VITA

Ester Rachel Fuchs

420 Riverside Drive, #5F International Affairs Building

New York, NY 10025 420 West 118th Street, Room 1428

Phone (home) (212) 678-0227 Mail Code 3328

E-mail: ef25@columbia.edu New York, NY 10027

Phone (work): (212) 854-3866 Fax: (212) 854-4782

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Chicago, 1984

MA in Political Science, Brown University, 1974

BA, Queens College, CUNY, 1972

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

Urban Policy; Urban Politics; Governance and Management of Global Cities; Urban Fiscal

Policy; American Government and Policy; Social Policy; American Elections and Civic

Engagement; New York City Politics; Sustainable Economic Development Policy; Workforce

Development and Community Building Policy; Education and After School Policy; Democratic

Theory and Practice; Federalism; Ethnicity, Race and Gender, SELECTED HONORS

Bella Abzug Leadership Award, Bella Abzug Leadership Institute, May 2017

Above & Beyond Exceptional New York Women of 2017Award for Education, City & State

March 2017

From Generation to Generation Award, Museum at Eldridge Street, October 2015

NASPAA Public Service Matters Spotlight Award, for WhosOntheBallot.org, Network of

Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), November 2014

Champion Award, Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation, May 2012

Distinguished Alumna Award, Queens College CUNY Dept. of Political Science, May 2008

Award for Outstanding Teaching, Columbia University, SIPA, May 2007

The Frank Tannenbaum Lecture, University Seminar's 63rd Annual Dinner, Columbia University,

April 2007

City of New York Excellence in Technology Award for Best IT Collaboration among Agencies,

for Access NYC, November 2, 2006

Sir Ian Turbott Lecture, Penrith, Australia, July 19, 2006

Samuel D. Ehrenpries Memorial Lecture, Bronx Community College, April 6, 2006

Luminary Award for Excellence in Out of School Time Education, Casita Maria, Bronx Botanical

Gardens, NYC June 20, 2005

Public Service Award, National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education, NYC,

September 12, 2004

Commencement Speaker, Columbia University School of Social Work Graduation, May 22, 2002

Distinguished Public Service Award, Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush, Brooklyn,

March 23, 2003

Leadership Award for Helping New Yorkers, United Way, NYC, March 12, 2002

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NIMH/NORC Fellowship University of Chicago, 1974-1976

Teaching Fellowship Brown University, 1973-1974

University Fellowship Brown University, 1972-1973

Cum laude, Honors in Political Science Queens College, CUNY, 1972

Phi Sigma Alpha, Political Science Honors Society Queens College, CUNY 1970-1972

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Professor, School of International and Public Affairs and Department of Political

Science, Columbia University, Fall 2005-currently

Director, SIPA Urban and Social Policy Concentration, Columbia University, June 2007-

currently

Faculty, Earth Institute, Columbia University, January 2018-currently

Executive Committee Member, Columbia Data Science Institute, October 2016-currently

Director, SIPA Global Mayors Forum, Columbia University, Fall 2009-currently

Director, SIPA Urban and Social Policy Speaker Series, Columbia University, Fall 2010-

currently

Director, SIPA United States Specialization, Columbia University, Fall 2010-currently

Advisory Committee Member, Smart Cities Center Columbia Data Sciences Institute, July 2012-

currently

Faculty Steering Committee Member, Eric Holder Initiative for Civil and Political Rights, November

2017-currently

Senior Fellow, Global Cities Institute, University of Toronto, December 2013-currently

Advisory Board Member, Metropolitan Policy Center, School of Public Affairs, American

University, November 2014-currently

Associate, the University of Technology Sydney Institute for Sustainable Futures, March 2016-

currently

Senior Policy Fellow, Partnership for New York City, January 2010-June 2010

Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, and Barnard

College Department of Political Science, and member of the graduate faculty Columbia

University Department of Political Science, January1999-August 2005 (on public

service leave during time in NYC government)

Senior Faculty Research Leave, Barnard College, Fall 1999-Spring 2000

Department Chair, Urban Studies Program, Barnard College and Columbia University,

September 1998-2001

Founding Director, Columbia University Center for Urban Research and Policy (CURP)

at SIPA, July 1998-January 2001

Founding Director, Barnard-Columbia Center for Urban Policy, Fall 1993-Spring 1998

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science Barnard College and member of

the graduate faculty Columbia University Department of Political Science and SIPA,

Spring 1992-Fall 1998

Department Chair, Urban Studies Program, Barnard College, Summer 1995-Summer

1998

Director, Urban Studies Program, Barnard College, September 1981-January 1983; Fall

1986-Spring 1987; Fall 1989-Spring 1995

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia

University Fall 1982-Spring 1992

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia

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University, Fall 1980-Spring 1982

Instructor, Department of Government, University of Notre Dame, Spring 1980

Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, Brown University, Fall 1973-

Spring 1974

GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE

Special Advisor to the Mayor (Michael Bloomberg) for Governance and Strategic

Planning in the Office of the Mayor of the City of New York, responsible for

developing and implementing reform initiatives for City agencies as well as advising on

new, innovative and efficient ways to deliver public services, January 2002-January 2006

Chair 2005 New York City Charter Revision Commission, conducted public hearings in

all five boroughs, met with experts and stakeholders, recommended ballot propositions

on NYC finances and judicial integrity which passed in the November 2005 election,

August 2004-September 2005

CONSULTANCIES AND GRANTS

Project Director, WhosOnTheBallot.Org Accessible website for election, ballot and

candidate information, funded by William von Mueffling gift to Columbia University

SIPA, June 2011-currently

Principal Investigator, Bloomberg Philanthropies, A Policy Implementation Model for Urban

Decision-Makers, December 2016-currently

Project Director, NYC Harlem 125th Street BID project, January 2017- currently

Principal Investigator, NYC Department of Environmental Protection, Stopping Trash Where it

Starts Project (with Patricia Culligan), June 2016-April 2017

Consultant, Global Cities, Inc. A. Program of Bloomberg Philanthropies, Global Scholars

Evaluation, October 2016-currently

Conversation Moderator, CoreNet Global Eastern Regional Symposium, Concluding General

Session, The Art and Science of Positioning Cities for Growth and Vibrancy with Mayor

Michael Nutter, New York, June 6, 2017

Project Director, Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and Helmsley Charitable Trust, NYC

Data2Go course development, September 2015-January 2016

Consultant, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Instituto Atuação Brazil Local

Democracy Project, May 1015-Octber 2015

Consultant, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Women for Women International Revised Scope of

Work, December 2015

Panel Moderator, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Inequality Panel, NYC Board meeting,

November 16, 2014

Consultant, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Rwanda/Democratic Republic of Congo Building and

Measuring a Sustainable Future Initiative, July 2014

Principal Investigator, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund grant, Innovative Partnership for

Public Health: An Evaluation of the New York City Green Cart Initiative to Expand Access to

Healthy Produce in Low-Income Neighborhoods (with Sarah Holloway), May 2013-June 2014

Principal Investigator, New York Community Trust grant, Expanding Opportunity for Middle

Class Jobs in New York City: Minority Youth Employment in the Building and Construction

Trades (with Dorian Warren), August 2013-March 2014

Consultant, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Rwanda/Democratic Republic of Congo Job Creation

Initiative, April-May 2013

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Conversation Moderator, CoreNet Global, New York City in Transition: Rudolph W. Giuliani,

107th Mayor of New York City Provides Insights on Opportunities and Challenges Facing a

New Mayor and Lesson Learned from the Past, event, New York, November 7, 2013

Consultant, Pearson Longman, video project for Living Democracy, Teaching Public Policy

American government textbook, July 2012.

Conference Coordinator, “Public Integrity: Anti-Corruption Strategies, Economic

Development and Good Governance,” New York City Global Partners, Office of the

Mayor NYC, and Fordham University School of Law, June 6-8, 2012

Conference Coordinator, “Innovative Programs in Workforce Development Publication

Launch,” Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation

(UMEZ-DC), May 22, 2012

Principal Investigator, Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation

(UMEZ-DC) grant, Career Opportunities in Healthcare project, July 2011-May 2012

Conference Coordinator, “Business Innovations and Entrepreneurship,” Office of the

Mayor NYC, New York City Global Partners, the World Bank, and Columbia

University World Leaders Forum, Fall 2011

Conference Coordinator, “Urban Education: Innovations in K-12,” Office of the Mayor

NYC, New York City Global Partners and Columbia University World Leaders Forum,

Fall 2010

Consultant, MSG Varsity Network, Afterschool sports programming, June 2010-

February 2011

Conference Coordinator, “Job Creation and Workforce Development Summit,” Office of

the Mayor NYC, New York City Global Partners, OECD, and Columbia University

World Leaders Forum, Spring 2009

Consultant, Qatar Museum Authority, Summer 2009

Principal Investigator, New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals

(NYATEP), Workforce Development in NYC project, June-November 2008

Consultant, Public Advocate Project for the NYC Citizen Feedback Survey and Focus

Groups, Spring 2008

Conference Coordinator, “Public Health and Climate Change: The Urban Policy

Connection Summit” Office of the Mayor NYC, New York City Global Partners, and

Columbia University World Leaders Forum, Spring 2008

Consultant, NYC Public Policy program development and facilitation, Coro Leadership

Training New York, Aug 2006-June 2007

Consultant, NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC), Comprehensive Neighborhood

Economic Development Initiative, June 2007-December 2007

Conference Coordinator, “Governing a Diverse City in A Democratic Society,” Office of

the Mayor of the City of New York, , NYC Global Partners, Columbia University

World Leaders Forum, and New York Immigration Coalition, New York City, Fall 2007

Facilitator, Coro New York Leadership Training, Retreat, September 29, 2006

Issues Director, Bloomberg for Mayor Reelection campaign, September 2005-January

2006

Principal Investigator, Wallace Foundation grant, Learning in Communities Initiative in

New York (with Mary McCormick of Fund for the City of New York and Gail

Nayowith of Citizens Committee for Children), January 2004-June 2005

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Program Director, Guggenheim Foundation grant, Summer Public Service Internship

Program (with Jameson Doig of Princeton University), December 2000-December 2001

Consultant, Penn, Schoen and Berland, NYC, position papers for Michael Bloomberg

mayoral campaign, December 2000-January 2001

Consultant, Bloomberg for Mayor, issues consultant, April 2001-December 2001

Principal Investigator, Greater London Enterprise grant on Governance in London and

New York (with Tony Travers of London School of Economics, LSE) for the London-

New York Study Fall 1999-Spring 2000

Principal Investigator, Ford Foundation grant, Political Participation and the Urban

Civic Culture: Moslem Communities in New York (with Peter Awn and Richard

Bulliet), July 1998-January 2001

Barnard College Research Grant, Senior Faculty Leave, Fall 1999-Spring 2000

Lecturer, “Future of American Cities,” Intelligence Fellows Program Whye Plantation,

Maryland, August 2, 1999

Principal Investigator, 1199, National Health and Human Service Employees Union,

AFL-CIO, New York State and New York City Political Participation Project (with

Robert Shapiro), June 1997-June 1999

Principal Investigator, US Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division contract to

investigate Implementation of National Voter Registration Act in NYS social services

offices (with Robert Shapiro and Peter Messeri), March 1997-January1999

Principal Investigator Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Technical Assistance

Project, June 1997-February 1998

Principal Investigator, US Department of Housing and Urban Development/Tonya Inc.

contract to update evaluation of federal homeless policy, the Continuum of Care (with

William McAllister), June 1996-Aug 1997

Corporate Director, Transderm Lab Corporation, 1995-2000

Principal Investigator, US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Harlem

Community Outreach Partnership Center Institutionalization grant with City College,

Spring 1997-January 1998

Principal Investigator Ford Foundation grant for New Voices in State Fiscal Policy (with

J. Phillip Thompson), July 1995-March 2000

Principal Investigator, US Department of Housing and Urban Development Community

Outreach Partnership Center grant with City College, Fall 1994-Fall 1996.

Consultant, Brookings Institution Urban Policy Agenda, Washington DC, 1996

On Line Forum Host, New York Times Electronic Media Company, Spring 1996

Consultant, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, June 1995

Consultant, Harper-Collins Publishers, Development of CD-ROM for teaching presidential

campaigns, June 1995

Consultant, Middle March Films, pilot TV program, February 1995.

