1) Urban Communities

Steering Committee Liaison:

• Bridget Freisthler, Associate Professor of Social Welfare

Chair:

• Todd Franke, Associate Professor of Social Welfare

Project Manager:

• Melissa Bersofsky, Associate Director of Development

Members:

• Laura Alongi Brinderson, Field Faculty, Social Welfare
• Alfreda Iglehart, Associate Professor of Social Welfare 
• Michael Lens, Assistant Professor of Urban Planning 
• Vinit Mukhija, Associate Professor of Urban Planning 
• Elycia Mulholland, MPP & MSW '12 
• Andrew Von Ah (MPP), Assistant Director, GAO 
• Allison Yoh, Associate Director, Lewis Center 

2) Globalization & International Affairs

Steering Committee Liaison:

• Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Associate Dean and Professor of Urban Planning

Chair:

• Michael Storper, Professor of Urban Planning

Project Manager:

• Maciek Kolodziejczak, Director of Student Services, Public Policy

Members:

• Stephen Cheung (MSW), Managing Director of the International Trade & Clean Tech Sector, Office of the Mayor
• Steve Commins, Lecturer, Urban Planning 
• Rob Jensen, Associate Professor of Public Policy 
• Teresa Lara, External Affairs, Luskin Center 
• Brandon Rose, MPP '12
• John Scott-Railton, UP PhD
• Rob Schilling, Professor of Social Welfare 
• Michelle Talley, Field Faculty, Social Welfare 

3) Social Justice, Equity and Opportunity

Steering Committee Liaison:

• Susan F. Rice, Principal Consultant, SFR Consulting (Luskin board member)

Chair:

• Evy Blumenberg, Professor of Urban Planning

Project Manager:

• Waiyi Tse, Executive Project Manager

Members:

• Laura Abrams, Associate Professor of Social Welfare
• Sharon Chun Wettarau, CalSWEC Coordinator 
• Leo Estrada, Associate Professor of Urban Planning 
• Clare Fox (MA UP), Project Coordinator, Community Market Conversion Program
• Meredith Phillips, Associate Professor of Public Policy & Sociology
• Luis Quintanilla, MSW ‘13
• Pamela Stephens, MURP ‘12 
• Emily Williams (MPP), Deputy Chief of Staff, City Councilman Tony Cardenas

4) Los Angeles

Steering Committee Liaison:

• Brian Taylor, Professor of Urban Planning and Director of Lewis Center

Chair:

• Lené Levy-Storms, Associate Professor of Social Welfare

Project Manager:

• Jocelyn Guihama, Executive Director, Center for Civil Society

Members:

• Tracy Colunga (MSW), Director, Long Beach Violence Prevention Plan
• Toby Hur, Field Faculty, Social Welfare
• Josh Low, MPP ‘12
• Juan Matute, Project Director, Luskin Center
• Kate O’Neal, Assistant Dean, External Relations
• Claire Peeps, Executive Director, Durfee Foundation
• Sarah Reber, Assistant Professor of Public Policy
• Amanda Smick, MSW '12
• Greg Spotts (MPP), Office of the Mayor
  
  

5) Enhancing US Competitive Capacity

Steering Committee Liaison:

• J.R. DeShazo, Associate Professor of Public Policy & Director of Luskin Center
  

Chair:

• Aaron Panofksy, Assistant Professor of Public Policy
  

Project Manager:

• VC Powe, Executive Director, External Programs
  

Members:

• Al Carnesale, UCLA Chancellor Emeritus
• Stuart Kirk, Professor of Social Welfare
• Chris Tilly, Professor of Urban Planning
• Priya Hays, MPP ‘13
• Chloe Green, MURP ‘13
• Seth Jacobson (MPP), Vice President, Palmer Capital
• Joan Ling (MA UP), Lecturer, Urban Planning
• Jeffrey Seymour, Seymour Consulting Group (Luskin Board Member)

6) Leadership Studies

Steering Committee Liaison:

• Mark Peterson, Professor of Public Policy & Political Science
  

Chair:

• Joel Aberbach, Professor of Public Policy & Political Science
  

Project Manager:

• Sherry Dodge, Director of Career Services
  

Members:

• Alan Altshuler, Visiting Professor of Urban Planning
• Michael Dukakis, Visiting Professor of Public Policy
• Gerardo Lavina, Field Faculty, Social Welfare
• Asma Men, MPP ‘13
• Ailee Moon, Associate Professor of Social Welfare
• Nancy Jo Williams, SW Ph.D.
• Bill Parent, Associate Dean and Lecturer