- Charles Wheelan
Charles Wheelan is a senior lecturer in the Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies. Charles Wheelan is a senior lecturer in the Harris School. He received an M.P.A. from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School in 1993 and a Ph.D. in public policy from the Harris School in 1998.
- Shirley Hoy
The daughter of two Chinese immigrants to Canada, Shirley Hoy has distinguished herself as a top bureaucrat in the city of Toronto. Her high school was completed at Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute, after which she went on to earn a master's degree in public administration from Queen's, and a Master's Degree in Social Work (Social Policy) from the University of Toronto. Prior to her becoming the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the City of Toronto, …
- Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse (born October 20, 1955) is the Junior Senator from the state of Rhode Island. A Democrat, he previously served as United States Attorney (1994-1998) and state Attorney General for Rhode Island.Whitehouse was born in New York City, New York, the son of Mary Celine Rand and career diplomat Charles S. Whitehouse , and grandson of diplomat Sheldon Whitehouse . He graduated from St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and from Yale University in 1978.
- Sean Kosofsky
Sean Kosofsky , Director of Policy read bio sean@tri.org 313-537-7000 x105
- Michael Birnbaum
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- Michael Funk
Michael was the Founder of Experience Corps Bay Area in 1999. Started in 1995 as a pilot project in five cities, Experience Corps has grown to include more than 2,000 members in 20 cities across the country. As the leading model in outcomes-based literacy service by older adults, Experience Corps has a strong base of knowledge in the field of education and the program understands the means and messages needed to tap the time, talent, and experience of people over 55.
- Tom Bewick
Tom Bewick was appointed chief executive of the Skills Council for the Creative and Cultural Industries in September 2004. In less than six months, he firmly established the new company and high-profile board with chair, Tony Hall, Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House. Government successfully awarded the SSC its 5-year licence in July 2005. Tom has over a decade of senior experience at national and regional level in education and training policy.
- Carrie L. Lukas
Carrie L. Lukas Vice President for Policy and Economics Carrie L. Lukas is the vice president for policy and economics for the Independent Women's Forum. Lukas is the author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Women, Sex, and Feminism , which was published by Regnery Publishing in May 2006. She is also a contributor to National Review Online and a senior fellow at the Goldwater Institute.
- Jim Geringer
Jim Geringer, Wyoming Governor 1995-2003, Director, Policy and Public Sector Strategies, Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Jim Geringer, a native of Wheatland, Wyoming, earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Kansas State University.
- Sheldon Whitehouse
Sen. Whitehouse was born on October 20, 1955 in New York City. The son of a diplomatic family—his father, Charles Whitehouse, was a Marine Corps pilot in World War II who later became U.S. Ambassador to Laos and Thailand—Sen. Whitehouse grew up all over the globe, experiencing firsthand the power of American statesmanship to foster better relationships throughout the world. He graduated from Yale University and the University of Virginia School of Law.
- Teresa Perchard
Teresa Perchard Public Policy Director Teresa Perchard, Director of Policy at Citizens Advice since 2000, leads the development of policy on a wide range of social and consumer policy issues, including debt and financial exclusion and consumer protection.
- Mark Kleiman
Mark A.R. Kleiman , Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Drug Policy Analysis Program, at the UCLA School of Public Affairs, Department of Public Policy, is the inaugural holder of the Schelling Visiting Professorship. Kleiman's primary research interests are drug abuse and crime control, with special attention to illicit markets and the design of deterrent regimes. He teaches methods of policy analysis, political philosophy, and drug abuse and crime control policy.
- Eric Baumgartner
Eric Baumgartner , M.D. Director of Policy and Program Development Louisiana Public Health Institute
- Scott Anders
Scott Anders is the Director of Policy and Planning at the San Diego Regional Energy Office. He manages the San Diego Regional Energy Office's legislative and regulatory research and monitoring and local and regional energy policy and planning activities.
- Ben Spinelli
Ben was an original member of the Highlands Council. He was a founder and President of the Raritan-Highlands Compact, a regional inter-municipal planning group. He served as chairman of the Morris County Open Space and Farmland Preservation Trust, President of the Morris County League of Municipalities, a member of the Chester Township Planning Board and Chairman of the Chester Township Environmental Commission.