Consultant, NYC Empowerment Zone Survey for HUD proposal, Harlem Urban

Development Corporation, Spring 1994

Consultant, Regional Plan Association Governance Project, Fall 1993-Winter 1994

Consultant, Children's Television Workshop, content director for a pilot TV program

involving state government issues, Spring 1993

Consultant, Mayor David Dinkins’ Reelection Campaign, August 1993-November 1993

Consultant, Redistricting Plan of Special Master Frederick Lacey for Puerto Rican Legal

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Defense and Education Fund v. David Gantt, May 1992

Columbia University Seminars Research Grant, Spring 1992

Consultant, New York City Campaign Finance Board, Summer 1990

Consultant, City of New York Law Department, United Parents Assoc. v. The Board of

Elections, March 1989

Consultant, Chicago Urban League, data collection on NYC registration and elections

results between 1980 and 1989, Spring 1989

Consultant, American Assembly's Federal Urban Policy Project, Spring 1991, Spring 1992;

Consultant, NYS Commission on Government Integrity, May 1988

Lecturer, New York City Top 40 Program Seminar, "The Politics of Public Policy," City

of New York Department of Personnel, September 29, 1987

Consultant, Penn & Schoen Associates, NYC, position papers for campaigns, Spring

1983; Winter 1986

Expert Witness and Consultant, City of New York Law Department, Butts v. City of New

York, primary election case, Spring 1985

Mellon Foundation/Barnard College Grant, Junior Faculty Research Leave, Spring 1986.

Columbia University Seminars Research Grant, Spring 1992

Barnard College Mini-Grant, Summer 1981; 1983; 1984; Spring 1987; Summer 1989; Summer 1990

BOOKS, SELECTED CHAPTERS, AND ARTICLES

“Governing the Twenty-First Century City,” Journal of International Affairs, Spring/Summer

2012, Vol. 65, No.2, pp. 43-57

Book Review, Contentious City: The Politics of Recovery in New York City, edited by

John Mollenkopf City and Community 6:2, June 2007

“Social Capital, Political Participation, and the Urban Community,” chapter in Susan

Saegert el.al. eds. Social Capital and Poor Communities, Russell Sage Foundation

Press, 2001 (with Robert Shapiro and Lorraine Minnite)

“Win, Place, Show: Public Opinion Polls and Campaign Contributions in a New York

City Election” Urban Affairs Review, March 2000 (with E. Scott Adler and Lincoln

Mitchell)

“Governance in London and New York,” in London-New York: The Economies of Two

Great Cities at the Millennium. Corporation of London, June 2000 (with Tony Travers)

“The Future of New York: 1898, 1998,” Fordham Urban Law Journal, October 1999,

Vol. 27, No. 1

“The Permanent Urban Fiscal Crisis,” reprinted in, Alfred J. Kahn and Sheila B.

Kamerman eds. Children and Their Families in Big Cities: Strategies for Service

Reform. Cross-National Research Program Columbia University School of Social Work,

1998

"The Permanent Urban Fiscal Crisis," chapter in Julia Vitullo-Martin, ed., Breaking Away

-- Innovations in Urban America; Essays in Memory of Robert F. Wagner Jr. The

Twentieth Century Fund Press, 1996

“Urban Community Initiatives and Shifting Federal Policy: The Case of the

Empowerment Zones,” chapter in, Alfred J. Kahn and Sheila B. Kamerman eds.,

Children and Their Families in Big Cities: Strategies for Service Reform. Cross-

National Research Program Columbia University School of Social Work, 1996 (with J.

Phillip Thompson)

Urban Politics, The Harper-Collins Political Pamphleteer. Harper-Collins College

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Publisher, 1995

"Racial Politics in New York State," chapter in J. Stonecash, J. White and P. Colby eds.

Governing New York State, 3rd. ed. SUNY Press, 1994 (with J. Phillip Thompson)

"The Year of the Woman? Candidates, Voters and the 1992 Election," Political Science

Quarterly, 108 Spring 1993 (with Michael Delli Carpini)

"Urban Politics," in Greenberg and Page Lecture Series to accompany Edward Greenberg

and Benjamin Page, The Struggle For Democracy, Harper-Collins College Publishers,

1993

Mayors and Money: The Politics of Fiscal Policy in New York and Chicago, Chicago:

University of Chicago Press, 1992

"Forum: A Tale of Two Cities," The City Journal, Autumn 1992, pp. 22-23

"City-State Relations in the Criminal Justice System," chapter in G. Benjamin and C.

Brecher eds. The Two New Yorks: State-City Relations in the Changing Federal System,

Russell Sage Foundation, 1988, pp. 479-510

"Municipalities: La Fin Des Faillites" Le Journal des Elections: Magazine D'Analyse

Politique Internationale, No. 4, Sept. /Oct. 1988

Book Review of Punishment Without Walls: Community Service Sentences in New York City.

Douglas McDonald. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1986, Political

Science Quarterly 102,4 1987-88

"Government Performance as a Base for Machine Support," reprinted in Marilyn Gittell,

ed. State Politics and the New Federalism, New York: Longman Press, 1986, pp. 78-89

(with Robert Y. Shapiro)

Book Review of Chicago Divided: The Making of a Black Mayor. Paul Kleppner. DeKalb, Illinois:

Northern Illinois University Press, 1985, Political Science Quarterly 3 1986

"Criminal Justice Policy in NYC," chapter in C. Brecher and R. Horton eds. Setting

Municipal Priorities: 1986, NYU Press, 1985, pp. 352-381 (with John P. Smith)

"Government Performance as a Base for Machine Support," Urban Affairs Quarterly, 18,

June 1983 (with Robert Y. Shapiro)

"New York City in Comparative Perspective," chapter in The City in Transition:

Prospects and Policies for New York, The Final Report of the Temporary Commission

of City Finances, City of New York, June 1977 (with Terry N. Clark)

"Bureaucratic Decision-Making in Great Britain and the United States," MA Paper; University of

Chicago, 1977

SELECTED RESEARCH REPORTS AND POLICY MONOGRAPHS

Evaluating Global Digital Education: Student Outcomes Framework, the OECD and Bloomberg

Philanthropies, January 2019 (with Marjorie B. Tiven, Anissa Bazari and Ashley MacQuarrie)

http://www.oecd.org/pisa/Evaluating-Global-Digital-Education-Student-Outcomes-

Framework.pdf

Promoting a Cleaner and Healthier Harlem: Reducing Street Litter in the 125th Street Business

Improvement District, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs Case

Study Series in Global Public Policy for Harlem 125th Street Improvement District, June 2017

(with Ashley MacQuarrie and Debashree Poddar)

Stopping Trash Where It Starts: A Project to Mitigate Floatable Trash in New York City

Waterways through Targeted Street Litter Reduction. Columbia University School of

International and Public Affairs Case Study Series in Global Public Policy and Data Science

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Institute for the NYC Department of Environmental Protection, March 2017 (with Patricia

Culligan)

Innovative Partnership for Public Health: An Evaluation of the New York City Green Cart

Initiative to Expand Access to Healthy Produce in Low-Income Neighborhoods. Columbia

University School of International and Public Affairs Case Study Series in Global Public

Policy for Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, June 2014 (with Sarah Holloway)

Expanding Opportunity for Middle Class Jobs in New York City: Minority Youth Employment in

the Building and Construction Trades. Columbia University School of International and Public

Affairs Case Study Series in Global Public Policy for New York Community Trust Workforce

Development Fund, February 2014 (with Dorian Warren)

Innovative Programs in Workforce Development: UMEZ Career Opportunities in Healthcare.

Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs Case Study Series in Global

Public Policy for Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone, September 2012

Innovations in City Government: The Case of New York City’s Workforce Development System.

Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs Case Study Series in Global

Public Policy for NY Association of Training and Employment Professionals, November 2008

“Forward,” Welfare Reform in Motion… NYC Human Resources Administration/Department of

Social Services, New York, New York, 2006.

“Governance in London and New York” (with Tony Travers), London-New York Study:

Final Report, Corporation of London, June 2000

New Voices in State Fiscal Policy. Report prepared for the Ford Foundation, March 2000

(with J. Phillip Thompson and William McAllister).

“Political Capital and Political Participation.” SIPA Working Papers #3, Summer 1999

(with Robert Shapiro and Lorraine Minnite)

Implementation of National Voter Registration Act in NYS Social Services

Offices, Report for the U.S. Department of Justice, February 1998 (with Robert Shapiro

and Peter Messeri)

Translating Your Vision Into Success: Basic Manual for Preparing a Business Plan.

Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation, January 1998 (with

Sasha Soroff, Tom Banker, Shella Brenner, Leslie Levin, Eugene Williams)

Political Participation and Political Representation in New York City with a Special

Focus on Latino New Yorkers. B-C Center for Urban Policy/Hispanic Education and

Legal Fund Opinion Research Project, December 1997 (with Lorraine Minnite and

Robert Shapiro)

Continuum of Care Update. Report prepared for US Department of Housing and Urban

Development, December 1997 (with William McAllister and Noah Kaplan).

The Continuum of Care: A Report on the New Federal Policy to Address Homelessness.

US Department of Housing and Urban Development, December 1996 (with William

McAllister).

Report on the New York City Runoff Primary. Prepared for the New York City Law

Department, June 1985. Received in evidence in (and cited in decision of) Butts v. City

of New York 779 F.2d 141 (2nd Cir. 1985) cert. denied 478 U.S. 1021 (1986)

SELECTED JOURNALISTIC PUBLICATIONS

“Are Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Plans for the MTA Subways a Good Idea,” City & State, January

15, 2019 (contributor)

“It’s Time for Women to Take Back the Vote,” PowHerNYC, September 25, 2018

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“Smart Cities, Stupid Cities, and How Data Can be Used to Solve Urban Policy Problems,” Tech

at Bloomberg, Data Science, August 25, 2017 https://www.techatbloomberg.com/blog/smart-

cities-stupid-cities-and-how-data-can-be-used-to-solve-urban-policy-problems/

“Plastic Bags are a City Scourge,” New York Daily News, Opinion, February 8, 2017 (with

Patricia Culligan)

“The Real New Yorkers Win Their Primaries: Can We Count On Them To Deliver?” Queens

Tribune, April 21, 2016

“Income Inequality: A Distraction,” New York Daily News, January 20, 2015

“The New York City Green Cart Initiative: Expanding Access to Healthy Produce in Low-

Income Neighborhoods,” Gotham Gazette, Opinion, July 13, 2014

“De Blasio Had to Be the Main Event,” NYTimes.com, Room for Debate, January 3, 2014

“Bill de Blasio Must Act Quickly, Debrief Bloomberg on Mayoral Duties,” New York Daily

News, November 5, 2013

“How to Build on the Bloomberg Legacy,” Reuters, October 30, 2013

“The Web Can Inform Voters and Speed Them Up,” NYTimes.com, Room for Debate,

November 8, 2012

“The Internet Can Inform and Motivate Voters,” NYTimes.com, Room for Debate, June

26, 2012

“Chance to Restore the Public Trust,” Crain’s New York Business, July 25, 2010

“Immigration Reform is Critical,” Crain’s NY Business, February 7, 2010

“Governing the 21st Century Global City: Lessons from New York City,” SIPA News,

Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, May 2008, Volume

XXI, No. 2, pp.12-14

“NYC Left High and Dry, The Huffington Post: The Blog, July 18, 2009

“A Vision for a Global City: Lesson from New York City,” Sydney Morning Herald, July

26, 2006 (and City of Sydney website)

“New York’s Concerns Can Be of National Concern Once Again,” GothamGazette.com,

November 6, 2000

“The Book Club: Book Review of Adam Cohen and Elizabeth Taylor’s American

Pharaoh: Richard J. Daley: His Battle for Chicago and the Nation,” Slate, May 22-24,

2000 (with Jacob Weisberg)

“The Breakfast Table: Letters to George Kelling,” Slate, September 27-September 30,

1999

“Two Views on the Commuter Tax: The City Already Pays More Than Its Fair Share,”

New York Times, Op-Ed Page, May, 22, 1999

“Tales of the City, Book Review of Fred Siegel’s The Future Once Happened Here,”

Slate, October 28, 1997

“A Response to Michael Tomasky’s The Left and Crime,” Dissent, Fall 1997

“The Bond Rating Can’t Be Ignored,” New York Times, Op-Ed Page, July 12, 1995

"Sure, Cut New York's Fat, But Cut It Fairly, and Wisely," New York Times, Op-Ed Page,

February 22, 1995

"Does the Rudy Rationale Really Fly?" NY Newsday, NY Forum: About the Budget,

November 2, 1994

"Can Four White Guys Run New York?" NY Newsday, NY Forum: About Politics,

November 16, 1993 (with J. Phillip Thompson)

