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Ester Rachel Fuchs 420 Riverside Drive, #5F International Affairs VITA Ester Rachel Fuchs 420 Riverside Drive, #5F International Affairs Building New York, NY 10025 420 West 118th Street, Room 1428 Phone (home) (212) 678-0227 Mail Code 3328 E-mail: [email protected] New York, NY 10027 Phone (work): (212) 854-3866 Fax: (212) 854-4782 EDUCATION Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Chicago, 1984 MA in Political Science, Brown University, 1974 BA, Queens College, CUNY, 1972 FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION Urban Policy; Urban Politics; Governance and Management of Global Cities; Urban Fiscal Policy; American Government and Policy; Social Policy; American Parties and Elections; New York City Politics; Sustainable Economic Development Policy; Workforce Development and Community Building Policy; Education and After School Policy; Democratic Theory and Practice; Federalism; Ethnicity, Race and Gender, SELECTED HONORS Bella Abzug Leadership Award, Bella Abzug Leadership Institute, May 2017 Above & Beyond Exceptional New York Women of 2017Award for Education, City & State March 2017 From Generation to Generation Award, Museum at Eldridge Street, October 2015 NASPAA Public Service Matters Spotlight Award, for WhosOntheBallot.org, Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), November 2014 Champion Award, Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation, May 2012 Distinguished Alumna Award, Queens College CUNY Dept. of Political Science, May 2008 Award for Outstanding Teaching, Columbia University, SIPA, May 2007 The Frank Tannenbaum Lecture, University Seminar's 63rd Annual Dinner, Columbia University, April 2007 City of New York Excellence in Technology Award for Best IT Collaboration among Agencies, for Access NYC, November 2, 2006 Sir Ian Turbott Lecture, Penrith, Australia, July 19, 2006 Samuel D. Ehrenpries Memorial Lecture, Bronx Community College, April 6, 2006 Luminary Award for Excellence in Out of School Time Education, Casita Maria, Bronx Botanical Gardens, NYC June 20, 2005 Public Service Award, National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education, NYC, September 12, 2004 Commencement Speaker, Columbia University School of Social Work Graduation, May 22, 2002 Distinguished Public Service Award, Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush, Brooklyn, March 23, 2003 Leadership Award for Helping New Yorkers, United Way, NYC, March 12, 2002 NIMH/NORC Fellowship University of Chicago, 1974-1976 Teaching Fellowship Brown University, 1973-1974 University Fellowship Brown University, 1972-1973 Cum laude, Honors in Political Science Queens College, CUNY, 1972 Phi Sigma Alpha, Political Science Honors Society Queens College, CUNY 1970-1972 ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Professor, School of International and Public Affairs and Department of Political Science, Columbia University, Fall 2005-currently Director, SIPA Urban and Social Policy Concentration, Columbia University, June 2007- currently Faculty, Earth Institute Columbia University, January 2018-currently Executive Committee Member, Columbia Data Science Institute, October 2016-currently Director, SIPA Global Mayors Forum, Columbia University, Fall 2009-currently Director, SIPA Urban and Social Policy Speaker Series, Columbia University, Fall 2010- currently Director, SIPA United States Specialization, Columbia University, Fall 2010-currently Advisory Committee Member, Smart Cities Center Columbia Data Sciences Institute, July 2012- currently Senior Fellow, Global Cities Institute, University of Toronto, December 2013-currently Advisory Board Member, Metropolitan Policy Center, School of Public Affairs, American University, November 2014-currently Associate, the University of Technology Sydney Institute for Sustainable Futures, March 2016- currently Senior Policy Fellow, Partnership for New York City, January 2010-June 2010 Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, and Barnard College Department of Political Science, and member of the graduate faculty Columbia University Department of Political Science, January1999-August 2005 (on public service leave during time in NYC government) Senior Faculty Research Leave, Barnard College, Fall 1999-Spring 2000 Department Chair, Urban Studies Program, Barnard College and Columbia University, September 1998-2001 Founding Director, Columbia University Center for Urban Research and Policy (CURP) at SIPA, July 1998-January 2001 Founding Director, Barnard-Columbia Center for Urban Policy, Fall 1993-Spring 1998 Associate Professor, Department of Political Science Barnard College and member of the graduate faculty Columbia University Department of Political Science and SIPA, Spring 1992-Fall 1998 Department Chair, Urban Studies Program, Barnard College, Summer 1995-Summer 1998 Director, Urban Studies Program, Barnard College, September 1981-January 