Nominations for CNCS, SAMHSA, National Institute of Justice, Oct 2, 2009

President Obama made several nominations today for posts related to service, prevention, justice and other key issues http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Announces-Mor...

* Patrick A. Corvington, CEO, Corporation for National and Community Service
* Daniel I. Gordon, Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget
* Pamela S. Hyde, Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
* John H. Laub, Director, National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice
* Ian Solomon, United States Executive Director, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
* Richard Sorian, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services

Patrick Corvington, the new nomination to be the CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, is currently a senior associate at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and previously worked at the nonprofit Innovation Network and the Urban Institute. His credentials are clearly tailored to the new directions outlined in the Serve America act, with a strong emphasis in nonprofit innovation and capacity building (see forum post: http://mentoringforums.nwrel.org/node/98. According to CNCS "Patrick Corvington is a recognized expert on non-profit sector leadership and capacity issues, new and emerging philanthropy, and volunteerism. He currently serves at the Annie E. Casey Foundation as a Senior Associate responsible for guiding the foundation's grantees on issues related toleadership development, next generation leadership, and capacity building. He also acts as Senior Advisor to the Foundation's Executive Vice President, Ralph Smith, who is the Chair of the Council on Foundations. As part of this work Corvington is engaged directly with some of the top social innovation intermediaries in the nonprofit sector and has co-authored publications such as Ready to Lead: Next Generation Leaders Speak Out and Next Shift: Beyond the Nonprofit Leadership Crisis. From 2003-2005, Corvington was Executive Director of Innovation Network, a non-profit agency whose mission is to build the evaluation capacity of the non-profit sector. Previously, he conducted policy researchin the Metropolitan Housing and Communities Center at The Urban Institute,and also worked to build the capacity of nonprofit organizations abroad."

Here is more information from Youth Today: http://www.youthtoday.org/publication/article.cfm?article_id=3553