"Women In Politics: The Road to Power," Barnard Magazine, Spring 1993 (with Michael

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Delli Carpini)

“A Bum Deal for NYC in Albany," NY Newsday, NY Forum: About Government, July

28, 1992

"They'd Govern In Fine Print," NY Newsday, About Politics, July 28, 1989 (with Demetrios

Caraley)

"Don't Revise Chicago's History," The Chicago Tribune, Point of View, February 8, 1983

"How We Measured Fiscal Strain,” Article for a special issue of The Boston Globe,

Massachusetts Cities and Fiscal Strain. January 11, 1977 (with Terry N. Clark)

GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE TESTIMONY

Testimony, 2019 NYC Charter Revision Commission Governance Expert Forum, March 25,

2019

Testimony, New York City Campaign Finance Board Voter Assistance Advisory Committee

(VAAC) Public Hearing, November 26, 2012

Testimony, New York City Board of Elections Hearing, WhosOntheBallot.org,

September 4, 2012

Testimony, New York City Council Committee on Parks and Recreation Hearing, Local

Law in relation to the naming of the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, February 18, 2011

Testimony, 2010 NYC Charter Revision Commission Hearing, Reports Review Committee, July

26, 2010

Testimony, 2010 NYC Charter Revision Commission Hearing, with Panel of Former

Charter Revision Commission Chairs, May 17, 2010

Testimony, New York City Planning Commission Public Hearing on Columbia

University Manhattanville Plan, August 15, 2007

Testimony, New York City Council Technology in Government Committee, Integrated

Human Services (IHS) Project, April 19, 2005

Testimony, New York City Council, Language Access in the Social Services; Intro. 38A,

September 18, 2003

Testimony, New York City Council, “The Work Force Investment Act (WIA),”

September 15, 2003

Testimony, New York City Council, “Social Service Restructuring,” June 13, 2003

SELECTED CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION, GUEST SPEAKING, AND PAPERS

Podcast Conversation, “Just Societies LIVE Special Edition: Social Justice in American Cities,” Podcast

with Mayor Michael Tubbs, Columbia University School of Social Work, April 18, 2019

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, 22nd Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership &

Public Policy Forum with Maria Hinojosa, SIPA, Columbia University, April 10, 2019

Moderator, “A Private, Safe and Secure World,” Data Science Day 2019, Data Science Institute,

Columbia University, April 3, 2019

Speaker, “Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund Training - On Local Governance,” with

Mayor Michael Nutter, Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund, April 2, 2019

Introducer, “US Congressman Jerrold Nadler,” Congregation Ramath Orah, February 23, 2019

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Consciousness: Effects on Thought and

Thinking,” Greater Good Gathering, SIPA, Columbia University, February 6-7, 2019

Podcast Conversation, “The Dean’s Table with Frederick Harris,” Columbia University, February 1, 2019

Panelist, “What We Heard, What We Learned: Global Competency in a Changing World:

Assessing Student Learning Outcomes,” Global Cities Symposium, January 31, 2019

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Organizer, “The Census and the City,” SIPA, Columbia University, December 3, 2018

Speaker and Facilitator, “Evaluation Framework for Global Education Student Outcomes:

Moving Toward Metrics,” Global Cities Meeting with Catalan Educators and Administrators,

Barcelona, Spain, November 13, 2018

Speaker, “Rhinoceros: The Decline of Civilization,” with Theresa Rebeck, Science on Screen

Series, Museum of the Moving Image, November 4, 2018

Panelist, “Smart Cities: Roles of Big Data and Digital Communication in Urban Construction –

Public and Private Approaches to Urban Policy Challenges,” 2018 Second Annual China-U.S.

Urban Development Forum, China Index Academy and Columbia University School of

International and Public Affairs, October 3, 2018

Panelist, “Social Value Investing: The Success of Cross-Sector Partnerships,” Columbia

University, September 17, 2018

Panelist, “An Introduction to Public Data: A Research View,” The Brown Institute for Media

Innovation, Columbia University School of Journalism, September 6, 2018

Panelist, “Community Forum: Citizen Engagement and the 2018 Election,” with US

Representative Jerrold Nadler, B’nai Jeshurun Synagogue, June 28, 2018

Panelist, “Making Smart Cities Work,” Tech and the City: How Smart City Technologies Can

Improve Quality of Life, McKinsey Global Institute, June 20, 2018

Panel Moderator, “Designing, Monitoring, and Evaluating a Global Digital Education Program,”

Stevens Initiative Virtual Exchange Forum, The Aspen Institute Stevens Initiative, Washington,

DC, May 17, 2018

Speaker, “How Tech Has Changed American Politics,” South Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Delegation, Civic Hall, May 16, 2018

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, 21st Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public

Policy Forum: The Incarceration Crisis that Threatens America’s Democracy with Eric H.

Holder, Jr., SIPA, Columbia University, April 24, 2018

Moderator, “Sustainable Cities for All,” C40 Financing Sustainable Cities Forum 2018, New

York, April 10, 2018

Faculty Participant, Urban and Sustainability Scholars as Bridge Builders Study Tour to Israel,

Sponsored by the JCRC, March 11-18, 2018

Speaker, “The Changing Role of the Jewish Community: NYC Political Landscape in 2018 and

Beyond,” JCRC-NY Young Professionals, New York, February 27, 2018

Conversation Moderator, “Mayor: The Best Job in Politics: A Book Discussion with Michal A.

Nutter,” SIPA, Columbia University, New York City, February 2, 2018

Speaker, “Why are Cities Important for the Twenty first Century,” American Politics, Domestic

Affairs Forum, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, December 13, 2017

Organizer and Moderator, “The Future of DACA,” with NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-

Viverito, Panelists Van Tran, Elora Mukherjee, and Charlotte Gossett, SIPA, Columbia

University, December 6, 2017

Panelist, “Cities Matter: The Role of Cities in Promoting Health,” Columbia University School

of Social Work Population Research Center, New York, December 5, 2017

Conversation Moderator, “The Sustainable City,” A book discussion with Stephen Cohen, Book

Forum New York City, November 13, 2017

Speaker, “Evaluating Student Outcomes for Global Digital Exchange Programs,” Global Cities,

Inc. Board meeting, Bloomberg Philanthropies, September 27, 2017

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Panelist (presented paper), “Global Scholars Outcomes and the Importance of Evaluation,”

Students at the Global Edge: Evaluating the Global Digital Exchange Experience, Global Cities,

Inc. Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the OECD Symposium, Paris, October 23, 2017

Conversation Moderator, “Evaluating Student Global Learning” with Andreas Schleicher,

Director for Education and Skills, OECD, Students at the Global Edge: Evaluating the Global

Digital Exchange Experience, Global Cities, Inc. Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the OECD

Symposium, Paris, October 23, 2017

Speaker, “The Challenges and Opportunities in NYC Government,” Leadership in a Challenging

Century, SIPA Executive Education Program for Brazilian civil servants, July 19, 2017

Keynote Speaker, “Why nonprofits Matter,” NYN Media 40 Under 40 in NY Nonprofit Industry,

New York City, July 19, 2017

Podcast Conversation, “The Education Exchange: Bill de Blasio and Mayoral Control,” Podcast

with Paul Peterson Education Next Harvard Kennedy School, July 17, 2017

http://educationnext.org/education-exchange-bill-de-blasio-mayoral-control

Speaker, “Stopping Trash Where It Starts,” Engineering for Humanity Discussion Forum, Smart

Cities: Sustainable, Healthy, Secure, Connected, Creative, Columbia University School of

Engineering and Applied Sciences, New York City, June 29, 2017

Panelist, “Ethnicity, Race, and Gender in American Politics,” New York University

Multinational Institute of American Studies Summer Institute for International Scholars

Program, New York, June 21, 2017

Conversation Moderator, “The Art and Science of Positioning Cities for Growth and Vibrancy,”

with Michael A. Nutter, CoreNet Global Eastern Regional Symposium, New York City, June

6, 2017

Speaker, “Means & Methods: Pathways of Change,” WISE: Women in Sustainability and

Energy Lecture Series, Building Energy Exchange, NYC, May 12, 2017

Panelist, Healthy and Clean Harlem Campaign Earth Day Launch, 125 Street BID and

NYC Community Board 10, Touro College New York City, April 20, 2017

Forum Organizer, “The Challenges of Innovating in a Mega-City: The Case of São Paolo,”

Former Mayor Fernando Haddad, São Paolo, Brazil, Columbia University SIPA Global Mayors

Forum, April 10, 2017

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, 20th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public

Policy Forum with United States Representative John Lewis, SIPA, Columbia University,

March 30, 2017

Moderator, Women4Climate Conference, WOMEN4ACTION, “Empower Women to Lead the

Way Towards Sustainable Societies,” C40, Columbia University, NYC, March 15, 2017

Podcast, Insights on the 2016 Election, NYN Media with Aimee Simpierre, December 15, 2016

Moderator, “Data, Polling, the Media and Democracy: A panel discussion of Election 2016” |

with Nate Silver, Data Science Institute, Columbia University, December 6, 2016

Opening Plenary Keynote Speaker, "History of Women and Civic Engagement,” New York

State Conference for Civically Engaged Women, NYC, December 1, 2016

Moderator, “Partisanship in New York and Its Impact on Elections,” Citizens Union and New

York Law School, NYC, November 18, 2016

Speaker, “Election Debrief with Columbia Professor Ester Fuchs,” Mindr, Brooklyn New York,

November 17, 2016

Panelist, Election 2016: A Conversation with Columbia Faculty, Columbia Law School, NYC,

November 11, 2016

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Organizer and Panelist, Domestic Policy in the Election: What’s at Stake? SIPA, Columbia

University, November 2, 2016

Organizer and Moderator, “Social Policy, Elections, and Gender Equity,” with former NYC

Council Speaker and Director of WIN Christine Quinn, SIPA, Columbia University, October 6,

2016

Speaker, Remember Freedom Summer, Columbia University School of Social Work, NYC,

September 26, 2016

Panel Chair, Universalism, Targeted Politics, or Something Else? Black Power at 50: A

Scholarly Conference In Honor of Charles V. Hamilton and Donna Cooper Hamilton and in

celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of Black Power, Columbia University,

October 20 & 21, 2016

Panelist, Ethnicity, Race, and Gender in American Politics, Multinational Institute of American

Studies, NYU, June 22, 2016

Conversation Moderator, One-to-One with Mayor Dinkins and Dr. Ester Fuchs, Inaugural

Global Forum, June 20, 2016

Symposium Organizer and Moderator, The Future of International Digital Learning K-12, and

Moderator, Why a Global Education Matters for Today’s Public School Students, Global Cities

A Project of Bloomberg Philanthropies, NYC, May 12, 2016

Conference Organizer and Moderator, “Celebrating 100 Years of Jane Jacobs: Innovations in

NYC’s Open Space,” Municipal Arts Society, SIPA, GSAAP and Business School, Columbia

University, May 3, 2016

Panelist, Impact of NYC Zoning Changes to the NY Real Estate Market Panel, Akerman, and

Columbia University GSAPP, Harvard Club, New York, April 27, 2016

Speaker, “Innovative Partnership for Public Health: An Evaluation of the NYC Green Cart

Initiative, Solving Urbanization Challenges By Design,” IGERT, Columbia University, SEA,

GSAPP, Earth Institute, April 14, 2016

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, 19th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public

Policy Forum with United States Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, SIPA, Columbia

University, April 7, 2016

Panelist, “Keywords Roundtable Conversation on the term Choice," The Center for the Study of

Social Difference (CSSD) and The Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Council,

Columbia University, March 31, 2016

Conversation Moderator, “Ronald Reagan and the 2016 Presidential Race: A Conversation with

Jacob Weisberg,” Columbia University, SIPA, March 7, 2016

Podcast, “Ester Fuchs on Budgets and Bloomberg, NY Slant, January 26, 2016

Moderator, “Creating Opportunity in Underserved Communities,” with Governors Daniel

Malloy and Kate Brown, Democratic Governors Association 2015 Annual Meeting, New York,

December 7, 2015

Moderator, “Our Mayor, David N. Dinkins: Leadership, Legacy, Archives,” Opening of the

David N. Dinkins Archives, Columbia University Libraries, December 3, 2015

Panelist, Semana da Democracia (Democracy Week Conference), Instituto Atuação, Curitiba,

Brazil, November 24, 2015 (skype)

Webinar Speaker, “Better Outcomes with Controlled Costs: Tools and Strategies for HHS

Transformation,” Governing Magazine Webinar Presentation, October 29, 2015

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Event Moderator, “The Policy of Design and Equity,” Town+Gown in collaboration with

