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​Community Benefits Advisory Committee
The City Manager appointed a 13 member Community Benefit Advisory Committee charged with creating a plan for investing the community benefit funds. The group held its first meeting on June 26, 2017, with each member being appointed for a 3 year term. The committee is responsible for establishing a transparent, inclusive and collaborative application process, a framework and guidelines for making investment decisions and a means to support to nonprofits during the application process. ​For more information on the committee's activities read on here (link to City page).
The membership is appointed by the City Manager and composed of:
  • 3 representatives of nonprofits serving Cambridge residents
  • 3 City staff including the City Manager
  • 4 Cambridge residents
  • 1 representative of the Cambridge Community Foundation
  • 1 representative of the business/ property development community
  • 1 representative of the City's universities and colleges
Community Benefits Advisory Committee Members
Kathryn Fenneman, Nonprofit (Representing the Cambridge Nonprofit Coalition)
Eva Martin Blythe, Nonprofit (Representing the Cambridge Nonprofit Coalition)
Elizabeth Aguilo, Nonprofit
Cibele Goncalves, Resident
Daniel Liss, Resident
Rowan Murphy, Resident
Amy Salomon, Resident
Geeta Pradhan, Cambridge Community Foundation
Susan LaPierre, Business/Property Development Representative
Paul Parravano, University Representative
Lisa Peterson, Deputy City Manager (Committee Chair)
Ellen Semonoff, Assistant City Manager for Human Services Programs
Sandra Clarke, Deputy Director Community Development
Learn More
For more information on the Community Benefits Adivsory Committe and activities, visit the City of Cambridge meeting portal.