Presley Gillespie

President @Neighborhood Allies

Pittsburgh, PA

Inaugural President at Neighborhood Allies, a community development intermediary that supports the people, organizations and partnerships committed to creating and maintaining thriving neighborhoods in Pittsburgh, PA. I am responsible for working collaboratively with the Board of Directors, the community, key funders and staff to launch and lead this new entity. I am a nationally recognized leader in the field of community and economic development and was most recently the founding executive director of the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC), the first city-wide community development corporation in Youngstown, OH.