Naaman Landers joins ESC Board of Directors

March 22, 2010 - PRLog -- Naaman Landers joined ESC as a volunteer consultant in 1999 after retiring as Manager of Business & Financial Services for the Information Technology Department of Amoco Corporation. In addition to his career at Amoco, Naaman has long been very active in the community in a variety of roles, such as serving as a mentor to young African American men at the Abraham Lincoln Center and leading a Junior Achievement project at Marshall High School on Chicago’s West Side. He formerly served on the board of trustees of La Rabida Children’s Hospital and currently is a member of the board of directors at El Valor. Since joining ESC, Naaman has served on over 20 projects with 14 client agencies, primarily serving on Board Development projects and he is currently part of ESC’s Urgent Action Team service.
Executive Service Corps of Chicago (ESC) provides capacity-building consulting services for over 150 nonprofit and public agency client organizations every year. Engaging a volunteer consultant corps of over 270 volunteers who offer the expertise, skills and knowledge they developed through long-time leadership careers, ESC equips nonprofits and public agencies with insights and guidance to provide the best in programs and services for the constituents they serve.
Operating for more than 30 years as Chicago’s largest nonprofit consulting firm, ESC provides leadership, management, governance and transformation services to public libraries, schools, community health providers, park districts, arts and culture organizations, municipal agencies, philanthropic organizations and more. Services are delivered at a cost far below market-rate thanks to ESC’s volunteer consultants’ annual contribution of over 23,000 hours of time and expertise, coupled with the generous financial support of ESC’s foundation, corporate and individual donors. Working with ESC, more than 150 nonprofits and public agencies every year improve their operations, develop their leadership and build stronger futures. In doing so, they are better equipped to provide the best in programs and services for the more than 900,000 Chicago area residents that depend on them every year.

To learn more about Naaman Landers and how ESC makes a difference all across our communities, contact Bill Cosper at (312) 580-1840 x322 or bill.cosper@esc-chicago.org.