20.132 Appointments to Arts Council and NHA
MAYOR DAVID J. NARKEWICZ
City of Northampton
Office of the Mayor
210 Main Street Room 12
Northampton, MA 01060-3199
(413) 587-1249 Fax: (413) 587-1275
mayor@northamptonma.gov
DATE: October 1, 2020
TO: City Council
FROM: Mayor David J. Narkewicz
SUBJECT: Appointments to Boards, Committees, and Commissions
Please find the attached appointment to City Boards, Committees, and Commissions:
Arts Council
Kent Alexander, 174 Island Road, Northampton, Ma
Term: October 2020-June 2023
To fill a vacancy
Northampton Housing Authority- Board of Commissioners
Jeff Jones, UFCW Local 1459, Organized Labor Representative, 76 Woods Road, Florence, MA
Term: March 2020-February 2025
Reappointment
Mayor of Northampton Mass. <mayor@northamptonma.gov>
Northampton Arts Council application
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Kent Alexander <jkentalex@gmail.com>Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 4:28 PM
To: Mayor@northamptonma.gov
Application for Appointment to Boards, Committees and
Commissions
City of Northampton Application for Appointment to Boards, Committees, and
Commissions
Please return the completed form to: Mayor@northamptonma.gov or David J.
Narkewicz, Mayor 210 Main Street, Northampton, MA 01060
First Name Kent
Last Name Alexander
Title, if applicable Field not completed.
Address1 174 Island Rd.
Address2 174 Island Road
City Northampton
State MA
Zip 01060
Home Phone (413)455-5724
Work Phone Field not completed.
Cell Phone (413)455-5724
Occupation & Place of
Employment
anti-racism & workplace culture consultant -- Self-employed
Email jkentalex@gmail.com
Are you a Northampton
resident?
Yes
Years Lived in Northampton 3 years
Age 60 - 69
Sex Male
Racial / Ethnic Background Black/African American
Boards and Committees Arts Council, Council on Aging
Please list "other" board or
committee of interest
Human Rights Commission
What skills and experience
will you bring to this
committee assignment?
I am an anti-racism and workplace culture consultant. I currently
serving a third-year term as the equity and inclusion advisor for
ValleyCreates, a Barr Foundation funded initiative of the
Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts. This initiative
seeks to make equitable arts funding throughout the Valley.
Within this role, I facilitate DEI conversations and lead group
activities to provide advice and feedback on ways to be more
inclusive with both programming and the artist applicant pool;
design inclusion-based rubrics for prospective innovation
grantees; as well as design and co-facilitate DEI-threaded
activities for funded organizations who desire to become more
equitable.
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