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"The process of involving people, even if they have different points of view, maybe conflicting points of view, is very important."
Svetlana Chernikova
Coping With the Cost of Health Care:
What Is The Public Voice?
Video Podcast
"We can improve the conversation and that directly impacts people's lives."
Martin Carcasson
DDEX
Ibtesam, Rhanda Slim
Mideast Network
"In our research, we look at what ideas community leaders have about the role of the public in deliberating issues and forming policy."
Alberto Olivas
"When I'm working with the different Pacific Island communities, I must make sure that their way of being is always respected and regarded."
Moerangi Falaoa
"You can't sustain an urban community without the voice of its citizens."
Louise Spiegel
"Students have more of a sense that 'maybe we can do that, too.'"
Katy Harriger
Podcasts
David Mathews discusses Education Research
Speaking of Politics Interview
Maxine Thomas, Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel
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Maxine S. Thomas is vice president, secretary, and general counsel for the Kettering Foundation and serves on the operations group, which runs the affairs of the foundation.
As a program officer, Thomas directs Kettering projects in higher education, community leadership, and the relationship between citizens and officeholders. She has been a member of the Kettering Foundation task force on China since 1993.
Before coming to Kettering, Maxine was associate dean of the University of Georgia School of Law where she had also served as associate and assistant professor. She was previously on the faculty of the University of Oregon School of Law. From 1973 to 1976, Thomas was assistant attorney general for the state of Washington.