The Northside Planning Council is fortunate to have a Board comprised of dedicated and passionate residents and community leaders. These Northside volunteers bring a wide range of diverse talents, and each possesses a unique professional background and skill set, and they graciously apply these capabilities to improving their neighborhood.
The NPC Board is seeking new members. For more information contact the NPC Executive Director. To download an application click here.
The NPC Board of Directors meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 6 to 8 PM. To reach any Board member, please contact the NPC Executive Director. Below are recent Board Meeting Minutes.
2012 BOARD MEMBERS
Terrie Anderson
Liaison to: Community GroundWorks, Troy Gardens Community Co-housing, & Friends of Cherokee Marsh.
Terrie Anderson is a proud Northside resident and owner of Terrie Anderson, LLC, Educational Consulting. She serves as a board member for Community GroundWorks and is a coordinator for the Dane County Timebank. Terrie loves the Northside for its small town feel, with the conveniences of the city nearby. She is excited about being part of the NPC Board for the opportunity to help foster the positive growth of the community. When asked what hopes she has for the Northside’s future, Terrie replied, “I would love to see the Northside grow in such a way that youth have lots of worthwhile activities to choose from; that everyone can find sustaining work in the community; that we celebrate the rich diversity of people who call the Northside home; and that we look as vibrant and alive as we know we are.”
Sue Gleason
Liaison to: Lake View Hill NA, Friends of Lake View Hill
Sue has lived on the Northside for 24 years and is active in the Lake View Hill area. Sue lives on Esch Lane ” under the shadow of the water tower” and she and her husband can often be seen walking their 3rd springer spaniel! After 20+ years in state government Sue started her own project-based firm, SyzyGy50,LLC in 2009 to do planning, research, and grant writing. Her professional life fits well with her hopes for the Northside and that is to have healthy and prosperous community, people, and businesses. “I am excited to join the Board and be able to help find the great next Executive Director for NPC. I love the Northside with all it has to offer and don’t plan on ever leaving. As my husband often says, ‘they will carry us out of here someday!” But before that day I look forward to helping the Northside realize a few more dreams.
Nikki Moriarty
Liaison to: East Bluff, & Northport Apartments.
Nikki Moriarity is proud to have grown up on the Northside. She is a member of the East Bluff Homeowners’ Association and serves on the Warner Park Community Recreation Center Advisory Committee. She enjoys being on the NPC Board and being involved with people who really desire to see the Northside improved. What Nikki loves about the Northside: “If the Northside doesn’t have it, I don’t need it!” She loves the diversity of the community and the neighborhood pride. The hopes Nikki has for the Northside’s future and her involvement at NPC: “I’d love to think of various ways the youth of the community can get their voices heard, and hear their ideas for improving the Northside.”
Joshua (Josh) Morrill PhD.
Liaison to: Sheridan Triangle, Mendota Hills, & North East Side Senior Coalition.
Joshua (Josh) Morrill, PhD, is the owner of a small company, Morrill Solutions Research, where he conducts research for federal agencies and other corporate clients. Josh loves the Northside for its access to Lake Mendota, for one of the best views of downtown from the top of Lake View Hill Park, but mostly for how the Northside is like a small town in a city; that the Northside is specifically unique to the rest of Madison for its combination of strong neighborhood pride and an openness to new ideas. Josh says, “I think this is an important time for the Northside, as the economy continues to be challenging. We need to be armed with the right information and support to help existing businesses and attract new businesses. And, we need to help change negative perceptions of our neighborhood; figure out a way to change the dialogue around how people outside the area are characterizing the Northside. I think the NPC has started some interesting and innovative things that have the potential to accomplish these goals, and I am honored to help those initiatives see the light of day.”
Ruth Rohlich
Liaison to: Northside Timebank, Sherman NA, & Brentwood Village.
Ruth Rohlich is a proud Northside resident and the Project Director for the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) — a statewide nonprofit organization that helps people start and grow small businesses through education and micro-lending. Ruth has served on a number of local boards and committees and currently serves on the Urban League Young Professionals Steering Committee, the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce Minority Business Advisory Council and the Business Forum Outreach Committee. Ruth loves the Northside’s convenience to downtown and its strong feeling of ‘neighborhood’; that it is also so diverse — ethnically, economically, and it has such a very diverse landscape, from the business districts on Aberg, Sherman and Commercial Avenue, to the beautiful Warner Park and Cherokee Marsh. About NPC and the Northside’s future Ruth says, “I am excited about the energy and direction the NPC is taking right now. There is so much the Northside already has to offer, looking strategically at ways to strengthen the business community and neighborhoods will make us an even stronger community. I would love to see the Northside become the desirable spot for young professionals and families; and strengthen the identity of our neighborhoods, while properly promoting to the City and County all we have to offer.”
Kevin White
Liaison to: Cherokee Townhouses, Cherokee II Condos, Cherokee Garden, & Vera Court Neighborhood Center.
Kevin White is a new Northside resident and a community development planner at Vierbicher Associates in Madison. Kevin says, “What most excites me about serving on the NPC Board is being able to have a direct hand in the progress and direction of the Northside community. I am excited to see innovative projects happening on the Northside, improvements to the current state of affairs, and the betterment of the community as a whole and know that I had a significant part in making those things happen.” Kevin loves the Northside for the diversity of the people, the natural environment, and its individuality and uniqueness relative to the rest of Madison. Kevin’s hopes for the Northside include making it more attractive to visit, spend money, and invest in; that we strive to attract new flagship businesses and investments, create jobs and promote the local economy; and that we empower youth and all socioeconomic groups to be involved in the community. “It seems as if people do not really know about the Northside, nor visit or do much business here, unless they have to. That needs to change, and I believe the NPC’s work in community-based economic development can achieve it.”