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Edward Summers is the current Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Pridelines,[1] Miami's only LGBTQ Community Center. He was[2] He succeeded Victor Diaz-Herman after 15 years of tremendous service to Pridelines.

Early Life

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Summers was born in Bronx, New York. He received his bachelor's degree in political science and Masters degree in Public Administration from Marist College.[3] He holds a M.Phil and Ph.D. in Urban and Public Policy from The New School.[4]

Career

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Summers started his professional career as the Assistant to the President and Presidential Fellow of Marist College serving for more than seven years.[3] At Marist, Summers was charged with staffing President Dennis J. Murray for internal and external events. During his tenure, Summers engaged with institutional strategy, advancing diversity and inclusion , teaching, and community development programs. He taught undergraduate political science and graduate level public administration.[3] Summers is noted for his work on building Marist Africa program, a service learning experience to South Africa and Ghana among other accomplishments.[5][6]

In 2011, Summers was selected as Chief of Staff to the President of Union College. Summers spent three years working along side President Stephen C. Ainlay as chief deputy advancing institutional priorities. Summers also served as the Director of the Kelly Adirondack Research Center.[7][8]

In 2015, Summers became the Executive Director of the Brooklyn Education Innovation Network (BE.IN), a college and university consortium focused on building collaboration among higher education, industry, and government.[9] Summers authored an economic development study that estimated that the Brooklyn higher education sector had an estimate $3 billion impact on the local economy.[10]

In 2017, Summers became the Chief Strategy and Planning Officer of Long Island University.[11][8] Summers also served as a Fellow for the Hornstein Center for Polling, Analysis, and Policy. He implemented text message polling at the Center.[12]

In 2019, Summers was recruited to lead the Bronx Private Industry Council (Bronx PIC).[13][14] During COVID, the Bronx PIC was actively engaged in food insecurity relief.[15] Due to the impact of COVID-19 on local economies, Summers and his team dissolved the Bronx PIC and formed The Thinkubator.[16] Summers served as CEO and President of The Thinkubator from 2019 - 2022.

In 2023, Summers was appointed the Executive Director of Pridelines.[17][18] During Summers' tenure, he has tripled the organization's budget, raised more than $3 million dollars, opened three new locations, and expanded health services and housing.[19][20]

Selected Awards and honors

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2024 Rapha Center Trailblazer Award[21][22]

2024 OUTSFL The Homeless Advocate Award[19]

Miami-Dade County, "Dr. Edward Summers Day - August 17th"[23]

Zeta Psi 40 under 40[24]

Marist College Young Alumnus Award[25]

2004 - Marist College Alumni Leadership Award[26]

Selected Publications

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The Economic Development of Small Cities: Two Case Studies. ISBN:1-4955-1004-2 or 978-1-4955-1004-5.

Summers, Edward (2021). Innovation in the 21st Century: Developing an HBCU Strategy for Survival! In Crosby, White, Khalid, Chanay, Marcus, and Hilton, Adriel, Imagining the Future Historically Black Colleges and Universities - A Matter of Survival. Scottsdale, Arizona. Information Age Publishing.[27]

Summers, Edward (2016). Better Together: Making of the Brooklyn Education Innovation Network (BE.IN). In Moss M., Reed T., and Brooks Hopkins, K. (eds). The Brooklyn Way: Putting Together the Pieces of a 21st Century Downtown. Brooklyn, New York: Downtown Brooklyn Partnership.[28]

Summers, Edward (2015). Continued Growth of Educational Institutions in Downtown Became a Model for Urban Development. Brooklyn. In Moss M. (eds). Downtown New York, New York: NYU Rising: How Brooklyn Wagner Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management.[29]

References

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  1. ^ Pridelines
  2. ^ Pridelines (November 6, 2023). "Pridelines Announces Appointment of New Executive Director".
  3. ^ a b c "Eddie Summers". Marist College.
  4. ^ "Edward Summers, Ph.D. Named Chief Deputy to the President of Stony Brook University - SBU News". 6 June 2014.
  5. ^ https://67.202.87.157/member/1927369/edward-summers
  6. ^ https://exhibits.archives.marist.edu/files/original/a9ac70265f8a161525163a046cdabe17258c13a4.pdf
  7. ^ "2011-2012 Union College President's Report by Union College - Issuu". issuu.com. July 29, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Six African Americans Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education". The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. February 10, 2017.
  9. ^ "Where the Experts Teach - Dr. Lessie Branch Examines "Is the Bronx the Next College Town?" - MCNY".
  10. ^ Vilensky, Mike (September 30, 2015). "Colleges a Boon to downtown Brooklyn's Economy: Report". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.
  11. ^ "Edward Summers, Long Island University/NY: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com.
  12. ^ University, Long Island. "LIU Hornstein Center Poll Finds Pessimism about U.S. Economy, Support Lacking for Tax Reform Proposal". www.prnewswire.com (Press release).
  13. ^ "HERE to HERE Announces Dr. Edward Summers as Executive Director of the Bronx Private Industry Council".
  14. ^ "Dr. Edward Summers Is The New Executive Director Of The Bronx Private Industry Council | The Bronx Daily | Bronx.com". April 1, 2019.
  15. ^ Geraldino, Duarte. "Coronavirus response: Hacking emergency food supply chains". Al Jazeera.
  16. ^ Roberts, Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford, Ash Ngu, Brandon (May 9, 2013). "The Thinkubator Inc - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "Pridelines Announces Appointment of New Executive Director". Pridelines. November 6, 2023.
  18. ^ "Pridelines Announces Dr Edward Summers As New Executive Director". October 17, 2023 – via YouTube.
  19. ^ a b Hayden, John (August 23, 2024). "Edward Summers - The Homeless Youth Advocate". Out South Florida.
  20. ^ "2024 Year-End Report by pridelines - Issuu". issuu.com. December 31, 2024.
  21. ^ Dyer, Terry (November 13, 2024). "It's a CODE RED - A Spectacular Red Dress, Dress Red Night at Hunters Nightclub!". Out South Florida.
  22. ^ https://www.facebook.com/edward.summers.9/photos/happily-accepted-the-trailblazer-award-on-behalf-of-pridelines-at-the-codered-ev/10102671534764892/?_rdr
  23. ^ "Pridelines 2024 Annual Masquerade Gala Raises Over $100,000 to Support Miami's LGBTQ+ Community Miami, FL". Pridelines. August 19, 2024.
  24. ^ "Edward Summers". Zeta Psi Fraternity.
  25. ^ "Alumni Association Awards". maristconnect.marist.edu.
  26. ^ "Alumni Leadership Award". maristconnect.marist.edu.
  27. ^ Crosby, Gary B.; White, Khalid A.; Chanay, Marcus A. (2022). Amazon.com. Information Age Publishing, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1648028519.
  28. ^ Moss, Mitchell (February 2, 2016). "Downtown Rising: How Brooklyn Became a Model for Urban Development". Appleseed and Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, Rudin Center for Transportation, NYU Wagner School – via NYU Scholars.
  29. ^ "Downtown Rising: How Brooklyn became a model for urban development | NYU Wagner". wagner.nyu.edu. February 22, 2016.
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