Strategic Advisors

The strategic advisory committee help shape and guide the work of the Rural Assembly. Strategic advisors provide the Rural Assembly with trusted, expert advice as we vet opportunities, problem-solve, evaluate our work, and plan for the future. Check out our wonderful strategic advisors below.

Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group

Citizen University

Housing Assistance Council

NeighborWorks

Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)

Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition (RVCC)

Sipp Culture

Southerly Magazine

Southwest Rural Health Research Center at Texas A&M

The Southern Rural Black Women's Initiative for Economic and Social Justice

The Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative for Economic and Social Justice (SRBWI) promotes the first human rights agenda in the United States aimed at eradicating historical race, class, cultural, religious and gender barriers experienced by southern rural black women.