I just got this via an email from Lou Tisler. It says it's for release today, so I guess it's public. (Yup, there's an afternoon story at cleveland.com.)
Date: February 9, 2006Congratulations, George!
Poverty Expert George Zeller Joins Community Solutions
(Cleveland, OH) George C. Zeller, noted researcher and poverty expert, joins The Center for Community Solutions in a move that will ensure his continued distribution of timely data and analysis, and enhance the research capacity of the organization.
"We are thrilled to have George continue his stellar career by joining our Research Team," said Gregory L. Brown, executive director and president of Community Solutions. "He brings with him a storehouse of knowledge and skill that will add to our ability to provide ongoing and up-to-date information on health and social issues facing Northeast Ohio.
"We appreciate the far-sightedness of the Board of Cuyahoga County Commissioners in making this relationship possible by providing the funding for George's work. They understand the importance of having accurate and timely data on which to base community decisions. And they recognize the advantages of a match between George's expertise and Community Solutions' mission and capacity."
Among the types of reports expected to be produced in the coming months are regular updates on trends in income, unemployment, poverty, the business cycle's impact on the labor market and job availability, sales tax collections, and more.
Zeller is best known as the creator of annual "Poverty Indicators" reports for Cuyahoga County neighborhoods and "Ohio Poverty Indicators" reports for Ohio counties. These publications are used by organizations across the county and the state for grantwriting, anti-poverty advocacy, program design, program evaluation, and academic research.
Zeller's experience includes responsibility in sociology programs at Ashland College (Ashland, OH), Wittenberg University (Springfield, OH), and Ohio State University (Columbus, OH). He is Chair of the Cuyahoga County Regional Transit Authority Citizens Advisory Board and a member of the American Sociological Association, the North Central Sociological Association, and the Cleveland Census Areas Statistical Committee of the U.S. Census Bureau. He served for many years on the Community Services Block Grant Information System Task Force at the National Association of Community Services Programs in Washington, D.C. Zeller was named one of the "87 Most Interesting People in Cleveland," by Cleveland Magazine in 1987.
Zeller may be reached at georgez@nacs.net.
The Center for Community Solutions is a private, independent, nonprofit organization focused on policy and system reform. It provides strategic leadership to improve targeted health and social conditions in Northeast Ohio through research, analysis, communication, and organization of community resources for action. Established in 1913, it is a United Way agency.
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(Reminder: Here's why he was available. And... Jackie Middleton still has her job.)