Near Southside, Inc.\u2019s board of directors has announced a leadership succession plan that will take effect in April, marking a new chapter for the Fort Worth nonprofit after two decades of steady growth.<\/p>\n
Under the plan, Mike Brennan, who is completing his eighth year as president and his 20th year with Near Southside, will transition executive responsibilities to longtime colleague Megan Henderson. Henderson currently serves as NSI\u2019s cultural director, overseeing a wide range of community, cultural, and business support initiatives across the district.<\/p>\n
The two leaders have worked closely since Henderson joined the organization in 2013, a partnership the board says positions NSI for a smooth and deliberate transition.<\/p>\n
The organization followed a similar succession model in 2018, when Brennan was elevated to president after 12 years as planning and development director, succeeding former president Paul Paine.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy top priority, after 20 years with NSI, is to set the organization up for long-term stability and continued momentum,\u201d Brennan said in a statement. He credited Henderson as \u201cthe right person at the right time to steer the next era of the Near Southside.\u201d<\/p>\n
Henderson said the district\u2019s growth reflects Brennan\u2019s long-term commitment and leadership, noting that she is honored to build on that foundation as NSI\u2019s next president. Brennan will remain involved as president emeritus, serving as an advocate and advisor.<\/p>\n
Board chair Jack Clark said the transition highlights the organization\u2019s depth of leadership and institutional strength.<\/p>\n
To complement Henderson\u2019s background, NSI plans to hire a development & TIF director to work with city staff, private developers, and the board overseeing the Southside Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone. NSI administers the Southside TIF through a contract with the city of Fort Worth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Near Southside, Inc.\u2019s board of directors has announced a leadership succession plan that will take effect in April,…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":520725,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5138],"tags":[5229,12613,7371,7372,9730,3457,18247,13813,2578,358,7453,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-520724","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-economic-development","10":"tag-fort-worth","11":"tag-fortworth","12":"tag-fwtx-staff","13":"tag-leadership","14":"tag-near-southside","15":"tag-people-of-influence","16":"tag-personnel","17":"tag-texas","18":"tag-top-story","19":"tag-tx","20":"tag-united-states","21":"tag-united-states-of-america","22":"tag-unitedstates","23":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","24":"tag-us","25":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115905669646340326","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=520724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520724\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/520725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=520724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=520724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=520724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}