AIANY/Center for Architecture and the AIANY/Public Architecture Committee, in association

with Archtober, Architecture and Design Month, New York City, October 28, 2015

Guest Lecturer, Wayne Svoboda class on Conflict Reporting, “Dealing with Journalists at City Hall,”

CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, July 23, 2015

Speaker, “Confronting Inequality,” Technology and Innovation in the Public Service

Conference, The Picker Center SIPA, Columbia University, July 13, 2015

Speaker, “NYC Politics and Policy in the Age of de Blasio,” Raising the Bar, New York, June 2,

2015

Moderator, “How Are We Really Doing? An Assessment of Long-term Needs and Progress on

Climate Change Adaptation,” 2015 Waterfront Conference: Shaping Your 21st Century

Waterfront, Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance, Thursday, May 7, 2015

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, 18th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public

Policy Forum with the Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, SIPA, Columbia University, April

29, 2015

Panelist, “A City of the State: Who Plays and Who Pays?” The CUNY Forum, CUNY TV, April 6,

2015

Panelist, “Smart Cities Panel,” Data on a Mission: Privacy, Cities and Finance in a Digital Age,

Columbia University Data Science Institute, April 1, 2015

Organizer, “V-Day: One Billion Rising,” SIPA, Columbia University, April 1, 2015

Conference Organizer and Moderator, “Public Policy Challenges: Women’s Empowerment in

New York City,” SIPA, Columbia University, March 24, 2015

Forum Organizer and Moderator, “Philadelphia: A Sustainable 21st Century City,” Mayor

Michael Nutter, Philadelphia, Columbia University SIPA Global Mayors Forum, March 4, 2015

Moderator, How to Improve Police-Community Relations, Amadou Diallo Foundation and

SIPA, Columbia University, February 5, 2015

Guest, Eldridge & Co., CUNY TV, February 4, 2015

Speaker, “Why is Washington More Gridlocked? Are Albany and NYC any better at Getting Things

Done?” FWD.us Dinner, New York City, December 4, 2014

Moderator, “The Massachusetts Reform Approach and New York,” Modernization of New

York’s Built Environment: If Not Now, When? Conference, NYC Town+Gown, Albany, NY,

November 12, 2014

Conference Organizer, “Columbia Voting Week,” Columbia University, October 6-10, 2014

Conversation Moderator “Columbia Voting Week: Dilemmas of Campaigning and Governing in

the United States: A Conversation with Governor Lincoln D. Chafee,” Columbia University

Voting Week, October 8, 2014

Moderator, “Political Engagement, Advocacy and Public Policy,” Columbia University Voting

Week, October 7, 2014

Panelist, “Inaugurating Governor David Paterson of New York’s Archives, Political Memories:

A Conversation about Libraries, Government, and Activism,” Columbia University Library,

New York, September 8, 2014

Speaker, United States Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program Group from

Johannesburg, South Africa, August 26, 2014

Speaker and Panel Moderator, “A Partnership for Public Health: The New York City Green Cart

Initiative to Expand Access to Healthy Produce in Low-Income Neighborhoods,” Laurie M.

Tisch Illumination Fund and Columbia University, SIPA, New York, June 11, 2014

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Participant, “The Decent City Conference,” Social Science Research Council, New York, May

19-20, 2014

Conversation Moderator, “A Common Cause Conversation and Book Signing with Richard

Ravitch,” Common Cause New York, May 14, 2014

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, 17th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public

Policy Forum with Mayor Bill de Blasio, SIPA, Columbia University, April 25, 2014

Panelist, “Dean's Roundtable on Technology, Entrepreneurship and Urban Innovation,” SIPA,

Columbia University, April 1, 2014

Speaker, “New York City’s Budget,” New York Association of Training and Employment

Professionals (NYATEP), February 27, 2014

Panelist, “A Bronx Forum: The Changing Political Landscape and What You Need to Know,”

Budget Panel, The Center for Bronx Non-Profits, A Partnership with Hostos Community

College and the Jewish Community Relations Council, February 6, 2014

Discussant, The Atlantic and Rockefeller Foundation Roundtable on Cities, December 19, 2013

Panelist, “Transition Chiefs in Conversation,” Talking Transition NYC, November 13, 2013

Speaker, “Academic Perspectives on Urban Fiscal Crisis: Solving America's 2013 Urban Fiscal

Crisis: Lessons From 1975 NYC,” The Return of Urban Fiscal Crisis: Alternatives to

Bankruptcy, Brown University, November 2, 2013

Panelist, “Town and Gown Partners: Universities, Innovation and Cities,” CityLab: Urban

Solutions to Global Challenges, The Aspen Institute, The Atlantic and Bloomberg

Philanthropies, New York, October 7, 2013

Conversation Moderator, “A Mayor’s Life: A Conversation and Book Signing with David N.

Dinkins,” Columbia University, SIPA, October 3, 2013

Speaker, “Collaborative Leadership: Towards Governing Next Generation Cities,” NYC Leaders

Study Retreat on Urban Innovations for India Urban Business Leaders, The Urban Vision,

Columbia Center for Urban Real Estate and Studio-X, September 25, 2013

Participant, “Changing in Place Mobile Workshop,” Coventry University and Citizens Housing

and Planning Council, New York, July 29-31, 2013

Panelist, “Running Elections Efficiently: A Best Practices Convening,” Common Cause New

York and Columbia University SIPA, May 20, 2013

Forum Organizer and Moderator, “Changwon, Korea: A Sustainable 21st Century City,”

Mayor Park Wan-su, Changwon, South Korea, Columbia University SIPA Global Mayors

Forum, April 30, 2013

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Gun Control: Safe Streets, Safe Cities” with Marc

Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League, 16th Annual David N. Dinkins

Leadership & Public Policy Forum, SIPA, Columbia University, April 29, 2013

Speaker, “New York City: Smart City Policy Priorities,” Center for Smart Cities Planning

Workshop, The Columbia Institute for Data Sciences and Engineering, Columbia University,

April 24, 2013

Panelist, “History Spring Symposium Round Table: History and Public Engagement,” Columbia

University, April 19, 2013

Speaker, “Governing the 21st Century City,” Lectures in Planning Series (LiPS), Graduate

School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University, March 12, 2013

Panelist, “Process, Powers, and Lessons for the Future: 25 Years of New York City Charter

Revisions”, New York City Charter Symposium, Center for New York City Law at New York

Law School, February 8, 2013

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Fireside Conversation, with Brian Lehrer Host of WNYC, "The 2013 Mayoral Election,”

Museum of the City of New York, New York, January 10, 2013

Symposium Participant, “The Challenge of Governing 21st Century City-Regions,” Ryerson

University, Toronto, Canada December 11-12, 2012

Speaker, “The Politics of City Finance: How Federalism Fails America’s Mayors,” Munk School

of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, Big City, Big Ideas Lecture Series, Toronto,

Canada, December 10, 2012

Speaker, “Public Service in a Diverse, Global Society,” 2012 SIPA Diversity Symposium,

November 16, 2012

Panelist, “Post-Election Analysis: What’s Next?” CUNY Education and Public Service Forum,

November 28, 2012

Panelist, “Women in Our Economy-Does the Glass Ceiling Still Exist,” Stroock & Stroock &

Lavan Government Relations Forum, October 24, 2012

Forum Organizer and Moderator, “Gig City: The Reinvention of Chattanooga, Tennessee,”

Mayor Ron C. Littlefield Chattanooga, Tennessee, Columbia University SIPA Global Mayors

Forum, October 15th, 2012

Participant, Governing Magazine Sustainability Summit, “Smart, Livable, Sustainable,” Santa

Monica, CA, June 20-21, 2012

Moderator, “Paying for the Public Life: Mayor Richard Daly and Mayor Manny Diaz,” Forum

for Urban Design, NYC, October 3, 2012

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Public Integrity: Anti-Corruption Strategies,

Economic Development and Good Governance,” New York City Global Partners, Office of the

Mayor NYC, Fordham University School of Law, June 7, 2012

Conversation Moderator, with US Attorney Preet Bharara and Comm. Rose Gil Hearn NYC

Department Of Investigation, Public Integrity: Anti-Corruption Strategies, Economic

Development and Good Governance Summit, New York City Global Partners, Office of the

Mayor NYC, and Fordham University School of Law, NYC, June 7, 2012

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Innovative Programs in Workforce Development

Panel,” Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation, Columbia

University, May 22, 2012

Panel Moderator, “The Future of the City,” Journal of International Affairs Conference,”

Columbia University SIPA and World Policy Institute, April 23, 2012

Organizer and Moderator, “Building a Green Gotham” with Commissioner Robert LiMandri,

Department of Buildings, SIPA Urban and Social Policy Speaker Series, March 28, 2012

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Voting Rights v. Voter Suppression” with Ben

Jealous, President and CEO of the NAACP, 15th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public

Policy Forum, SIPA, Columbia University, March 26, 2012

Organizer and Moderator, “Managing New York City: Inside Operations” with Caswell

Holloway, NYC Deputy Mayor for Operations, SIPA Urban and Social Policy Speaker Series,

February 23, 2012

Organizer and Speaker, “A Call to Civic Engagement” with Bob Herbert, former Op-Ed

columnist, Columbia University Weston Lecture, February 15, 2012

Speaker and Facilitator, Iraq Civic Leaders Delegation, US State Department, SIPA Columbia

University, February 9, 2012

Panel Moderator, C13 Impact Investing Conference, SIPA and Business School, Columbia

University February 8, 2012

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Organizer and Moderator, “Successful Cities in a Global Economy: The Greater Toronto

Experience,” with Anne Golden, President and CEO of Conference Board of Canada,

Columbia SIPA Urban and Social Policy Speaker Series, January 24th, 2012

Moderator and Speaker, “The 33rd Annual Congressional Breakfast,” Jewish Community

Relations Council of New York, January 22, 2012

Speaker, Columbia University Redistricting Conference, SIPA and Political Science Department,

December 9, 2011

Guest Lecturer, “New York Law and Policy” Professor Rick Hills course, New York University

Law School, October 26, 2011

Organizer and Moderator, “Making Hyderabad India’s Best Governed City,” Hyderabad, India

Municipal Commissioner Sameer Sharma SIPA Global Mayors Forum, September 14, 2011

Participant, “Professional Development & Year-End Wrap-Up,” NYC Global Partners Junior

Program, Tweed Courthouse, June 20, 2011

Panelist, “How Hugh Carey Saved the City, Who Will Save New York?” Museum of the City

of New York, June 1, 2011

Panel Moderator, “Comparative Child and Family Policy: A conference in Honor of Sheila B.

Kamerman,” Columbia University Population Research Center, May 12, 2011

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Crisis in State Budgets,” with US Senator Kirsten

Gillibrand, 14th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public Policy Forum, SIPA, Columbia

University, April 11, 2011

Panelist, “New York City as a Sustainable City,” Columbia University Earth Institute, April 7,

2011

Moderator, “A Conversation: Cities Making National Policy: Partnership for a New American

Economy and Mayors against Guns,” with Senior Advisor to the Mayor John Feinblatt,

Columbia University, SIPA Urban and Social Policy Speaker Series, April 6, 2011

Chair and Speaker, “The Future of Cities: Planning for and Harnessing Urban Populations,”

Chatham House, London, England, February 28-March 1, 2011

Organizer and Moderator, “Redevelopment of Chawls and Slums in Mumbai,” with Neera

Adarkar, Columbia University SIPA Urban and Social Policy, Columbia SIPA South Asian

Association, February 14, 2011

Organizer and Moderator, “A Conversation with Adolfo Carrion,” Columbia University SIPA

Urban and Social Policy Speaker Series, December 2, 2010.

