Nancy LeaMond is a 'Champion of Livability'

Nancy LeaMond, executive vice president, chief advocacy and engagement officer at AARP,  has been named a national Leader for a Livable, Equitable and Sustainable America by Partners for Livable Communities, which announced the honor as part of its Celebrating Champions of Livability national awards program, which recognizes 23 individuals, five organizations and two communities. (See the complete list of honorees, below.)

The Leader for a Livable, Equitable and Sustainable America award recognizes individuals who embody the many elements that Partners for Livable Communities, throughout its 40 years, believes defines livability in American communities.  

“The 15 national leaders we honor in this distinguished category embody the elements Partners has woven together to define livability — concern for older individuals; equal opportunity for all; amenities, arts and culture as assets; innovative economic development strategies; and bold municipal leadership,” said Robert McNulty, president and founder of Partners for Livable Communities.

LeaMond is responsible for driving the AARP social mission on behalf of Americans age 50-plus and their families. Those responsibilities include leading the AARP Livable Communities initiative, which is working nationwide to help local leaders and resident turn their communities into great places to live for people of all ages. A strong component of this work is sharing great ideas and solutions through the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities, the award-winning AARP Livable Communities e-Newsletter, and in three editions of the AARP publication Where We Live: Communities for All Ages.

2018 Honorees

AMERICA'S MOST LIVABLE COMMUNITY AWARD

• Boise, Idaho
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

BRIDGE BUILDERS AWARD

• World Central Kitchen and José Andrés, Chef/Owner, ThinkFoodGroup | Founder, World Central Kitchen

INVESTOR IN AMERICA AWARD

• John Taylor, President and Founder, National Community Reinvestment Coalition
• Omaha Public Schools Foundation

LEADER FOR A LIVABLE, EQUITABLE and SUSTAINABLE AMERICA 

• Nancy LeaMond, Executive Vice President, Community, State and National Affairs | Chief Advoacy and Engagement Officer, AARP
• Henry L. Marsh, III, Former Mayor, Richmond, Virginia | Former Virginia Senator | Civil Rights Activist
• William K. Reilly, Former Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency | Former President World Wildlife Fund
• Ronald Lee Fleming, Urban Planner and Designer | Preservation Advocate | Environmental Educator and Critic
• Robert Grow, President and CEO, Envision Utah
• Daphne Kwok, Asian American and Pacific Islander Advocate
• Parris Glendening, Former Governor, State of Maryland
• Glenda Hood, Former Mayor, Orlando, Florida | Former Secretary of State, Florida
• Carol Bebelle, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Ashé Cultural Arts Center
• Neal Peirce, Urban Affairs Journalist
• Jeremy Nowak, Founder, The Reinvestment Fund (In Memoriam)
• Jane Chu, Former Chair, National Endowment for the Arts
• Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Principals, DPZ Architects
• William Struever, Principal, Cross Street Partners

ENTREPRENEURIAL AMERICAN LEADERSHIP AWARD 

• Jacob Day, Mayor of Salisbury, Maryland
• Tina Shelvin Bingham, Executive Vice President, McComb-Veazey Neighborhood Coterie
• Severine von Tscharner Fleming, Executive Director, Greenhorns

JOHN PARR AWARD

• Tyler Norris, Chief Executive, Well Being Trust

CULTURE BUILDS COMMUNITY AWARD

• EYA LLC and City of Alexandria Archaeology
• Rondell Crier, Artist

AGELESS AMERICA AWARD

• Sandy Markwood, Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging

About Partners for Livable Communities: Since its founding in 1977, Partners for Livable Communities has helped communities set a common vision for the future, discover and use new resources for community and economic development and build public/private coalitions to further their goals. Partners promotes livable communities through technical assistance, leadership training, workshops, charrettes, research and publications. Partners is a nonprofit focused on improving the quality of life and economic and social wellbeing of low- and moderate-income individuals and communities.