The Commonwealth Policy Coalition
Commonwealth Policy Coalition Advisory Board Members
Voting Board members include a quorum of Senior Fellow Chairs & Chapter Officer Counsel.
Alumni Senior Fellow Chairs
Senior Faculty Counsel
Samuel Kessler, Senior Fellow
Mitchell Scholar (USIA)
MPP Candidate, University College Dublin
B.S. Environmental Analysis; B.A. Individualized Degree
in Industrial Ecology & Public Policy, University of Louisville 2022
Jason Gainous, PhD. Board Advisor on Policy Research Methods
University of Louisville, Professor, Department of Political Science
University of Louisville, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education
Lauren Reuss, H. Senior Fellow
Fulbright Scholar (US Fulbright Commission to Thailand)
McConnel Center Alumnus
B.A. Economics,
B.S. Political Science, University of Louisville 2022
Neil Trautwein, JD. Board Advisor on Advocacy & Policy Strategy
Adjunct Faculty, University of Louisville Dept. Political Science
Policy Center Faculty Counsel
*Includes active & former Center Faculty Advisors. Professional advisement from these individuals does not imply endorsement on behalf of their university of residence.
Neal Turpin, MPA, PhD.
CPC Center for Rights, Liberties, Equity
CPC Center for Environmental & Sustainable Development.
University of Louisville, Dept. Urban & Public Affairs
Neil Trautwein, JD.
CPC Center for Health Disparities.
DJ Biddle, GISP, MS.
CPC Center for Rights, Liberties, & Equity
University of Louisville, Director, Center for Geographic Information Sciences
Jagannadh Satyavolu, PhD.
CPC Center for Environmental & Sustainable Development
University of Louisville, Conn Centre for Renewable Energy,
Director, Biofuels Division.
Liza Creel, PhD, MPH.
CPC Center for Health Disparities
University of Louisville, Commonwealth Policy Scholar, School of Public Health &
Information Sciences
Chapter Officer Counsel
Julia S. Mattingly, Senior Fellow
Executive Director, University of Louisville Chapter
Center for Health Disparities
B.A. Individualized Degree in Rural Health Policy, B.S. Political Science,
University of Louisville 2023
Hailey Mattingly, Fellow
Director of Operations, University of Louisville Chapter
Center for Environmental & Sustainable Development
B.S. Political Science, Cert. Applied Geospatial Technologies, 2022;
MA Candidate in Political Science 2023
University Chapters of the Commonwealth Policy Coalition
University of Louisville, chartered 2020.
Justin Avert, Associate Fellow
Adjunct Member, Pennsylvania State University
Center for Rights, Liberties & Equity
Sarah Belcher, Associate Fellow
Center for Rights, Liberties & Equity
Ethan Rutter, Associate
Center for Integrated Policymaking
**Note: The CPC Advisory Board is seeking expansion of new chapters across Kentucky's universities and welcomes the collaboration of public officials, faculty, staff, and students in that process.