- Gina Guillemette
Gina Guillemette Director of Policy, Mid-America Institute on Poverty Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights Gina Guillemette is the Director of Policy for the Mid-America Institute on Poverty of Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights. Heartland Alliance is a service-based human rights organization focused on investments in and solutions for the most poor and vulnerable in society.
- Martha Nalebuff
Martha Nalebuff , Director of Policy and Strategy, Windows Client Strat egic Relations and Policy Group, Microsoft Corporation: As Director of Policy and Strategy in Microsofts Windows Client Strategic Relations and Policy Group, Martha Nalebuff leads a team focused on the development of rights expression language, and standards and policies for intellectual property protection
She has served in several business and technical management roles at Microsoft, including managing strategic partne
- Thomas J. Nally
Thomas J. Nally Planning Director Since 1989, Mr. Nally has served as Planning Director of A Better City and its predecessor organization, the Artery Business Committee. Previously, Mr. Nally served as Deputy Director of the Corrections Special Unit of the Massachusetts Division of Capital Planning and Operations which was responsible for overseeing the planning, design, and construction of state and county correctional facilities valued at $750 million.
- Marko Bourne
Marko Bourne Director of Policy and Program Analysis Marko Bourne was appointed Director of Policy and Program Analysis for the Federal Emergency Management Agency in October 2006. He has more than 20 years experience in governmental and legislative affairs, public affairs, marketing and the emergency services and emergency management fields.
- Amy Dominguez-Arms
Amy Dominguez-Arms is currently Acting President and Vice President of Children Now, an independent, nonpartisan organization that uses research and action to make the well-being of children a top priority across the nation. In this leadership role, Ms. Dominguez-Arms coordinates all program activities within Children Now, including access to quality health care, support for low-income working families, quality media for and about children, and communications outreach strategies.
- Doug O'Brien
Doug O'Brien Vice President Doug has broad experience at all levels of government and the private sector, giving him a unique perspective on clients’ challenges and potential solutions. In 2005, Doug was appointed by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt to lead the department’s operations in six Midwest states as Regional Director. In this role, he was one of the most prominent figures in healthcare policy in the region.
- Michael A. Stegman
Michael is the director of policy for the Program on Human and Community Development for the MacArthur Foundation. He serves as the foundation's lead observer of domestic policy issues, working to translate policy trends and position program strategies in affordable housing, community change, mental health, juvenile justice, education, and urban and regional policy within the larger context of local, state and national policy developments.
- Summer Nicola
Nicola Bacon Nicola is the Young Foundation’s Local Projects Director and is responsible for the Young Foundation’s work with local authorities and other partner agencies on local social innovation. Nicola Bacon is Local Projects Director at the Young Foundation, and has set up a new workstream for the organisation focusing on local innovation . This has grown out of the work of the Transforming Neighbourhoods consortium.
- Jason W. Forrester
Jason Forrester Jason W. Forrester is Research Director of the Nuclear Threat Reduction Campaign (NTRC) - www.nuclearthreatreduction.org. Before NTRC, he was a senior researcher in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at The Brookings Institution (1998-2001). He has also worked on the Gore/Lieberman foreign policy team, the CNN nuclear weapons documentary, "Rehearsing for Doomsday," the Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict, and the Carter Center.
- Richard A. Dimino
Richard A. Dimino President & CEO Richard A. Dimino has served as President & CEO of A Better City, formerly known as the Artery Business Committee, since 1995. Under Mr. Dimino’s leadership, ABC has won numerous awards, including the History Makers Award for Innovation in Historic City-Building and Big Dig Civic Participation, the WalkBoston Golden Shoe Award, and the Move Massachusetts 2000 Construction Achievement Award.
- Gil Klinger
Mr. Gil Klinger Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Technical Collection/Means Gil Klinger is Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Technical Collection/Means. Klinger is a native of New York and a Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude graduate of the State University of New York at Albany with an undergraduate degree in european history and political science.
- Awa Marie Coll-Seck
Awa Marie Coll-Seck , MD, PhD Awa Marie Coll-Seck , MD, PhD, is the Executive Secretary of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership Secretariat based in Geneva. Dr. Coll-Seck was the Minister of Health of Senegal from 2001 to 2003 and previously held director positions for Policy, Strategy and Research at UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva and in the Infectious Diseases Department at the University Teaching Hospital in Dakar, Senegal.
