| New members add expertise to the Humphrey Institute advisory council
A public policy school, such as the Humphrey Institute, often provides expert
opinions to local and national leaders on policy issues. When the Institute
was founded, the University of Minnesota's Board
of Regents determined that it was just as important to receive guidance
from local and national leaders in the communities we serve. The Regents created
the Humphrey Institute Dean's
Advisory Council in 1977, and, since then, the council members have become
critical ambassadors and counselors for the Institute. We are proud to announce
five new members: Jill Buckley, Bill Buzenberg, Jay Cowles, Peggy Lucas, and
Hussein Samatar.
“The Humphrey Institute is dedicated to supporting, educating, and inspiring
new leaders to advance the common good, and each member and their set of skills
and expertise is important to that mission,” says Keith Halleland, advisory
council chair and founder of Halleland, Lewis, Nilan, & Johnson. “On
behalf of the council, I welcome our newest members into the fold, and I know
the Humphrey Institute will benefit greatly from their ideas.”
Friends of the Humphrey Institute already may be familiar with Jill Buckley,
who worked as the Institute's director of development and administration from
2003 to 2006. Before joining the Institute, Buckley was a presidentially appointed
assistant administrator for congressional relations and public affairs at the
U.S. Agency for International Development. She was a nationally recognized media
advisor in the 1970s and '80s, when she and her company were credited with numerous
political triumphs for such prominent leaders as Senators Tom Daschle, Pat Leahy,
and Tom Harkin. She currently works as a consultant and resides in San Francisco,
California, near her family.
Recently named executive director of the Center
for Public Integrity, Bill Buzenberg has enjoyed a long career in
journalism and new media, both as a journalist and an executive. Before moving
to Washington, D.C., he worked as senior vice president of news for American
Public Media/Minnesota Public Radio after a long stint with National Public
Radio (NPR). He spent more than 10 years as a foreign affairs correspondent
for NPR based mostly in Washington, D.C., and later in London as bureau chief.
Buzenberg has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Edward R. Murrow
Award, public radio¿s highest honor.
Throughout his career, Jay Cowles has held management roles in commercial
printing, direct broadcast satellite media, newspapers, and professional sports.
As chairman of Cowles Media Company, Cowles led the family owners and board
of directors during the 1990s, until the sale of the company in 1998. From 1974
to 1997, he also was principal shareholder of Classic Printers in Prescott,
Arizona. Today, Cowles is managing director of Lawrence Creek, LLC, a private
investment company in Minneapolis. As a volunteer board member, he has served
a number of organizations. He currently chairs the boards of the Saint Paul Foundation and the Minnesota Community Foundation and sits on the board of the Unity Avenue Foundation.
Peggy Lucas co-founded the Brighton
Development Corporation in 1981, a Twin Cities urban housing and redevelopment
organization specializing in historic preservation and affordable housing. She
is a former national director of the League of Women Voters and remains very
involved in the Twin Cities community. She is a member of the Metropolitan Sports
Facilities Commission and has a long involvement in women¿s sports, having
chaired the University of Minnesota Women¿s Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory
Council. She also served on the University of Minnesota Foundation board of
Trustees.
A Somali native, Hussein Samatar came to Minnesota in 1994. He is the
founder and executive director of the African
Development Center, an organization dedicated to helping Minnesota¿s
African community start and sustain successful businesses, build assets, and
promote community reinvestment. In this position, Samatar utilizes his extensive
background in commercial and corporate lending, small business financing, and
community economic development. Hussein also was a 2003-2004 Humphrey Institute
Policy Fellow. Don¿t miss his weekly Somali affairs radio show on KFAI-FM.
Selected through a nominations process, each new member will serve a three-year
term. For more information on the Dean¿s Advisory Council, visit the Humphrey
Institute Office of Development.
July 3, 2007
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