Charles Long (Moderator)

Principal

Junction Properties, LLC

Charles A. Long is a developer specializing in mixed-use infill projects, including acquisition, entitlement, and public private partnerships.   He has recently completed two multi-family projects in Oakland, CA, one at 78 units, the other at 97 units

He served for eight years as city manager in Fairfield, California and has held interim positions for several cities in finance, redevelopment and management, including Interim Town Manager of Mammoth Lakes and Interim City Manager of Pinole and Hercules, California. His assignments have been diverse, including negotiating development agreements, writing redevelopment plans, pro-forma analyses, strategic planning, economic development, organizational development, capital and financial planning, budget reform, base reuse and alternative energy development. He has overseen over $600 million of public financing in his career.

Mr. Long is a full member of the Urban Land Institute and a member of the Public Private Partnership Council. He is a faculty member of the ULI Real Estate School, teaching internationally. He is the author of the book, Finance for Real Estate Development, published by ULI in April 2011 and winner of the 2012 National Association of Real Estate Editors Silver Award.

Mr. Long has a BA in economics from Brown University and a Masters of Public Policy from U. C. Berkeley. He served in the U.S. Army as an infantry platoon sergeant.

Aisha Glover

Vice President of Urban Innovation

Audible

Aisha Glover has over 15 years of experience as a convener, champion and agent for economic empowerment and social responsibility. Aisha serves as the Vice President of Urban Innovation at Audible where she works to develop innovative solutions to equitably and purposefully exemplify what a company can mean beyond what it does. She's worked in Audible's headquarters city of Newark, NJ for the past five years serving as the President & CEO for the Newark Alliance and Invest Newark. In both roles, she worked in partnership with Mayor Ras J. Baraka and oversaw a range of innovative and community-focused economic development initiatives for the state's largest City--Newark. Ms. Glover led the city's bid to attract Amazon for selection of its second headquarters, shortlisting them as one of the top 20 locations. Her work helped position Newark as a major destination city, strengthened the small businesses ecosystem, supported a thriving entrepreneurial base and lead the attraction of corporations, investors and developers. Prior to joining the Newark team, Aisha served as the VP of External Affairs at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation, the nonprofit organization that manages the Brooklyn Navy Yard, dubbed the nation's model for job creation and industrial development. There, she oversaw strategic partnership development, community engagement, public affairs and fundraising and played a key role in supporting the Yard’s growing economic development initiatives. Ms. Glover's impact at the Brooklyn Navy Yard was informed by her tenure at the Center for the Urban Environment, New York City’s largest provider of environmental education programs. There, she led a team that furthered the Center’s environmental justice and education initiatives, helped create the first urban chapter of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies andd was instrumental in launching the borough’s first and largest green event addressing issues of environmental access and justice.

Ms. Glover is a strong advocate for social responsibility and localism. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Hunter College of the City University of New York in Sociology and Political Science, a Masters of Public Administration from Baruch College of the City University of New York, and a leadership certificate from the Columbia Business School, School of Social Enterprise.

Harry Pozycki

Founder and Chairman

Citizens' Campaign

Harry Pozycki is founder and chairman of the Citizens’ Campaign.   He is a graduate of Brown University and Fordham Law.  He has served in government, acted as advisor to governors, established a specialty law firm, and spearheaded several successful political reforms. He is a nationally recognized leader in citizen empowerment.  

The mission of The Citizens Campaign is to educate all Americans to the fullness of their political power and to introduce them to the shared experience of public service performed by participating in No-Blame Problem Solving of public issues.  We believe that this is the best way to expand our Country’s leadership and problem-solving capacity.  We also believe that fairness in public policy is best achieved when all citizens have the know-how to fully exercise their political power.  Finally, we believe that policy solutions requiring long term implementation, such as those addressing climate change, cyber security, and pandemic prevention, are best achieved when there is a No-Blame, solution focused political culture.

A true Citizen Leader in every sense of the word, Harry now dedicates his legal, political, academic and business expertise to building a new National Public Service designed to create a pipeline of principled leaders and practical solutions.

Lyneir Richardson

Executive Director

The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development

Lyneir Richardson is the Executive Director of The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CUEED), a research and practitioner oriented center at Rutgers Business School inNewark, NJ. He oversees the implementation of CUEED programs and manages partnerships, staff, affiliated faculty and fellows. Lyneir also teaches an MBA course in Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development and serves as faculty advisor to students consulting with small business owners on strategic projects.

Lyneir is the former Chief Executive Officer of Brick City Development Corporation, where he had overall responsibility for real estate development, small business services and business attraction in Newark, NJ. Before Brick City, he was Vice President of Urban Development at General Growth Properties, Inc.
 where he led the national initiative to bring quality shopping centers to ethnic neighborhoods in large U.S. cities. Prior to General Growth, Lyneir founded Lakeshore Development & Construction Company and was recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration as "Illinois Young Entrepreneur of the Year". Lyneir started his career as an attorney for the First National Bank of Chicago.

Doug Yount

Project Director for Marina Community Partners

Shea Homes

Mr. Yount has over 30 years of experience in local land use development and municipal management, serving in positions of city management, development services, economic development, and project management. Mr. Yount attended University of California, Santa Barbara, then received a Masters in Public Policy from University of Michigan, where he was awarded the Arthur Bromage fellowship by the Michigan Municipal League.

Mr. Yount began his career with Deloitte as a consultant specializing in municipal finance, land use development and organizational development. From there, Mr. Yount served in cities throughout California in San Diego County, Alameda County, and Monterey County, as a Development Services Director, Deputy City Manager, and City Manager. Mr. Yount served as Development Services Director and interim City Manager for the City of Marina, aiding in the entitlement and initial development of a significant portion of the redevelopment of the former Fort Ord. Most recently, Mr. Yount served as a principal with Applied Development Economics, a consulting firm specializing in economic development strategies and assistance to public and private entities. Mr. Yount recently assisted the City of Salinas in an award winning economic development strategic plan.

Currently, Mr. Yount is employed with Shea Homes, serving as the Project Director for Marina Community Partners, the entity overseeing the Dunes mixed use master plan development, a $1.5B redevelopment project of the former Fort Ord. MCP is a partnership of two divisions of the JF Shea Company and Pulte Homes, with Shea Homes as the managing member.

Mr. Yount also is an instructor at CSUMB in the College of Business, where he has taught for nine years in Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship. Mr. Yount is also the incoming chair of the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Board, a Board member of the Monterey County United Way, and a member of Downtown Salinas Rotary.