District 8 Residents: Board Elections through September 30!
Candidates for the 2026 Board Election
There are three separate categories for every sub-district, none of these categories run against each other:
- Sub-District Neighborhood Representatives. These are people who are from the sub-district area that they represent. They have two year terms.
- At-Large Neighborhood Representatives. These are people who are from anywhere in District 8.
- Organizations. These are organizations that work to serve the District 8 community, and they select a staff person as a representative for the organization.
Sub-district A Neighborhood Representative Candidates
Open to write-ins!
Sub-district B Neighborhood Representative Candidates
Open to write-ins!
Sub-district C Neighborhood Representative Candidates
This sub-district has a full roster until 2027.
Sub-district D Neighborhood Representative Candidates
This sub-district has a full roster until 2027.
Sub-district E Neighborhood Representative Candidates
Madeline Burnett
Hi! My name is Mj Burnett and I am very excited at the prospect of joining the Summit University Planning Committee. I am currently a junior at Central where I like to fill my time with homework, clubs, and work. Ever since I was able to walk I was working to build the type of community I wanted to live in.
I went to JJ hill for elementary school where I lead school walk outs for the ERA and Climate change. For middle school I attended Capitol Hill, where I joined my school's student council, and I worked to get free feminine products in bathrooms.
If elected to the SUPC board I hope to bring new perspectives to conversations as a high school student along with helping us build a strong media presence!
Outside of school I work as a Camp Counselor and Volunteer with Big Brother Big Sisters free arts program. Moreover I was an exchange student in India for my sophomore year with the YES abroad community and currently work with alumni from the program in our area!
Sub-district F Neighborhood Representative Candidates
Sharon Schwarz
What do you love about your neighborhood?
The DIVERSITY of culture and opinion. Collaborative partners in service to the whole
community.
How have you been involved in your community in the past?
Past and present service on the Summit University Planning Council. Participation in community events sponsored by such organizations as the Ramsey Hill Association.
Supporter of organizations moving to forward the interests of Rondo. Weekly participant at the bi-partisan Downtowner Lunch Forum to represent neighborhood and city-wide issues before speakers from the City, the State, the press, and the srts.
Please tell us why you are running to join the SUPC Board of Directors?
To be a voice for others in our neighborhood in collaboration with talented, committed, forward-thinking representatives and staff of a Council serving residents and businesses alike.
Jennifer Nemo
Bio coming soon!
Organizations
Rondo Center of Diverse Expression (RCODE)
In 2018, Marvin Anderson created the Rondo Center of Diverse Expressions (RCODE) at 315 N. Fisk Street. RCODE was formed to carry on the work initiated by Rondo Avenue Inc., and to provide administrative responsibility to the adjacent Rondo Commemorative Plaza. Our goals are threefold: 1) to celebrate history, cultural creativity, and the importance of the arts, 2) to inspire diverse people to find common ground in the Rondo corridor, and 3) to bring people together to build a trusting, robust, and engaging neighborhood.
The Rondo Commemorative Plaza stands unique as the first monument to over 2000 Black and brown communities that were destroyed intentionally by urban development such as highways, buildings and strip malls, etc. The plaza is open to the public from sunrise to sunset and features brick pavers, built-in benches, and a 26-panel exhibit that tells the story of Rondo. A grassy mound is now home to several trees, and the sand is a favorite play spot for neighborhood kids. Eighteen chimes with attached hammers are located on the south side of the plaza, designed by artist Seitu Jones. Each chime is a dedication to the eighteen north-south streets that ran through Rondo, with written homages to notable families or residents of Rondo. A lighted tower stands at the northeast corner of the plaza, visible to anyone driving by on I-94.
RCODE and the Plaza are led by Jonathan Palmer who led Hallie Q. Brown Community Center for 15 years before taking over RCODE from friend, mentor and fellow Morehouse Man, Marvin Anderson. Jonathan also served on the SUPC Board from 2015-2023. RCODE brings to the SUPC Board a wealth of history and historical perspective that can bolster the connection into the surrounding African American community. Jonathan brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in community based nonprofit management and civic engagement that he has led for the past nearly 30 years and looks forward to working with the Summit University community again to increase engagement with BIPOC communities and support the work in making Summit University and wonderful.
Website: https://rcodemn.org/
Ramsey Hill Association (RHA)
Bio coming soon!
Website: https://www.ramseyhill.org/
Rondo Community Land Trust (RCLT)
Bio coming soon!
Website: https://www.rondoclt.org/
Aurora St. Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation (ASANDC)
Bio coming soon!
Website: https://www.aurorastanthony.org/