Panel Moderator, “Reforming School Systems in Global Cities” and “Innovative Approaches to

Teaching and Learning,” Urban Education: Innovations in K-12 Summit, NYC Global Partners

and Columbia University World Leaders Forum November 18, 2010

Organizer and Moderator, “Higher Education? How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and

Failing Our Kids and What We Can Do About It,” with Professor Andrew Hacker and Claudia

Dreifus of SIPA, Columbia SIPA Urban and Social Policy Lecture Series, October 18, 2010

Keynote Speaker, “The Mayor Lindsay Symposium: Management Innovations,” Baruch College

and Museum of the City of New York, September 29-30 2010

Panelist,” Who Broke New York? Policy and Consequences: Mayor Lindsay and the Fiscal

Crisis,” Museum of the City of New York, September 15, 2010

Speaker, “Governing the 21st Century Global City: Lessons from New York City. Masters of

Public Affairs Global Public Policy Lecture, SciencesPo, Paris, France, April 8, 2010

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Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Economic Recovery in the Cities,” with

Congressman Charles Rangel, 13th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public Policy

Forum, SIPA, Columbia University, February 1, 2010

Forum Organizer and Moderator, “THINKING BIG New York and London: Heading Back to

the Top,” London, England Mayor Boris Johnson and New York City Mayor Michael

Bloomberg, Columbia University SIPA Global Mayors Forum, Manhattan Institute and

Regional Plan Association, September 15th, 2009

Forum Organizer and Moderator, “Urban Policy, Global Challenges,” Karachi, Pakistan Mayor

Syed Mustafa Kamal, SIPA Global Mayors Forum and Columbia University South Asia

Association, November, 2009

Panelist, “Limits to Term Limits? Bloomberg and the 2009 Mayoral Election” New York

Chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, February 11, 2009

Moderator, “Politics of Food Conference: New York’s Next Policy Challenge,” Office of

Manhattan Borough President, Columbia University SIPA, November 19, 2008

Guest Lecturer, “Ethnicity, Race and Gender in American Politics,” New York University,

Multinational Institute of American Studies and the Fulbright Institute, July 1, 2008

Speaker, The NYC Department of Housing, Preservation and Development Fellows Seminar,

May 27, 2008

Lecturer, “Coaching and Leading Teams,” UJA Fellows Lecture Series, Columbia University

SIPA, Picker Center Executive Education Program, April 28, 2008

Panelist, “Urban Colossus: Why is New York America’s Largest City?” Columbia University

SIPA Forum, April 11, 2008

Panelist, “Life in Politics and Government,” Financial Women’s Association, Goldman Sachs &

Co, New York City, April 7, 2008

Panelist, “How Does the Interplay between Evidence and Policy Making at the State and Local

Level Differ from this Interplay at the Federal Level?” Workshop on Demand-Side Issues in

the Interaction between Social Science Evidence and Policy Making, National Resource

Council Standing Committee on Social Science Evidence, The National Academies,

Washington, DC, April 4, 2008

Speaker, “Women in Politics - Does it Make a Difference?" GE Women's Network, NYC,

Palace Hotel, March 27, 2008

Panelist, “NYC Government Programs Addressing Hunger - Jewish Hunger 101,” New

York Hunger Summit, UJA Federation, NYC, March 12, 2008

Lecturer, “Managing People and Improving Individual Performance,” UJA Fellows

Lecture Series, Columbia University SIPA, Picker Center Executive Education

Program, March 10, 2008

Speaker "Confronting the Challenges of Effective Urban Governance: Lessons from New

York" Center for Urban Research and Policy Seminar Series, Columbia University,

February 28, 2008

Panelist, “Women’s Issues,” 15th Annual Columbia University Women in Business Conference,

Columbia Business School, February 22, 2008

Panel Moderator, “The Future of New York City,” Columbia University SIPA MPA Program

30th Anniversary Celebration, February 16, 2008

Lecturer, “Holding People Accountable,” UJA Fellows Executive Program Series, Columbia

University Picker Center, February 11, 2008

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Speaker, “Planning for Economic Growth and Sustainability—PlaNYC: A Greener, Greater New

York,” University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland December 12, 2007

Speaker, “Creating an Entrepreneurial City in the 21st Century,” The British-Polish Chamber of

Commerce, Lodz, Poland, December 12, 2007

Speaker, “Confronting the Challenges of Effective Urban Governance: Lessons from New York

City” Adam Smith Research Center and the Polish Conference of Mayors, Warsaw, Poland

December 11, 2007

Speaker, “The Education of Ester Fuchs: What I brought to City Hall and What I Learned When

I Got There,” Columbia University SIPA Fall Fellowship Luncheon, Lotus Club, NYC,

September 19, 2007

Panel Chair, “Partnering for Success: A Comprehensive Neighborhood Approach,” The

53rd Annual International Downtown Association (IDA) Conference and World

Congress, NYC, September 17, 2007

Panelist, “Urban Conversations: Strengthening the Middle Class,” The New

School for Management and Urban Policy Conference, Milano, Italy, Aired on the Brian Lehrer

Show, WNYC radio, June 1, 2007

Panelist, “Integrating Climate and Energy Science into Urban Policymaking,” An

International Symposium, Urban Climate Change Research Network, Columbia

University, NYC, May 10-11, 2007

Participant, Wharton Impact Conference Unraveling the Urban Enigma: City Prospects,

City Policies, University of Pennsylvania, May 4, 2007

Speaker, “A Vision for a Global City: What Can Chicago Learn From New York City

Government,” paper prepared for Chicago’s Global Future Study Group, The Chicago

Council on Global Affairs, Chicago, May 1, 2007

Participant, New York City C40 Large Cities Climate Summit, The New York City

Partnership, Mayor’s Office City of New York, and the Clinton Climate Initiative.

NYC, May 14 -17, 2007

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Wealth and Poverty in Global Cities,” 12th

Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum, SIPA, Columbia University,

April 16, 2007

Keynote Speaker, The Frank Tannenbaum Lecture, “Changing Policy and Surviving Politics

Inside New York's City Hall,” University Seminar's 63rd Annual Dinner Columbia University

Faculty House, April 11, 2007

Keynote Speaker, “When Academic Research Informs Public Policy: The Case of New

York City’s Out of School Time Initiative,” Education, Politics, & Social Policy

Graduate Student Conference, Teacher’s College, Columbia University, NYC, March

26, 2007

Speaker, “The Role of Polling in the Politics and Governance of New York City,”

New York Association of Public Opinion Research, Fordham University March 8, 2007

Speaker, “The Impact of OST Programs: Introducing Evaluation into NYC’s Out of

School Time (OST) Policy,” NYC Department of Youth and Community Development

Out of School Time Program Symposium, Columbia University, March 6, 2007

Panel Moderator, “Women and Work: a Better Balance: Bringing the Focus on NYC”

The Work-Family Dilemma: A Better Balance Summit, Barnard Center for Research on

Women and A Better Balance: The Work and Family Legal Center, NYC, February 2,

2007

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Moderator, “Future of NYC: A Blueprint for Sustainable Development,” Coro New York

Leadership Center and Office of the Mayor of the City of New York, February 13, 2007

Panelist, “Building NYC in the 21st Century,” America Now Symposium, Columbia

University Arts and Sciences, February 8, 2007

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Making Education and After-School

Work for New York City’s Immigrant Communities,” and “Challenges and

Solutions for Health Care and Social Services,” Governing a Diverse City in A

Democratic Society Summit, The Office of the Mayor of the City of New York, NYC

Global Partners, Columbia University World Leaders Forum, New York Immigration Coalition,

January 18, 2007

Moderator, “SIPA in the City of New York,” School of International and Public Affairs

60th Anniversary, Columbia University, New York City, October 28, 2006

Speaker, “Strategic Philanthropic Giving and NYC’s Economic Opportunity

Commission Agenda,” Poverty Task Force of the UJA-Federation Caring Commission,

November 21, 2006

Speaker, “Governing a Diverse City in a Democratic Society,” Board of Director’s

Meeting Sister City Program of the City of New York; November 20, 2006

Panelist, “Investing in Youth-The New York Experiment,” Urban Libraries Council

Conference, October 20, 2006

Speaker, “The Politics of After School Education,” More than Academics in After School

Education Conference, The After School Corporation (TASC), The Institute for Urban

and Minority Education and the Campaign for Educational Equity, Teachers College,

Columbia University October 18, 2006

Facilitator, “The Finances of New York City,” Coro New York Leadership Training

Issue Day, October 12, 2006

Keynote Speaker, “Social Justice and Economic Opportunity: Creating a Viable City in

the Twenty First Century,” German University Alliance and Eastern Excellence and

Center for Metropolitan Studies’ Transatlantic Research Graduate Program Berlin –

New York, Goethe House New York City, October 10, 2006

Speaker, “Moving from Dependency: The Importance of Work Supports,” Independence

Community Foundation’s Pathways to Economic Independence Forum, Brooklyn

Museum, October 10, 2006

Speaker, “People and the Competitive Advantage of Place,” International Economic

Development Council (IEDC) Annual Conference, NYC, September 17, 2006

Speaker, City Talks 2006, “A City for People—Lessons from NYC” Lord Mayor of

Sydney and Sydney Morning Herald, Centennial (Town) Hall Sydney, Australia,

July 25, 2006

Keynote Speaker, “New York: The Vision of a Global Metropolis”, City Development

World Conference, Sydney, Australia, July 25, 2006

Keynote Sir Ian Turbott Lecture, “Metropolitan Government and Economic

Development: Lessons from NYC,” Sir Ian Turbott lecture Penrith City Council,

Penrith, Australia, July 19, 2006

Panelist, “Ethnicity, Race and Gender in American Politics,” Multinational Institute of

American Studies, New York University, July 7, 2006

Panelist, “Redefining the Social Safety net: A Better System for Service Delivery,”

NYC Economic Opportunity Commission Conference, CUNY, June 21, 2006

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Panelist, “The World and Our Workforce: The importance of Education and High Skills

to Our Competitiveness in the Innovation Economy,” Workforce Education and Global

Economy Summit, NYS and NYC Workforce Investment Boards, NYS Business

Council, NYS AFL-CIO and NYATEP, John Jay College, June 8, 2006

Moderator, “Columbians Shaping the Future of New York City,” Columbia Alumni

Association Panel, New York City, April 25, 2006

Keynote Speaker Samuel D. Ehrenpries Memorial Lecture, “Planning for the Bronx in the

Twenty-First Century,” 9th Annual Samuel D. Ehrenpries Memorial Lecture, Bronx Community

College, April 6, 2006

Participant, “Chicago-New York City Leadership Exchange Conference,” NYC

Department of Small Business Services, Gracie Mansion New York City, April 5, 2006

Speaker, “Governing New York City in the 21st Century,” Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Conversations, Alumni Columbia University, NYC Rockefeller Club, April 3, 2006

Speaker, “The NYC Mayor's Race: Post-Election Reflections” Barnard College,

November 25, 2005

Speaker, “Public Service in a Democracy,” NYC Summer Internship Program, NY City

Hall, June 27, 2005

Keynote Speaker, 11th Annual After School Training Institute Coordinated by Child Care

Inc. and hosted by TIAA-CREF, NYC, May 26, 2005

Discussant, Spatial Dynamics and Growth, NY Federal Reserve Bank Conference on

Urban Dynamics, NYC, April 22, 2005

Panelist, Funding Urban Education, Barnard College, NYC, April 5, 2005

Panelist, Women at Work in New York: Past Achievement, Future Prospects, Museum of the

City of New York, March 14, 2005

Speaker, NYC Out of School Time Initiative, The After School Corporation (TASC)

Board meeting, The Open Society Institute, NYC, March 9, 2005

Speaker, NYC Out of School Time Initiative, Corporate Voices for Working Families

Board meeting, JP Morgan, NYC, March 8, 2005

Panelist, “Connecting Urban Governance and Planning,” NY Urban Age Conference, W

Hotel, NYC, February 25, 2005

Panel Moderator, “Changing America: National & Urban Responses to Immigration,” with John

Sweeney, President of the AFL-CIO, 10th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership and Public

Policy Forum, Columbia University SIPA, NYC, November 16, 2004

Panel Moderator, “Implementing the New York City 3-1-1 Citizen Service Center,” and

“Technology Initiatives in the NYPD,” Transforming Government through Technology

Summit Transforming Government Through Technology Summit, The Office of the Mayor of

the City of New York, NYC Global Partners, June 24-25, 2004

Speaker, “New York City Government and Politics,” Israeli Bronfman Fellows, NYC,

December 23, 2003

Speaker, “The Challenge of Inter-Agency Coordination in NYC Human Service Agencies,”

American Jewish Committee (AJC) Board of Trustees, November 20, 2003

Panelist, “Making Government More Responsive to Children: the Integrated Human Service

Project,” Citizens Committee for Children, October 30, 2003

Speaker, “Planning a Quality Out of School Time System in NYC,” Out of School Time

Summit, City of New York and Wallace Foundation, October 29, 2003

Conference Participant, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Summit, October 16, 2003

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Speaker, “Mayors and Money Revisited,” NY Federal Reserve/New York University

Working Group on NYC Finances, October 9, 2003

Guest, Ronnie Eldridge and Co. CUNY TV, September 16, 2003

Speaker, “New York City Government and Politics,” Prep for Prep Interns Program,

July 24, 2003

Speaker, “Why Public Service,” New York City Summer Interns at City Hall Program,

