George Moses, Executive Director of North East Area Development in Rochester, NY is an experienced community-based activist, researcher and executive who understands the need to balance scholarly research with the practical application needed for positive transformation in challenged communities. He is the key liaison for the establishment of the 1st Western New York Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools and a spokesperson for the Children’s Defense Fund “Dismantling the Cradle to Prison Pipeline” initiative. 

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Robert Moses, Director of Economic Development for North East Area Development embraces the principles of cooperative economics and self-determination as he studies and constructs pathways to entrepreneurship and employment for local youth and adults. Rob has collaborated for seven years as a community-university activist, co-researcher, co-implementer and co-author on multiple community-based participatory research projects. 

More information: www.neadrochester.org