In each city, we partner with at least one elected/appointed official. These leaders have a vision for how their city can improve, and fellows work alongside them to make that vision a reality. Fellows can expect to work on impactful and intensive policy initiatives that achieve real change in their communities.
Read on for information about our 2022 elected official partners and recent policy initiatives.
URBAN LEADERS FELLOWSHIP ELECTED & APPOINTED OFFICIALS
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Lauren Arthur
Missouri State Senate
Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez
Colorado House of Representatives
Julie Gonzales
Colorado Senate
Ted Terry
Dekalb County Commission
David Silver
Oakland Mayor's Director of Ed
Vanessa Hall-Harper
Tulsa City Council
Ethan Ashley
Orleans Parish School Board
Jennifer Bacon
Colorado House of Representatives
Iman Jodeh
Colorado House of Representatives
Monroe Nichols
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Wendy Tucker
Tennessee Charter School Commission
Lori Decker Wright
Tulsa City Council
Patrick Mcalister
Indianapolis Director of Policy
Justin Henry
Dallas ISD Board of Trustees
Ben Mackey
Dallas ISD Board of Trustees
Matt Westmoreland
Atlanta City Council
Blake Johnson
Indiana House of Representatives
Christina Henderson
DC City Council
John Little
Nashville Metro School Board
ULF Regional Summer Reports 2020
Our elected and appointed officials are still working on their policy agendas for the summer of 2020. Fellows work on a range of issues from education and economic development, to budget decisions, criminal justice reform, and much more. Below you’ll find a Summer Report on each of the 9 ULF regions. Each Report gives you an opportunity to dig deeper into the Policies and Partner Organizations our Fellows worked with this summer.
Atlanta | Dallas | Denver| Indianapolis|Kansas City, MO| Nashville | New Orleans | Oakland | Tulsa |Washington, D.C.