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 Get to Know Harris! Public Sector Scholarship: A Conversation with Ranjan Daniels Tue., July 15, 2025 | 12:00 PM Civic Leadership Academy 2026 Virtual Information Session Wed., July 16, 2025 | 12:00 PM Bridging Capital and Communities: Integrating Impact Investing, Real Estate Development, and Public Policy Thu., July 17, 2025 | 7:00 PM
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