July 17, 2003

Panelist, “Resisting the Permanent War Economy: Imperatives for a New New Deal for Our

Cities,” Local 32BJ, SEIU Conference, June 20, 2003

Keynote Speaker, “Fiscal Challenges for NYC,” Revson Fellows Program Annual Dinner,

Columbia University, June 13, 2003

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, "Affirmative Action & Higher Education,"

with Lee Bollinger, President of Columbia University, The 9th Annual David N. Dinkins

Leadership & Public Policy Forum, SIPA, Columbia University, May 1, 2003

Speaker, “The Political Science Professor Goes to City Hall,” Columbia College

Dean’s Day, April 12, 2003

Speaker, “New York City Government and Politics,” Yale University/Hong Kong

Exchange Students, City Hall, NYC, February 5, 2003

Panelist, “Rebuilding New York After 9/11: The Federal Role,” The Association of the

Bar of the City of New York, Committee on Federal Legislation, (Taped for WNYC

radio On the Line), December 16, 2002

Keynote Speaker, “The Challenges to Chinatown Post-9/11,” Rebuild Chinatown Initiative

Conference, November, 13, 2002

Presented Paper, “Political Promises and Government Policies,” Brennan Center for

Justice at NYU Law School, Conversations on Democracy, November 7, 2002

Speaker, “The Challenges Inside City Hall,” Revson Foundation Board of Trustees,

November 7, 2002

Panelist, Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Seminar, New York Regional Association of

Grant makers, NY Community Trust, October 18, 2002

Panelist, “Contributions Women Can Make in City Government,” Barnard Center for

Research on Women, Barnard College, October 10, 2002

Panelist, “New York City Governance,” NYC Partnership Rockefeller Fellows,

October 4, 2002

Panelist, “Voting in Presidential Elections, Century Foundation,” September 27, 2002

Speaker, “U.S. Local Government in a Federal System,” Freedom House Young

Foreign Leaders Program, NYC, September 23, 2002

Speaker, “The University and the Community,” The Charles Revson Fellows Program

on the Future of the City of New York, Columbia University, September 3, 2002

Speaker, “Federalism and America’s Cities,” New York University Multinational Institute

of American Studies Fulbright Program, July 2002

Speaker, “Why Public Service,” New York City Summer Interns at City Hall Program,

June, 3, 2002

Commencement Speaker, Columbia University School of Social Work Graduation, May 22, 2002

Speaker, “What Political Scientists Really Get Right about Urban Policy,” SIPA Board

of Visitors, May 21, 2002

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Panelist, Community Town Hall Meeting for NY Immigration Coalition and the Arab American

Institute, St. Francis College, May 14, 2002

Speaker, “NYC Agenda for Social Services,” UJA-Federation, NYC, May 9, 2002

Speaker, “Rebuilding Lives and Communities Since September 11th: The Local

Perspective,” United Way of New York City and AOL Time Warner, May 3, 2002

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, "Economic Rebuilding of New York City,"

with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, 8th Annual David N. Dinkins Policy &

Leadership Forum, SIPA, Columbia University, April 29, 2002

Panelist, "Who Pays for the Arts?” Columbia University School of Journalism and New

York Alliance for the Arts, February 15, 2002

Speaker, NYC Agenda for the Social Services: Working with the Foundation

Community,” United Way Board of Trustees, February 7, 2002

Speaker, Barnard College Board of Trustees, December 5, 2001

Speaker, Crain’s NY Business Editorial Board, November 1, 2001

Conference Co-Chair, Emerging Ethnic Media Conference, Center for Urban Research

and Policy, October 25, 2001

Panelist, “Muslim-Jewish Dialogue,” American Jewish Committee, October 17, 2001

Discussant, “The Emerging Democratic Majority,” Policy in Perspective Breakfast, The

Century Foundation, September 27, 2001

Panel Chair, “Regional Policies for Metropolitan Problems” American Political Science

Association, Washington D.C., August 30-September 2, 2001

Speaker, New York City’s Mayoral Race,” Everett Internship Program Summer Lecture

Series, June 19, 2001

Conference participant, Mayors, Minorities, and Urban School Reform, Russell Sage Foundation,

NYC, May 18, 2001

Panelist, The Cloudy Crystal Ball Continued: What’s Next in New York City, New York

Academy of Medicine, May 7, 2001

Conference Participant, Social Exclusion and Children, Institute for Child and Family Policy,

Columbia University, May 3-4, 2001

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Urban Education: Making New York City Public

Schools Work for the Community,” with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, 7th Annual David N.

Dinkins Leadership & Public Policy Forum, SIPA, Columbia University, April 23, 2001

Panelist, Voter Registration and Turnout in NYC Elections, The Urban Agenda hosted by

David Jones of the Community Service Society and CUNY TV, April 5, 2001

Panelist, “The Electoral College,” Searchlight TV Show on NY1 hosted by Bob Abrams,

January 4, 2001

Panelist, “Interpreting the 2000 Elections,” Political Science Student Association Barnard and

Columbia College, November 21, 2000

Speaker, “Too Close to Call? Or, the Election that Wouldn’t Die,” Broadway Democrats,

November 16, 2000

Speaker, “The Jewish Community and Election 2000,” The Jewish Community Relations

Council, November 8, 2000

Speaker, “Election 2000: What is at Stake for New York City?” School of Public

Affairs Baruch College, CUNY, Public Policy Breakfast, November 2, 2000

Panelist, “Elections Issues,” Barnard Center for Research on Women, Barnard College,

November 1, 2000

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Speaker, “The University and the Community,” The Charles Revson Fellows Program

on the Future of the City of New York, Columbia University, October 24, 2000

Speaker, “New York City Governance,” Columbia University SIPA Practicum,

September 18, 2000

Presented Paper, “Political Capital and Political Participation,” American Political Science

Association, Washington, DC, August 31, 2000 (with Robert Shapiro and Lorraine Minnite)

Panelist, “It’s All About Me: Finding our Voice in the Village. Workshop on African-American

and Latina girls growing up in New York,” Girl’s Policy in New York, The United Way of New

York City, June 27, 2000

Speaker, “New York Governance: How Mayors Get Things Done,” London School of

Economics, Greater London Group Seminar, June 16, 2000

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Livable Urban Communities: The Environmental

Movement and Community Building,” with Rodney E. Slater, US Secretary of Transportation,

6th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public Policy Forum, SIPA, Columbia University,

May 8, 2000

Speaker, “Women in New York Politics: Why Aren’t There More?” In Celebration of Women’s

History Month, Anti-bias Committee of New York County Supreme Court and New York

County Clerk’s Office, March 27, 2000

Panelist, “Ending Homelessness: Shelters Are No Place for Children,” Children’s Defense Fund

Annual Conference 2000, New York, March 27, 2000

Panelist, BBC Around Westminster Special on New York, Taped in NY, March 12, 2000

Speaker, “Political Capital and Urban Democracy, Brown University Department of Sociology

Colloquium, February 29, 2000

Speaker, “New York City Politics After Giuliani,” Three Parks Independent Democrats,

February 9, 2000

Moderator, “Columbia Faculty Perspective on Community Building,” Conference on

Community Building: How Can Higher Education Make a Difference, Columbia University

SIPA, New York City, Dec. 6-7, 1999

Host, Citizens Union Search Light, “Charter Revision,” New York 1 TV, October 4,

1999

Speaker, “New York City and the Liberal Experiment,” Women’s City Club, New York City,

September 30, 1999

Speaker, “Executive-Council Relations in American Cities,” The British Consulate, New York

City, August 18, 1999

Panelist, "Poverty in America Social Salvation and Social Reform," New York University

Multinational Institute of American Studies, July 30, 1999

Seminar Participant, Justice and Society Seminar, Aspen Institute, Aspen, Colorado, July

19-23, 1999

Participant, American Assembly, The American Economy: Opportunity and Growth,

Atlanta, Georgia, June 10-13, 1999

Guest Lecturer, “The Permanent Urban Fiscal Crisis,” The Milano Graduate School of

Management and Urban Policy, May 5, 1999

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Labor and Community Building,” with Dennis

Rivera, President of SEIU Local 1199, 5th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public Policy

Forum, SIPA, Columbia University, NYC, April 29, 1999

Moderator, “Innovations in Community Development,” Women’s Venture Fund Community

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Reinvestment and Community Revitalization — Where are We Today? NYC, April 6, 1999

Presented Paper, Political Capital and Political Participation, Midwest Political Science

Association, Chicago, April 15-17, 1999 (with Robert Shapiro and Lorraine Minnite)

Presented Paper, “Social Capital, Political Participation and the Urban Community,” Ford

Foundation Conference on Social Capital and Poor Communities: Building and Using Social

Assets to Combat Poverty, New York, March 11-13, 1999 (with Robert Shapiro)

Presented Paper, “The Importance of Full Disclosure of Nonresponse Due To Refusals and the

Nature Of Potential Bias in Phone Surveys,” New York Association of Public Opinion Research

Evening Workshop on Lessons Learned: Challenges of Survey Research in Urban Areas, March 9,

1999 (with Robert Shapiro and Lorraine Minnite)

Moderator, New York State’s Children’s Health Insurance Program: Strategies for Outreach and

Enrollment, Conference on Campus-Community Partnerships for Outreach and Enrollment,

Children’s Defense Fund-NY, February 18, 1999

Panelist, “Election ’98: Outcomes and Implications,” CUNY Forum, November 24, 1998

Speaker, “The Future of New York City: 1898-1998, A NYC 100 Event, Fordham University,

November 16, 1998

Speaker, “How Will the Results of Elections Day 1998 Affect Our Community?” American

Jewish Congress, NYC, November 4, 1998

Speaker, “NYC Budget Process,” Coro Fellows, NYC, November 10, 1998

Panelist, “Civic and Political Participation,” Conference on Social Capital in Poor Communities,

Ford Foundation, NYC, October 30, 1998

Discussant, Connecting Citizens to Government, American Political Science Association,

Boston, September 5, 1998

Speaker, “Continuum of Care Approach to Homeless Services,” Site Visit Innovations in

Government, Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC, July 9, 1998

Speaker, “Current Issues in Urban Affairs,” Columbia University SIPA Dean’s Advisory Board,

July 8, 1998

Speaker, “Urban Democracy and Social Capital,” Center for Young Children and Families

Summer Fellows Program, TC Columbia University, June 24, 1998

Panelist, “The Borough President,” Citizens Union Searchlight, July 30, 1998

Panelist, “Truth and Fantasy in New York City’s Revenue and Spending Projections,”

Conference on the Future of New York City, Five Borough Institute, May 29, 1998

Moderator, Non-traditional Sources of Business Development Funds, Women’s Venture

Fund Conference on Business and Community Development, NYC, May 14, 1998

Keynote Speaker, “The University and the Community,” Community Impact of Columbia

University Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, May 6, 1998

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Culture and Tourism as Tools for Urban

Economic Development,” with US Congressman Charles Rangel, 4th Annual David N. Dinkins

Leadership & Public Policy Forum, SIPA, Columbia University, May 8, 1998

Speaker, “The Permanent Urban Fiscal Crisis,” The Milano Graduate School of

Management and Urban Policy, The New School, April 29, 1998

Presented Paper, “Political Capital and Urban Democracy,” Workshop on Revitalizing

Urban Democracy, Russell Sage Foundation, New York, April2-3, 1998

Panelist, “The State of the Democratic Party,” Broadway Democrats, February 12, 1998

Speaker, “Urban Economic Development Initiatives: An Overview,” David Rockefeller Fellows

of the New York City Partnership and Chamber of Commerce, Nov. 6, 1997

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Speaker, “The Changing Face of America: The Jewish Community,” Jewish Council for

Public Affairs Task Force on Opportunity and Social Justice, Oct. 26, 1997

Seminar Convener and Speaker, “The Future of London Metropolitan Government, BCCUP co-

sponsored with SIPA and Greater London Enterprise, October 17, 1997

Panelist, "Poverty in America Social Salvation and Social Reform," New York University

Multinational Institute of American Studies NYU Fulbright Program, July 31, 1997

Conference Co-Chair, Building Communities: Comprehensive Models of Sustainable Economic

Development, B-C Center for Urban Policy and Community Impact, October 13, 1997

Speaker, “The Future of Cities: Making Partnerships Work,” United Nations World Habitat

Day Conference, October 6, 1997

Speaker, “NYC Budget Process,” Coro Fellows, October 8, 1997

Seminar Chair and Speaker, “The Future of London Metropolitan Government, BCCUP and London

Consulate, August 27, 1997

Moderator, " Ethnicity, Race and Gender in American Politics," New York University Multinational

Institute of American Studies, July 28, 1997

Seminar Participant, Democracy in the Digital Age Seminar, Aspen Institute, Aspen, Colorado,

July 20-25, 1997

Panelist, U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Building Partnerships to Build

Communities, NY-NJ Regional Conference, “Institutionalizing University Commitment to Community

Partnerships: Obstacles to Success and How to Overcome Them,” June 13, 1997

Panelist, CUNY Forum, Elections 1997: Politics and Prospects, CUNY Graduate Center,

May 13, 1997

Guest Lecturer, “The Permanent Urban Fiscal Crisis,” The Milano Graduate School of Management

and Urban Policy The New School, April 30, 1997

Moderator, “Where Are We Now -- Reinventing Merit for the Faculty,” Conference

Reinventing Merit: The Future of Affirmative Action, Panel, Teachers College Center for

Educational Outreach and Innovation and Columbia Law School, April 25, 1997

Participant, "Improving the Economic Health of America’s Distressed Communities, "American

Assembly Conference, Arden House, New York, April 17-20, 1997

Speaker, “The Transformation of Community in Federal Urban Policy: Empowerment

Without Resources,” Baruch College School of Public Affairs, NYC, April 9, 1997

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Welfare to Work: Can the Business-Government

Partnership Succeed?,” with Mayor Edward Rendell and Norman Rice, 3rd Annual David N.

Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum, Barnard-Columbia Center for Urban Policy,

Columbia University, NYC, March 31, 1997

Speaker, “The Empowerment Zone: National Urban Policy and its Effect on New York City,

SIPA, Columbia University Alumni Fiftieth Anniversary Lecture Series, March 27, 1997

Conference Co-Chair, Tolerance in Urban America: Can the Civic Fabric Be Mended?

B-C Center for Urban Policy and the Simon Wiesenthal Center, March 14, 1997.

Moderator, “The New Technology and the Local Economy,” TEACHarlem Conference,

NYC, February 21, 1997

Speaker, “The Evolution of Federal Urban Policy from FDR to Clinton,” Third Millennium

30, NYC, February 12, 1997

Conference Facilitator, National Leadership Forum on Capitalizing Communities, Center for Policy

Alternatives, Washington DC, December 11, 1996

Panelist, Campaign ‘96: Its Impact on New York City, The New School for Social Research,

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October 1996

Roundtable Participant, New Directions in the Study of Urban Politics, American Political Science

Association, San Francisco, September 1, 1996

Speaker, "Women in American Politics," New York University Multinational Institute of

American Studies, August 1996

Presented Paper, “Dealing with Fiscal Crisis in the District of Columbia: Lessons from

New York City and Philadelphia,” The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Comparative Urban Studies Group and The George Washington University Center for Washington

Area Studies, Washington DC, May 15, 1996

Panel Chair, United Nations Habitat II Town Meeting: The Future of the City in the 21st Century,

United Nations Association of the United States of America (UN-USA) and US Network for

Habitat II, New York, May 7, 1996

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “An Urban Agenda for Election ’96,” with

Governors Jim Florio, Ann Richards and Lowell Weicker, 2nd Annual David N. Dinkins

Leadership & Public Policy Forum, Barnard-Columbia Center for Urban Policy, Columbia

University, NYC, May 2, 1996

Speaker, “Politics of New York City’s Budget: 1996,” Columbia University

International Seminar for Economic and Business Journalists, April 25, 1996

Panelist, “The American City: What Works, What Doesn’t, American Planning

Association New York Chapter and American Society of Public Administration New

York Metro Chapter, New School for Social Research, April 15, 1996

Panelist, Big Cities Confront the New Federalism, The Roundtable on Big Cities, the

New Politics of Child and Family Policy Seminar and B-C Center for Urban Policy,

Columbia University, April 12, 1996

Conference Co-Chair, Columbia University and the Community: A Partnership in

Learning, Community Impact and B-C Center for Urban Policy, April 12, 1996

Panelist, New York City’s Empowerment Zone,” J.M. Kaplan Center for New York City

Affairs, New School for Social Research, March 25, 1996

Panel Moderator, “Do Business Improvement Districts Have a Role in the Economic

Development of New York City?” Fourth Annual Policy Conference Urban Economic

Development: Resuscitating Our Cities,” Columbia University Graduate Program in

Public Policy/SIPA, March 18, 1996

Speaker, “The 1996 Presidential Election Nominating Process,” Twentieth Century

Seminar, Graduate Center of CUNY, March 12, 1996

Panelist, Conference on The Deregulated City: London in International Perspective,

“Governance Without a Metropolitan Authority: Lessons from New York,” University of

Reading, Reading, England, December 16, 1995

Participant, Increasing Private Investment in Distressed Communities: Building a

Framework for Increased Private Investment, American Assembly, Harriman, New

York, November 9-11, 1995

Speaker, “New York’s Liberal Ethos and its Fiscal Policy,” David Rockefeller Fellows of the

New York City Partnership, September 28, 1995

Participant, City Symposium, US Department of HUD, Washington, DC, September 20,

1995

Speaker, “An Economic and Political Overview of Federal Block Grants,” New York City

Council Forum Federal Block Grants: The New Fiscal Reality, NYC, September 12, 1995

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Presented Paper, “New York City: Community Building and Empowerment: Insights from

Empowerment Zone Cities,” American Political Science Association, Chicago, September 3, 1995

(with J. Phillip Thompson)

Panel Chair, The Politics of Urban Education, American Political Science Association, Chicago,

September 3, 1995

Speaker, “The Potential Consequences of the Proposed 1995-96 City and State Budgets,”

The Public Works Forum, New York, June 1, 1995

Presented Paper, “Community Initiatives Within a Changing Political and Fiscal Context: the Case

of the Empowerment Zones”, Children and Their Families in Big Cities Seminar, Columbia

University, April 17, 1995 (with J. Phillip Thompson)

Seminar Chair, New York City: The End of the Liberal Experiment?, The Community of Scholars

Old & New, Fiftieth Anniversary of University Seminars at Columbia University, March 24, 1995

Participant, Citizens Budget Commission Budget 2000 Conference, Palisades, NY,

March 12-13, 1995

Conference Organizer and Panel Moderator, “Empowering America’s Cities,” with US Vice President Al

Gore, US Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros and Mayors Arnold Webster and

Bill Campbell, 1st Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public Policy Forum, Barnard-Columbia Center

for Urban Policy, Columbia University, NYC, March 2-3, 1995

Participant, The Management of Large Cities in the Developed World, Ditchley Foundation

Conference, Oxfordshire, England, January 20-22, 1995

Roundtable Chair, New York City Politics: The End of the Liberal Experiment? American Political

Science Association, New York, September 2, 1994

Panel Chair, The Future of Cities: New Challenges, Hard Choices, Barnard College Alumnae

Reunion, May 20, 1994

Pi Sigma Alpha Speaker, "The Urban Fiscal Crisis Revisited," Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA,

March 2, 1994

Panelist, Forum, New York City Solutions III: The Impact of the New York City Charter Revision

Of 1989, Columbia University Graduate Program in Public Policy/SIPA, February 24, 1994

Moderator, Forum, City Campaign Finance Reform, JM Kaplan Center for New York City Affairs,

New School for Social Research, November 23, 1993

Speaker, "Fiscal Policy in New York and Chicago," New School for Social Research, November 16, 1993

Panelist, "The Outcome of the New York Mayoral Election: What Caused it and What Does It Mean

for the Future?" Columbia University Seminar on the Changing Metropolis, November 15, 1993

Speaker, "Introduction to Municipal Finance," The Big Apple Budget School of the City

Project, October 28, 1993

Speaker, "The Future of Funding for New York City Social Services," The Board of Trustees of

the Educational Alliance, October 1993

Speaker, "Women in American Politics," New York University Multinational Institute of

American Studies NYU Fulbright Program, August 1993

Panelist, Forum "Voting Rights Act and Redistricting: Ethnicity, Geography and Representation",

The Bar Association of the City of New York, June 23, 1993

Panel Chair, "Power for Women in Cities," Scholar and the Feminist XIX Conference, Barnard

Center for Research on Women, April 24, 1993

Speaker, "The Media and Public Responsibility," National Council of Jewish Women,

Brooklyn, March 9, 1993

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Panelist, "Can We Save Our Cities," Helvidius Forum and SPAA Columbia University,

December 3, 1992

Speaker, "Investing and Saving City Money," The Big Apple Budget School of the City

Project, October 28, 1992

Speaker, "Fiscal Politics in New York and Chicago," Harvard University Department of

Government Center for American Political Studies, Cambridge, MA, September 25, 1992

Discussant, Elected Officials and Urban Leadership, American Political Science Association,

Chicago, IL, September 1992

Speaker, "Mayors and Money: Fiscal Policy in New York and Chicago," City Journal Forum,

New York, July 28, 1992

Presented Paper, "The Forgotten Political History of Depression Era Fiscal Crises in New York and

Chicago." Columbia University Seminar on the City, May 7, 1992

Panelist, Forum, Is America Burning? Race and the Possibility of Justice in Los Angeles, New York

and America, Columbia University SIPA, May 5, 1992

Presented Paper, "The Politics of Fiscal Policy in New York," The Michael Harrington Center,

Queens College, CUNY, April 13, 1992

Panelist, New York City Solutions Conference, Columbia University School of Public Affairs, ‘

March 3, 1992

Panelist, Conference City Money: Urban Fiscal Affairs for the 1990s, The University of Wisconsin

Madison Robert La Follette Institute of Public Affairs, February 14-15, 1992

Discussant, Seymour M. Lipset, Canada US Policy Perspectives, Columbia University SIPA,

January 21, 1992

Roundtable Participant, Reconstructing New York, The Manhattan Institute, September 24, 1991

Presented Paper, "Politics Matters: Fiscal Policy in New York and Chicago," Columbia University

Center for Social Sciences American Society and Politics Seminar and the Comparative Politics

Group November 14, 1991

Presented Paper, "Parties and Interest Groups in the Urban Fiscal Policy Process," American

Political Science Association, Washington, DC, September 1991

Panelist, Roundtable Reconstructing New York, The Manhattan Institute, September 24, 1991

Panelist, Forum The New York City Charter - For Better or For Worse?, The Bar Association of the

City of New York, September 24, 1991

Panelist, Symposium, The Dinkins Administration: Vision Under Fiscal Stress?, Howard Samuels

State Management and Policy Center, CUNY Grad Center, May 10, 1991

Discussant, Campaign Finance in the States, NYS Political Science Association, New York City,

April 1991

Panelist, Women in the State Legislature, Barnard Center for Research on Women, February 7, 1991

Panel Chair, Crisis Policymaking in the Cities, American Political Science Association, San

Francisco, September 1990

Discussant, New Approaches to an Urban Public Interest Panel, American Political Science

Association, San Francisco, September 1990

Moderator and Participant, Symposium on Power in NYC After Charter Revision: Who Wins? Who

Loses?, NY Metro American Society for Public Administration and the Public Works Forum, Oct.

