CONCLUSION		ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Acknowledgements

The Greater Louisville Project was created through a collaboration of foundations that includes The James Graham Brown Foundation, The C. E. & S. Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, The Community Foundation of Louisville, Gheens Foundation, and The Humana Foundation.

The Policy Board that guides it includes: Raymond M. Burse, Gordon R. Garner, Sylvia W. Jaegers, David A. Jones Jr., Sammy L. Moon, Michael B. Mountjoy, W. Barrett Nichols, C. Dennis Riggs, Thomas T. Noland, and William E. Summers, IV.

Technical advisors on research included James Applegate, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education; Anneta Arno, Community Resource Network; Dan Ash, Metropolitan College; Michael Gritton, KentuckianaWorks; Julia Inman, Metro United Way; Charles Kavanaugh, Louisville Homebuilders Association; Eileen Pickett, Greater Louisville Inc.; Michael Price, University of Louisville; and Jane Walsh, Metropolitan Housing Coalition. Foundational data for the maps and geographic analysis was provided by the Louisville and Jefferson County Information Consortium (LOJIC).

An Advisory Committee drawn from across the community assisted in choosing indicators. Participants included: Mayor Jerry E. Abramson, Barry Alberts, Gabriela Alcalde, Omar Ayyash, Dr. William Brundage, Charlie Clephas, William Conway, Dr. Stephen Daeschner, Councilman Kelly Downard, Mary Garry, Kevin Hable, Councilman Hal Heiner, Devone Holt, Dana Jackson, Rob Jordan, Kris Kimel, Max Maxwell, Dr. Joseph McGowan, Lynnie Meyer, Peter Morrin, Dr. Anthony Newberry, Orson Oliver, Councilman Tom Owen, representatives of Dr. James Ramsey, Manfred Reid, Stephen Reily, Joan Riehm, Ben Richmond, Jo Ann Rooney, Ben Ruiz, Derwin Webb, Cecilia Wooden. Approximately 200 attendees at the 2004 Louisville Metro Neighborhood Summit also provided input on indicators.

Views expressed in this document are not necessarily those of the trustees, officers, or staff of The Community Foundation of Louisville, or other funding partners, or of The Brookings Institution, its trustees, or the Metropolitan Policy Program and its staff. All rights reserved.