area
  • 2 Religious Organizations from the core area
  • 4 Youths from the core area (ages 15-17)
  • 2 Residents appointed by the newly elected board

 

 

 

 

2011-2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS SEATS

  • COMMUNITY RESIDENTS:
  • AGENCIES:

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.