Please join Fels for a virtual conversation with Philadelphia City Councilmember Derek Green.

In 2015, Councilmember Derek S. Green, Esquire won the Democratic primary for City Council At-Large in Philadelphia by receiving the highest number of votes cast in the election, and, later that year, he was elected as a member of the City Council of Philadelphia. In 2019, he was elected to another term.

Join us for October’s Public Policy in Practice event as we welcome Dr. Drew Weissman and Dr. Katalin Karikó whose groundbreaking work unlocked the opportunity for the therapeutic use of mRNA.

Join us for November’s Public Policy in Practice event as we welcome Yohannes Abraham, named by President Biden as the Chief of Staff and Executive Secretary of the White House National Security Council.

Join us for December’s Public Policy in Practice event as we welcome Dr. Lisa D. Cook, professor of economics and international relations at Michigan State University.

Join us for January’s Public Policy in Practice event as we welcome Marshall Ganz, Rita E. Hauser Senior Lecturer in Leadership, Organizing and Civil Society at the Kennedy School of Government.

Please join Fels for a virtual Racial Equity and Social Justice Conversation with a government relations panel featuring:

Lauren Craig - Director, Public Affairs, Communications & Sustainability at The Coca-Cola Company

Joseph Hill - Government Relations Principal at Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Join us for February’s Public Policy in Practice event as we welcome British A. Robinson, president and CEO of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy.

British A. Robinson is president and CEO of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. Robinson is a transformative, visionary leader and social entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience spearheading initiatives in international and domestic health, education, corporate social responsibility, public-private partnerships, government relations, and advocacy and policy development. 

Join us for a virtual conversation with Natasha Danielá de Lima McGlynn ’20, Executive Director at Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia. Natasha’s organization and the community it serves are witnessing the effects of Philadelphia’s increased surge in gun violence and homicides. Join us to discuss programs, policies, and strategies to address this issue and the communities of color in Philadelphia that have been disproportionately affected by this rise in violence.

Join us for March’s Public Policy in Practice virtual event as we welcome Dr. Daniel Yergin, a leading authority on energy, international politics, and economics—and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.

Join us for April’s Public Policy in Practice event as we welcome Cindy Adams Dunn, secretary of PA’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Governor Tom Wolf has appointed Cindy Adams Dunn to be the sixth secretary of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), returning to the agency where she worked under three governors in multiple positions over the last two decades. The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously confirmed Dunn as secretary of DCNR on June 2, 2015.