- Paul Genest
Paul Genest , Vice Chair,PMAB & Chair, Communications Committee Paul Genest , PhD, of Ottawa is currently the President of the Council of Ontario Universities. Previously, he was Director of Policy and Research to the Prime Minister, Senior Policy Advisor to Hon. Allan Rock and Hon. David Dingwall, federal Ministers of Health; he is married to Barbara Jessup, a teacher, with two children, Kate, 17, and Zack, 13. CEO & Staff OHQC CEO
- Alfreda Davis
Ms. Davis also has extensive experience in working with citizens. She was the Executive Director of the D.C. Civilian Complaint Review Board for five years, and the Director of the Office of Citizen Complaints in San Francisco, California for two years. In both of these positions, Ms. Davis developed innovative programs and policies to improve relationships between the community and the police and to ensure the rapid resolution of complaints.
- Michael Gabaldon
Michael Gabaldon Director, Technical Services Center In January 2006, Mr. Michael Gabaldon assumed the position of Director of the Technical Service Center in the Denver office of the Bureau of Reclamation.
- Mike Sharon
Mike Sharon Director of Planning and Performance
- Nina Selvaggio
Nina Selvaggio , Director of Policy & Programs Nina is an advocate who has deep experience with community organizing, professional development, operations management and strategic leadership; over the past ten years, she has built coalitions and worked with communities around issues of education and social justice.
- Pamela Sweet
Pamela Sweet (Vice-Chair) Pamela Sweet is well known and highly respected in the Ottawa planning community and is currently Vice President of FoTenn Consultants Inc., a consulting firm of urban planners. She has over 25 years of professional planning experience in the Ottawa area. Prior to joining FoTenn Consultants Inc. in 2001, Pamela was the Director of Policy and Infrastructure Planning with the Region of Ottawa-Carleton.
- Kathleen Field
Kathleen Field, Director of Community Development The City’s Director of Community Development Kathleen Field has more than 25 years experience in the city planning profession. Over the years Kathleen has worked as a director of community development or planning for communities such as the City of Providence, RI, the City of Newburyport, MA, the Boston Housing Authority, and the Traveler’s Aid Society of Rhode Island.
- Wade Rowland
Rowland was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1944 where his father was posted for wireless training in the RCAF the closing months of World War 2. He grew up in Regina, not far from the RCMP barracks where Louis Riel was hanged, and moved to Winnipeg as that city was digging out from the disastrous 1954 flood. His prairie roots run deep: grandparents on both sides were pioneering farmers in the North Battleford area of Saskatchewan.
- Tim Powers
Tim Powers is a small business owner and Vice-President of Summa Strategies Canada - a government relations consulting firm based in Ottawa. Tim lectures in the Faculty of Communications at the University of Ottawa and is a Conservative media commentator, appearing frequently on CTV, CTV Newsnet and ROB TV while writing a regular column for The Hill Times . He also serves as a member of the Council of Advisors to the Manning Centre for Democracy.
- Kelly J. Barsdate
Kelly J. Barsdate , Director of Policy, Research and Evaluation Kelly Barsdate has worked at NASAA since 1991 and directs NASAA's information services and state-level policy analysis. She also oversees the National Standard for Arts Information Exchange--the system used by states, regions and the National Endowment for the Arts to document more than 28,000 arts grants each year. Barsdate provides extensive training and consultation services to the state arts agency field.
- Marsha H. Smith
Marsha H. Smith Marsha H. Smith is serving her third term on the commission. Her current term expires in January 2009. Smith, a Democrat, served as commission president from November 1991 to April 1995.
- Brian Yablonski
Brian Yablonski Vice President – Public Affairs The St. Joe Company Brian Yablonski has been with The St. Joe Company since 2004, and is responsible for state and federal government relations and public policy initiatives. He recently served as the Director of Policy and Deputy Chief of Staff for Florida Governor Jeb Bush. In that position, he had oversight of the governor’s policy development, including conservation and wildlife initiatives.
- Lauchlan Munro
Lauchlan Munro joined the Centre in 2003 as Senior Policy Analyst and was appointed to the position of Director of Policy and Planning in 2004. In 2006, he assumed responsibility for IDRC 's outsourced internal audit function. Most recently, Lauchlan was designated as the Senior Officer for the purposes of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act. Other positions - Prior to joining IDRC , Lauchlan was Chief of Strategic Planning with UNICEF (2000-2003).