CNU welcomes David Hudson and Steve Filmanowicz to

CNU welcomes David Hudson and Steve Filmanowicz to the CNU staff in Chicago. David will become executive vice president, concentrating on CNU’s strategic direction, development efforts and business operations. Previously, David was public relations director for the non-profit agency Sustain, where he coordinated Midwest media relations relating to the federal TEA-21 reauthorization and worked with CNU Board member Jacky Grimshaw on campaigns for equitable distribution of Illinois transit funding. Before that, David was director of communications and development for the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities, the nation’s oldest and largest fair housing organization. Steve will become CNU’s new director of communications, following five years with Mayor John Norquist in Milwaukee, overseeing Mayor’s Office media relations, the rollout of the Downtown Plan, and local press outreach for CNU VII in Milwaukee. Before that, Steve was senior editor at Milwaukee Magazine, where his honors included the City and Regional Magazine Association’s gold award for urban design criticism.