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Emeritus faculty

Janet A. Weiss

Mary C. Bromage Collegiate Professor Emerita of Business; Professor Emerita of Public Policy
Weiss does research on policies to improve the leadership and management of public and nonprofit agencies. Weiss founded the Nonprofit and Public Management Center, and is currently the faculty director of the Nonprofit Board Fellowship program. She is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, and has been a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences.
Emeritus faculty

Marina v. Whitman

Professor Emerita of Public Policy and Business Administration
Marina v.N. Whitman is professor emerita of business administration and public policy. From 1979 until 1992 she was an officer of the General Motors Corporation, first as vice president and chief economist and later as vice president and group…
Staff

Kaj Althaus

Michigan Data and Policy Fellow
Kaj Althaus is a Michigan Data and Policy Fellow with the Youth Policy Lab, a joint initiative of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the Institute for Social Research. As a fellow, he will be placed at the Michigan State Court…
Staff

Christie A. Baer

Assistant Executive Director, Center on Finance, Law & Policy
Christie Ayotte Baer is the Assistant Executive Director for the University of Michigan's Center on Finance, Law and Policy. In that capacity, she also serves as program director for the Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project, an…
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Cindy A. Bank

Associate Director of Policymaker Engagement, Office of Communications & Outreach
Prior to coming to the Ford School, Cindy spent more than 22 years in the University of Michigan's Washington DC office where she served as a liaison for the University with Congress, the Administration and national higher education associations on…
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Trevor Bechtel

Student Engagement & Strategic Projects Manager, Poverty Solutions
Trevor Bechtel is the student engagement and strategic projects manager for Poverty Solutions. Bechtel provides leadership and oversight to several Washtenaw County research projects, including the Prosecutor Transparency Project, and he engages…
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Marcella Brighton

Chief Administrative Officer
Marcella (Marcy) Brighton is the Chief Administrative Officer for the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Since 2008 she has been managing the operations infrastructure of the school including finance, human resources, data analytics/business…
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Madison Brow

Marketing Communications Specialist
Madison Brow is our Marketing Communications Specialist, serving as project manager and consultant for design projects and lead for our brand, photography, and paid…
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Kristin Burgard

Partnerships Coordinator, Science, Technology, and Public Policy program
Kristin Burgard is the partnerships coordinator for the Science, Technology, and Public Policy program at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public…
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DeAndré J. Calvert

Community Engagement Manager, Program in Practical Policy Engagement
DeAndré helps connect students to non-profits, advocacy organizations, small businesses, and local government to foster engaged learning. He previously worked as a community leader in the city of Detroit in various positions including dispatcher for…
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Catherine R. Carver

Lead, U-M Democracy & Debate
Catherine Carver serves as the programming lead for University of Michigan’s Democracy & Debate, a university-wide educational initiative. This initiative seeks to encourage students, faculty, staff, and the broader U-M community to explore the…
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Dustin Castro

Assistant Director, Recruiting and Admissions
Dustin Castro is an Assistant Director, for Recruiting and Admissions at Student & Academic Services at the Ford School. Dustin comes to us from U-M's Office of Undergraduate Admissions, where he served in many roles, most recently as the assistant…
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Lillian Chen

DEI Marketing & Communications Specialist
Lillian Chen is a marketing and communications specialist at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, where she jointly supports the school's DEI work and that of the Center for Racial…
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Milagros Chocce

Project Manager, Youth Policy Lab
Milagros Chocce is a project manager at the Youth Policy Lab. Milagros holds a MPP degree from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Economics from Universidad del Pacifico in Lima, Peru. Prior to…
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Rebecca A. Cohen

Senior Communications & Outreach Strategist
As a Ford School alum (MPP ‘09), Rebecca has 15 years of experience in strategic communication, public policy analysis and advocacy, and strategy development with the public, non-profit, and philanthropic sectors. Working with other departments,…
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Katee Cole

Events and Outreach Manager
Katee Cole is the events and outreach manager at the Ford School, where she leads on the school's public events and premier lecture series, Policy Talks @ the Ford School. Previously, Katee was the assistant director of events and public programs at…