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Grand Challenge News Sep 30, 2021

Thoughts from Our Fellows: Advance the Nation's Long-Term Fiscal Health

Welcome to Thoughts from Our Fellows, a collection of recent activity regarding the Academy's Grand Challenge of each Month. In September, the Academy focused on Advance the Nation's Long-Term Fiscal Health. Below you wi…

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General News Sep 26, 2021

Meet Our Fellows: H. Brinton Milward

Who or what inspired you to work in public service? After graduating college, I joined the Peace Corps and spent two of the best years of my life in Liberia, West Africa. It was this experience that made me decide to g…

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General News Sep 19, 2021

Meet Our Fellows: Dr. Ron Sanders

Who or what inspired you to work in public service? Growing up, my parents taught me that we had a duty to ‘give back’ to our country and our fellow citizens. That’s something they practiced first-hand—although my father…

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General News Sep 12, 2021

Meet Our Fellows: Marjory Blumenthal

Who or what inspired you to work in public service? Having grown up with parents whose early careers were in public service, I had two formative public service internships as a college student (long before internships be…

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Standing Panel News Sep 9, 2021

Intergovernmental Systems Sept Standing Panel Meeting

Tuesday, September 14th, 2:00 - 3:30 pm EST Meeting Agenda 2:00 – 2:03 Welcome and agenda adjustments Shelley Metzenbaum and Mark Pisano, Standing Panel co-chairs 2:03 – 2:15 NAPA as a national platform and NAPA Fellows …

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General News Sep 6, 2021

Meet Our Fellows: Stuart C. Gilman

Who or what inspired you to work in public service? I was 13 when I heard John Kennedy’s inaugural address. What resonated with me was “do not ask what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” …

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Grand Challenge News Aug 31, 2021

Thoughts from Our Fellows: Build Resilient Communities

Welcome to Thoughts from Our Fellows, a collection of recent activity regarding the Academy's Grand Challenge of each Month. In August, the Academy focused on Build Resilient Communities. Below you will find: The recomme…

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General News Aug 29, 2021

Meet Our Fellows: Georges Benjamin

Who or what inspired you to work in public service? My initial entry into public service was when I entered the U.S. Army as payback for a scholarship to medical school. I had the honor of serving our nation for 9 years …

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General News Aug 22, 2021

Meet Our Fellows: Gary Reid

Who or what inspired you to work in public service? Hard to say. It‘s been pretty much just a thoroughly embedded desire to contribute to helping people to better understand how to sensibly address persistent social and …

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General News Aug 15, 2021

Meet Our Fellows: Barry Bozeman

Who or what inspired you to work in public service? More what than who. I was a Viet Nam, civil rights era, War on Poverty young adult. It was in the wind. With some of us it resulted in a lifelong commitment to publi…

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General News Aug 6, 2021

Meet Our Fellows: Robert Durant

Who or what inspired you to work in public service? I was inspired to study and do research on public service initially when I watched my father, who was a small business person, trying to deal with government regulation…

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General News Aug 1, 2021

Meet Our Fellows: David Ammons

Who or what inspired you to work in public service? When John Kennedy delivered his speech imploring Americans to ask what they could do for their country, I was still just a kid, but I heard those words. I was probably …

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