1983; Fall 1986-Spring 1987; Fall 1989-Spring 1995 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia University Fall 1982-Spring 1992 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia University, Fall 1980-Spring 1982 Instructor, Department of Government, University of Notre Dame, Spring 1980 2 Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, Brown University, Fall 1973- Spring 1974 GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE Special Advisor to the Mayor (Michael Bloomberg) for Governance and Strategic Planning in the Office of the Mayor of the City of New York, responsible for developing and implementing reform initiatives for City agencies as well as advising on new, innovative and efficient ways to deliver public services, January 2002-January 2006 Chair 2005 New York City Charter Revision Commission, conducted public hearings in all five boroughs, met with experts and stakeholders, recommended ballot propositions on NYC finances and judicial integrity which passed in the November 2005 election, August 2004-September 2005 CONSULTANCIES AND GRANTS Project Director, WhosOnTheBallot.Org Accessible website for election, ballot and candidate information, funded by William von Mueffling gift to Columbia University SIPA, June 2011-currently Principal Investigator, Bloomberg Philanthropies, A Policy Implementation Model for Urban Decision-Makers, December 2016-currently Project Director, NYC Harlem 125th Street BID project, January 2017- currently Principal Investigator, NYC Department of Environmental Protection, Stopping Trash Where it Starts Project (with Patricia Culligan), June 2016-April 2017 Consultant, Global Cities, Inc. A. Program of Bloomberg Philanthropies, Global Scholars Evaluation, October 2016-currently Conversation Moderator, CoreNet Global Eastern Regional Symposium, Concluding General Session, The Art and Science of Positioning Cities for Growth and Vibrancy, New York, June 6, 2017 Project Director, Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and Helmsley Charitable Trust, NYC Data2Go course development, September 2015-January 2016 Consultant, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Instituto Atuação Brazil Local Democracy Project, May 1015-Octber 2015 Consultant, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Women for Women International Revised Scope of Work, December 2015 Panel Moderator, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Inequality Panel, NYC Board meeting, November 16, 2014 Consultant, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Rwanda/Democratic Republic of Congo Building and Measuring a Sustainable Future Initiative, July 2014 Principal Investigator, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund grant, Innovative Partnership for Public Health: An Evaluation of the New York City Green Cart Initiative to Expand Access to Healthy Produce in Low-Income Neighborhoods (with Sarah Holloway), May 2013-June 2014 Principal Investigator, New York Community Trust grant, Expanding Opportunity for Middle Class Jobs in New York City: Minority Youth Employment in the Building and Construction Trades (with Dorian Warren), August 2013-March 2014 Consultant, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Rwanda/Democratic Republic of Congo Job Creation Initiative, April-May 2013 3 Conversation Moderator, CoreNet Global, New York City in Transition: Rudolph W. Giuliani, 107th Mayor of New York City Provides Insights on Opportunities and Challenges Facing a New Mayor and Lesson Learned from the Past, event, New York, November 7, 2013 Consultant, Pearson Longman, video project for Living Democracy, Teaching Public Policy American government textbook, July 2012. Conference Coordinator, “Public Integrity: Anti-Corruption Strategies, Economic Development and Good Governance,” New York City Global Partners, Office of the Mayor NYC, and Fordham University School of Law, June 6-8, 2012 Conference Coordinator, “Innovative Programs in Workforce Development Publication Launch,” Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation (UMEZ-DC), May 22, 2012 Principal Investigator, Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation (UMEZ-DC) grant, Career Opportunities in Healthcare project, July 2011-May 2012 Conference Coordinator, “Business Innovations and Entrepreneurship,” Office of the Mayor NYC, New York City Global Partners, the World Bank, and Columbia University World Leaders Forum, Fall 2011 Conference Coordinator, “Urban Education: Innovations in K-12,” Office of the Mayor NYC, New York City Global Partners and Columbia University World Leaders Forum, Fall 2010 Consultant, MSG Varsity Network, Afterschool sports programming, June 2010- February 2011 Conference Coordinator, “Job Creation and Workforce Development Summit,” Office of the Mayor NYC, New York City Global Partners, OECD, and Columbia University World Leaders Forum, Spring 2009 Consultant,
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