Philanthropy & Public Policy

Philanthropy:

2011–Friendship Ventures

2006-08 Penumbra Theater, Board of Directors2000-06 Minnesota Women’s Foundation, Board of Directors and Chair of Governance

1996-99 Genesis II for Women, Inc. Board of Directors Vice President

1994-99 Model Cities, a Minnesota based organization whose mission is to promote the physical, mental, spiritual, social, and economic wellbeing of individuals, families and communities who are under served.

Public Policy:

2003-04 Governor’s Council on Black Minnesotans

2002-03 Policy Fellow, Partners in Policymaking Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities Government Training Service

1998-99 Policy Fellow, Hubert. H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs,
(Emphasis on Health Care Policy). Responsibilities included attending monthly policy seminars in MN and Washington, DC, appearing on a broadcast of the KMOJ Public Policy Forum, participating in the joint Hennepin/Ramsey County Medical Societies’ Community Internship Program, and authoring an article for MetroDoctors, the publication of the Hennepin and Ramsey County Medical Associations.

1996-98 Minneapolis Commission on Civil Rights, Commissioner, appointed by the Minneapolis Mayor and City Council. Co-Chair of Education and Public Relations Committee

1996-97 Research Fellow & Co-Director of Programs, Institute on Race and Poverty, University of Minnesota Law School. Responsibilities included producing original scholarship in the area of race and poverty; supervising academic and applied research projects and consultation; coordinating staff projects and assignments; and overseeing all Institute programs and events.

1993-94 Constituent Advocate/Issue Liaison for U.S. Senator Paul David Wellstone. Responsibilities included advising Sen. Wellstone on issues and concerns in the African-American community, Congressional research, speech writing, and representation on behalf of the Senate Office.