Peggy Leppik

"It has been a privilege for me to serve the Humphrey School as a member of the dean’s advisory council since 2003. I initially accepted the invitation because I wanted to see the Institute expand its connections with the outside community and improve its reputation as a non-partisan graduate school. With expertise in many areas of interest to the general public, the Institute is ideally situated to sponsor programs and events and initiate collaborations that could increase public awareness, enhance its reputation, and broaden its base of support."

Areas of Expertise

Energy policy, water supply, public finance, transportation

Biography

Peggy Leppik serves on the Metropolitan Council as vice chair and is the coordinator for West Suburban School District Consortium. Prior to assuming these responsibilities in 2003, she was an elected member of the Minnesota State Legislature and chair for the Higher Education Finance Committee of the Minnesota House of Representatives.

Leppik serves on the dean's advisory council for the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. She also participates on the Transportation Advisory Board, the Nature Conservancy of Minnesota board of trustees, the Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory Committee, the Metropolitan Energy Policy Coalition, and the Minnesota Planetarium Society board of directors. 

Leppik is a graduate of Smith College and did graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania.

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