Recent speakers and topic areas

September 2007-June 2008

Ed Lawler
Independence Hall Association
A walk through Washington’s “White House”

Nora Dowd Eisenhower
PA. Secretary of Aging
The governor’s health care reform agenda

Rep. Josh Shapiro
The legislative reform agenda

Chris Satullo
Philadelphia Inquirer, Director of Civic Engagement,
Who needs great expectations?

William Hankowsky
CEO, Liberty Property Trust,
Commercial Construction in Philadelphia

Finance Director, Temple University,
Temple’s Contribution to Philadelphia’s Economy

Tanya Seaman
Executive Director, PhillyCarShare,
Our Wheels, Your Freedom: Reducing Automobile
Dependence in Philadelphia



September 2006-June 2007

Dr. Lawrence Sherman
University of Pennsylvania
Combating Crime in Philadelphia: Causes and Solutions

Inge Saffron
Philadelphia Inquirer
Architectural Issues with Proposed Construction in Philadelphia

Thomas Ferrick
Philadelphia Inquirer,
Discussion of Philadelphia’s Governmental Problems

Philip Goldsmith
(former) Philadelphia Managing Director
Management Issues in Philadelphia City Government

Robert Thomas, AIA
What Does “building green” Mean, and What is
Philadelphia Doing About It?

Robert Dubow
Executive Director, PICA,
Philadelphia’s Fiscal Challenges

Anne Papageorge
V.P. Facilities, Univ of Penn
Capital Construction at Penn: Building in the Community