 Gamaliel has developed along a similar path under the direction of Galluzzo, a former Roman Catholic priest who got his introduction to community organizing in the early 1970s in Chicago, where he worked with the Pilsen Neighborhood Community Council, mentored by such organizers as Tom Gaudette and John Baumann (the founder of PICO National Network).Gamaliel’s board of directors has 15 members, and is the ultimate governing authority for the organization, setting policy and overseeing management.The board and staff are advised by the National Clergy Caucus, the African American Leadership Commission, and the International Leadership Assembly.