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 Harris Reception in Austin Tue., October 14, 2025 | 5:00 PM Ember Kitchen - Subterra Dining Room 800 West Cesar Chavez St. Austin, TX 78701 United States Harris Autumn Campus Visit Wed., October 15, 2025 | 9:15 AM Harris School of Public Policy (The Keller Center) 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States Harris Public Policy Reception in Houston Wed., October 15, 2025 | 5:30 PM Moxies Houston Restaurant 5000 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX 77056 United States
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