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<br />e <br /> <br />The Collaborative is directed by Dr. Franklin James, an economist and professor of public <br />policy at GSP A. Among the members of the Collaborative's advisory board are state <br />Senator Ronald Teck, Mr. Charles S. Brown, Executive Director of the Legislative <br />Council, Mr. John Parr, a principal of the Center for Regional and Neighborhood Action, <br />Dr. Richard J. Stillman, a nationally renowned scholar and professor of the GSPA, Ms. <br />Maureen Farrell, principal of the Colorado Center for Law and Policy, and Dr. Nancy <br />McCallin, Director of the State Office of Planning and Budgeting. Tom Brown, a <br />research associate of the Collaborative, has been a practicing lawyer and holds his Ph.D. <br />in public administration. <br /> <br />In keeping with its name, the Collaborative intends to leverage the knowledge and <br />experience of its advisory board and staffby engaging the broadest possible research and <br />analysis participation from among the faculty, staff, and students of the GSP A, as well as <br />other departments and schools on all University of Colorado campuses, according to their <br />interests and expertise. Through this broad-based collaborative participation, a <br />university-wide community with interests in addressing pressing public issues will be <br />formed. This university community will embrace the participation of inlerested <br />researchers and decision-makers from state and local government and from the nonprofit <br />sector. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />The information obtained and knowledge acquired will be shared as widely as possible <br />through publications, internet dissemination, regional public forums, and community <br />speaking engagements. The CU Policy Collaborative is focused on achieving practical <br />results by empowering state and local leaders, and citizens, with solid, nonpartisan <br />information, usable in their policy decisions. <br /> <br />This report was prepared by Dr. Tom Brown and does not necessarily reflect the views or <br />opinions of the University of Colorado at Denver, the Graduate School of Public Affairs,ror the CU Policy Collaborative. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Page 8 <br />