From WTTW August 29, 2019 Alexandra Silets L-R: Harris Public Policy Center for Municipal Finance Executive Director Michael Belsky AM'84, Carol Spain MPP'10, Sylvia Puente AM'90 Harris Public Policy alumni Carol Spain MPP'10, Michael Belsky AM'83, and Sylvia Puente AM'90 were featured in a WTTW panel discussing Lori Lightfoot's 'State of the City' address. Michael Belsky, a former mayor of Highland Park, is the executive director of the Center for Municipal Finance at Harris, and Sylvia Puente is the executive director of the advocacy group Latino Policy Forum, which encourages Latino involvement in public decision making. Carol Spain is a board member of the Government Finance Research Center and the Chicago Municipal Analysts Society; she is a director at S&P Global Ratings in the U.S. public finance area. Full coverage available at WTTW. Upcoming Events More events Drop-in with a Director Mon., September 15, 2025 | 9:00 AM Harris Part-Time and Credential Programs Information Session Mon., September 15, 2025 | 12:00 PM Public Capital Markets Credential (PCMC) Information Session Tue., September 16, 2025 | 7:00 AM
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