Invent Tomorrow, a local civic organization dedicated to implementing a strategic Action Plan for the Fort Wayne community, announces the appointment of their new Executive Director, Cheri Becker. A native of Fort Wayne, Cheri's experience includes program and community development. Cheri will begin immediately and is replacing Jeanne Shaheen who is retiring.
Since its beginnings Invent Tomorrow has coordinated several projects starting with the Millennium Celebration and including the annual Riverview Restoration projects along the Saint Mary's River, the Allen County Invent Tomorrow Education Consortium, which recently announced the formation of a countywide education broadband network. Invent Tomorrow also helped to ensure Fort Wayne's place on the map for the Midwest Regional Passenger Rail Initiative.
Through collaborative efforts with other community organizations Invent Tomorrow hosted author and economist, Richard Florida in 2003 and in January of this year hosted Deputy Mayor Joan Riehm of Louisville Metro, Kentucky to discuss how their local governments merged their executive branches.
Working with volunteers throughout the community, Invent Tomorrow works to support, connect and create community organizations, and groups with similar community driven interests as exampled by the Education Consortium. The goal of the Education Corsortium is to act as the clearinghouse for continious quality improvement of education that will ensure academic excellence aligned with State and National goals for all Allen County Children as outlined in the citizen-derived Action Plan. For additrional information on The Action Plan and Invent Tomorrow projects visit the website.
Posted by Admin at August 13, 2004 10:46 AM