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Liz Pund

Female

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I believe that strong communities are critical to the success of individuals, families, cities, and the world. In , I moved back to St. Louis after spending more than a decade experiencing life in other cities each with their own advantages and challenges. I returned home with a passion for community-focused work and the desire to apply what I had learned. Now working with the Skinker DeBaliviere neighborhood, I partner with residents, businesses, institutions, and other stakeholders to enhance one of St. Louis most diverse, historic neighborhoods. Last year I led community events facilitated eight resident committees addressing topics like Safety, Neighborhood Services, and Community Arts and assisted with the development of our neighborhood Master Plan, a multi-year place-based planning initiative that earned the Community Builders Network Nonprofit Award. I am also a cofounder of GoodMap, a non-profit social enterprise that is building an online tool to improve the way we find, share, and organize information about community resources. GoodMap won , in seed funding from the Youthbridge Social Enterprise and Innovation Competition. In -, I was one of fellows in the St. Louis Regional Arts Commissions innovative Community Arts Training (CAT) Institute. Specialties include Relationship building, project management, analysis, communication, empowerment, creative problem solving, brainstorming, design, WordPress, social media, living and working abroad, Spanish. read more ...