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 Berkeley Harris Alumni Hike and Gathering Sun., July 13, 2025 | 10:30 AM Stonewall-Panoramic Trailhead 99 Stonewall Rd Berkeley, CA 94705 United States Harris Summer Campus Visit Mon., July 14, 2025 | 10:00 AM Harris School of Public Policy 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States Get to Know Harris! MACRM and PhD Information Session Mon., July 14, 2025 | 12:00 PM
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