17, 1989

Panel Chair, Issues in Urban Political Economy, American Political Science Association, Atlanta,

September 1989

Discussant, Historical Approaches to City Politics Panel, American Political Science Association,

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Washington DC, September 1988

Moderator, Symposium on Labor and the Presidential Primary, Center for Labor-Management

Policy Studies, CUNY Grad Center, April 14, 1988

Roundtable Participant, Urban Transformation in the US, CUNY Grad Center Political Science

Conference, February 26, 1988

Panelist, Barnard College Ethics in the Media Symposium, November 1987

Discussant, City Machines and Political Change Panel, American Political Science Association,

Chicago, September 1987

Participant, New York City-New York State Project Conference of the Citizens Budget Commission

and the Rockefeller Institute, Arden House, New York, February 13-14, 1987

Presented Paper, "The Urban Fiscal Crisis: Can Local Politics Make a Difference? The

Cases of New York City and Chicago." APSA, Washington, DC, September 1986

Presented Paper, "The Rhetoric of the Urban Fiscal Crisis." The Urban Political Economy

Workshop of the Conference Group on Political Economy at the APSA Washington, DC,

September 1986

Symposium Organizer, “Campaign 1984: Critical Issues” and Moderator of Panel on "Manipulating

The Voter? The Media, Political Consultants and Elections," Barnard College, October 25-26, 1984

Participant, Social Sciences Research Council, New York City III 1945-1984 Conference, May 4-5,

1984

Presented paper, "The Politics of Fiscal Policy Making in New York City and Chicago," Center for

Social Sciences Seminar Columbia University, April 1984

Presented paper, Symposium on History of Housing for Working and Poor People in New York

City, 1901-1984, "Politics and Policy in New York City." Columbia University, NYC, October 12,

1984

Discussant, Black Politics and the 1984 Election, The New York State Political Science Association,

Grad Center, CUNY, April 26, 1985

Discussant, Representation in Urban America, American Political Science Association, Chicago,

September 1983

Presented paper, Symposium "Cities in Crisis: The Future of Urban Government," Institute of

Politics, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, April 26, 1982

Presented paper, "The Politics of Urban Fiscal Policy: The Cases of New York and Chicago,

American Political Science Association," New York City, September 1981

Participant, Lilly Foundation Faculty Development Conference on "A Political Economy Approach

To Urban Service Delivery," Indiana University at Bloomington, March 9-11, 1980

Presented paper, "Mayor Daley and the City That Works?" American Political Science Association,

Washington, DC, September 1979

Presented paper, "Constraint and Compromise: Fiscal Politics in Chicago," American Political

Science Association, New York City, September 1978

Presented paper, "The Rhetoric of the Fiscal Crisis," Annual Institute of the Society for Social

Research University of Chicago, Chicago, May 1978

Discussant, Public Expectations and Governmental Performance: Do Americans Know What They

Want, American Political Science Association, Washington, DC September 1977

MA Paper, “Bureaucratic Decision-Making in Great Britain and the United States,”

University of Chicago Political Science Department, 1977

GOVERNMENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

Member, Town+Gown Advisory Board, NYC Department of Design and Construction, Fall

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2009-currently

Member, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Advisory Committee on Economic

Inclusion (ComE-IN), November 2006-June 2019

Subcommittee Chair, FDIC-ComE-IN Mobile Subcommittee

Working Group Member, FDIC-ComE-IN Literacy Working Group

Working Group Member, FDIC-ComE-IN Incentives Working Group

Working Group Member, FDIC-ComE-IN Financial Literacy Working Group

Working Group Member, FDIC-ComE-IN Mortgage Working Group

Member, New York City Workforce Investment Board (WIB), appointed by Mayor Michael

Bloomberg, March 2003-2015

Member, New York City Commission on Women’s Issues, appointed by Mayor Michael

Bloomberg, February 2007-2015

Member, NYC Commission on Women’s Issues Municipal Childcare Committee, September

2007–2008

Member, New York City Mayor’s Sustainability Advisory Board, appointed by Mayor

Michael Bloomberg, September 2006-2014

Member, New York City Economic Opportunity Commission, appointed by Mayor Michael

Bloomberg, 2006-2009

Member, New York City’s Out-of-School Time Initiative Advisory Board, September 2006-2009

Member, The Public Advocacy Project Advisory Board, appointed by NYC Public

Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, February 2007-2009

Member, National Preparatory Committee for Habitat II, US Department of Housing and

Development, Fall 1995-Summer 1996

Selected Public and Community Service

Member, Citizens Union/Citizen Union Foundation Board of Directors, June 1999-December

2001; June 2006-currently

Member, Citizens Union Board Executive Committee, June 2006-currently

Chair, Citizens Union Nominating Committee, 2007-2009; Member, 2012-2016; Member,

2018-currently

Member, Citizens Union Communications Committee, 2019-currently

Member, Citizens Union Gotham Gazette Committee, 2006-2007

Member, Fund for the City of New York Board of Directors, January 2006-May 2012; May

2013-currently

Vice-Chair, Fund for the City of New York Board of Directors May, 2008-May 2012

Member, Fund for the City of New York Audit Committee, October 2008-May 2012

Member, Museum at Eldridge Street Board of Directors, January 2008-currently

Member, Museum at Eldridge Street Nominating Committee, September 2012-

currently

Member, Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) Board of Directors, January 2008-May

2014; May-2015-currently

Vice President, JCRC September 2018-currently

Member, JCRC Executive Committee, September 2018-currently

Member, JCRC Security and Emergency Planning Subcommittee, 2018-currently

Member, JCRC Board Effectiveness Steering Committee, 2017-2018

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Member, Global Cities, Inc. A Program of Bloomberg Philanthropies Board of Directors,

December 2014-currently

Member, Committee to Reform the State Constitution, March 2017-currently

Member, Cities Summit Tel Aviv Advisory Board, 2012-2016

Member, Regional Plan Association’s Fourth Regional Plan Financing and Governance Working

Group, 2014–2015

Member, Citizens Housing and Planning Council Peer Review, “Making Neighborhoods:

Understanding New York City Neighborhood Transitions 2000-2010,” March 2014

Member, Civic Sustainability Working Group, Rockefeller Brothers Fund September

2012-2014

Member, Brooklyn Community Services Human Spirit Awards Benefit Committee, June 2014

Advisor, NYC Department of Education School Wellness Programs, High School

Health Survey, Spring 2012

Advisor, NYC Housing Authority Evaluation of Community Rooms Usage, Fall 2012

Member, Alliance for the Arts Committee on the Arts Research Center, September 2007-

2009

Member, Global Partners Working Group, Online Resource Bank for Global Cities,

2007-2009

Member, Honorary Dinner Committee for Professor Louis and Alice Henkin,

Congregation Ramath Orah, June 2007

Member, Newsweek's Global Environment Leadership Conference Advisory Committee,.

2007-2008

Member, Community Action Strategy Taskforce United Way of New York City and Task

Force Update, New York City, April 2003; April 2006

Member, New York-Presbyterian Hospital Healthcare Career Education and Training

Center September Advisory Board 2007-2009

Member, Honorary Benefit Committee Community Impact, Spring 2007–Spring 2009

Event Vice-Chair, Columbia University Hillel Seixas Award Dinner Low Library, May

Member, Planning Committee Riverside Church National Summit on Poverty, Spring

1999-Spring 2000

Member, New York Foundation Board June 2001- June 2002

Member, PENCIL (Public Education Needs Civic Involvement) Advisory Board,

September 1996-December 2001

Member, Municipal Affairs Committee, Association of the Bar of the City of New York,

June1998-2000

Member, Five Borough Institute Board of Directors, September 1997-December 2001

Member, Center for an Urban Future Advisory Board, Spring 1997-1999

Member, Strategic Planning Focus Group New York City Mission Society, Jan 27, 1998

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Member, American Political Science Association 1973-currently;

APSA Urban Section, 1986-currently; APSA Political Organizations and Parties Section

1986-currently; APSA Women's Caucus 1989-2001; APSA History and Politics Section 1990-

currently

Member, APSA Woodrow Wilson Best Book Award Committee, 2018

Chair, APSA Urban Politics Section Best Paper Award Committee, 2008

Member, APSA Hubert Humphrey Award Committee, 2008

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Member APSA Urban Politics Section Best Dissertation Award Committee, 2007

Member, APSA Urban Politics Section Executive Council, Spring 2000-2002

Chair, APSA Urban Politics Section Nominating Committee, Spring 1999

Member, APSA Urban Politics Section Executive Council, 1991-1993

Chair, APSA Urban Politics Section Best Dissertation in 1996 Award Committee, 1995

Chair, APSA Committee Best Dissertation in State and Local Politics in 1995,1994- 1996

Program Co-Chair APSA Urban Politics Section, American Political Science Association

Annual meeting, September 1993

Seminar Member, Discussion Across Disciplines, The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate

Columbia University Business school, January 2002-currently

Member Internal Review Committee, Columbia University School of Journalism, 2017-2018

Member, NYC Data to Go Advisory Committee, Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and

the Helmsley Charitable Trust, May 2014-2015

Member Academic Advisory Committee, The Hebrew University Rothberg International School,

1985-2012

Member, Tel Aviv Global Research Scholarship Selection Committee, March 2014-2017

Member, The Academy of Political Science 1981-2001; Urban Affairs Association 1985-2001;

Policy Studies Organization 1979-1994

Member Advisory Board, The Next American City Magazine, 2007-2010

Member, National Advisory Commission on the Costs of Substance Abuse to

Government, Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA), Fall 1997-Fall 2000;

2006-2010

Chair, Revson Fellows at Columbia University Faculty Advisory Committee, 2003-2004

Consultant, Urban Design Lab at the Earth Institute Columbia University, Childhood

Obesity Project, November 15, 2007

Member Editorial Board, Urban Affairs Review, Fall 1999-Fall 2002

Faculty Editor, Metropolitics, December 1995-December 2001

Chair Workshop, Center for Urban Research and Policy Urban Issues Workshop, 1994-2001

Member External Review Committee, Pomona College Public Policy Program, February

22-23, 1999

Member Fellowship Selection Committee, New York University International Center for Advanced

Studies: Project on Cities and Urban Knowledges, Post-Doctoral, Rockefeller and Center Fellows,

1999

Member External Review Committee, Brown University Urban Studies Program, May 1998

Member Advisory Committee, Yale University Community Renaissance Fellows

Program, Spring 1997-1999

Member Advisory Committee, Center for Policy Alternatives National Leadership Forum

on Capitalizing Communities, Fall 1996-Spring 1998

Member, Mega Cities Project Advisory Committee, 1996-1998

Member Selection Committee, Raul Wallenberg Scholarship of Hebrew University, 1986-1998

Member, Roundtable on Big Cities and the New Politics of Child and Family Policy, Columbia University

School of Social Work and Ford Foundation, 1995-1997

Member Advisory Committee, The American Assembly, Increasing Investment in Distressed

Communities project, Spring 1995-Spring 1997.

Advisor, Brookings Institution Project on City-Suburban Political Alliances and the Fate

of the Urban Poor, Fall 1993-Spring 1996

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Member, Executive Committee of the Project on Urban Governance of the Manhattan Institute, 1991-1993

Member, American Assembly Advisory Committee for Cities Program, 1992-1993

Member, National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences Committee for the Study on

Urban Transportation, 1992

Member Editorial Board, Administration and Policy Journal, 1983-1985

Referee, Columbia University Press; Yale University Press; Westview Press; Harper-

Collins Publishers; M. E. Sharpe Publishers; Macmillan Publishing Company; Longman

Press; Southern Illinois University Press; Journal Of Politics; American Political

Science Review, Urban Affairs Review (Quarterly); City and Community; Political Science

Quarterly; Western Political Quarterly; Policy Studies Review; Social Science Quarterly;

Journal of Urban Affairs; Politics and Society; Commonwealth: A Journal of Political Science

Grant and Fellowship Reviewer, National Academy of Sciences; Alfred P. Sloan

Foundation; US Department of Education; Smith Richardson Foundation, The National

Science Foundation, Public Management and Policy Division; The MacArthur

Fellowship; Research Foundation of the City University of New York

SELECTED MEDIA

Interviewed by numerous TV, radio print and web reporters and have been a guest on radio, TV,

and podcasts. Media appearances include NY1 Inside City Hall, NY1 Road to City Hall, The

Call, Citizens Union Searchlight and New York Times Closeup, WNET Thirteen on the Line,

Local News (channels 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 11), CUNY TV City Talk, MetroView, Eldridge & Co.

BrianLehrer.tv, and CUNY Forum, CNN, WNBC Nightly News, WCBS Nightly News, CBS

New York, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, the Montel Williams Show, Charlie Rose

Show, WNYC radio The Brian Lehrer Show, CUNY TV POTUS 2016 with Brian Lehrer, Brian

Talks New York with Brian Lehrer, NPR All Things Considered, Bridges; On the Line, and On

the Media, Bloomberg Radio, BNN Bloomberg, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Doug McIntyre

Show on KABC Radio Los Angeles, ABC TV, BBC, AFP, Australian Broadcasting Corporation,

WEVD Mazur in the Morning. Interviewed by the NY Times, NY Daily News, NY Post, NY

Newsday, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Weekly Standard, Washington Post, Financial

Times, Politico, Salon, NY Observer, Village Voice, AP, Reuters, Crain’s NY Business,

Christian Science Monitor, Slate, Atlantic, CityLab.com, New Republic, Vanity Fair, Baltimore

Sun, New York Magazine, Detroit News, Toronto Globe and Mail, Guardian, The Weekly

Standard, Japan Sankei Shimbun, Japanese Cosmopolitan, The Jewish Week, The Jewish Daily

Forward, Jewish Telegraph Agency, Esquire Magazine, CityLab, Gotham Gazette, PIX 11,

PowHerNY, Clarin, Passauer Neue Presse, Kleine Zeitung, Columbia Magazine.

University Service is documented separately.