Name: Audrey Browder

Nominating Organization: Neighborhood Housing Services of New Orleans, Inc., New Orleans, La.

District: Southern

Browder is a natural born leader and former teacher who considers her neighborhood – the Central City/Holy Ghost community – her classroom at large.  Browder has led New Orleans civic and religious organizations for more than 20 years and has been actively involved in bringing back New Orleans following the 2005 hurricanes.

Name: Janice Curry

Nominating Organization: NeighborWorks New Horizons, New Haven, Conn.

District: New England

A resident since 2002, Curry helped launch NeighborWorks’ New Horizons homeownership program in 2003, increased the number of residents on the Resident Leader Council, and organizes the organization’s NeighborWorks Week activity, which gives volunteers the opportunity to beautify the town’s senior housing complex.

Name: Jeffrey Gibney

Nominating Organization: South Bend Heritage Foundation, South Bend, Ind.

District: Great Lakes

A former executive director of South Bend Heritage Foundation, Gibney is now South Bend’s executive director of Community and Economic Development.  For more than 30 years Gibney has worked tirelessly to bring his fellow residents together to transform South Bend neighborhoods into places where people can live, work, and thrive. 

Name: Paul Gillick

Nominating Organization:Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna County, Scranton, Penn.

District: Mid-Atlantic

For nearly 30 years Gillick has been “at the table” in his community, volunteering his talent and time to work with his fellow community members to strengthen Scranton neighborhoods. Gillick is a man with a true commitment to community, personal character, and excellence in all he does.

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