Susan is the founder and Executive Director of Innovations in Civic Participation. One of the White House architects of the National and Community Trust Act of 1993, she served in senior positions at the Corporation for National and Community Service to implement AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America. Previously, she was the founding director of Campus Compact, a national coalition of university presidents, and the Swearer Center for Public Service at Brown University. Susan worked in several countries while consulting to the Ford Foundation, most notably helping to create a network of university-based programs in South Africa and various service initiatives in Russia and Mexico. Susan is the founding president of the International Council on National Youth Policy and a senior fellow of the University College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University.
Rob Hollister is dean of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service and holds the Pierre and Pamela Omidyar Chair of Citizenship and Public Service. A specialist in citizen participation in public affairs, he has been engaged in teaching graduate and undergraduate students, practicing professionals, and citizens for over 30 years, and has led planning and development of Tufts’ uniquely comprehensive approach to education for active citizenship.
As the Talloires Network Coordinator, Elizabeth supports member universities and the governing body of the Network through regular outreach, information-sharing and strategic planning. Elizabeth also maintains the Talloires Network website and works on expanding and strengthening Network initiatives for member universities. Previously, she was the Executive Director of the Civic Knowledge Project at the University of Chicago, working to increase quality educational and cultural programming and knowledge exchange between the university and its neighboring communities. In this position, she worked on a MacArthur-funded mapping project of community cultural organizations, leading to the creation of a new university-based support network for these organizations. Elizabeth holds an M.A. in Latin American Studies from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Florida. She has traveled extensively in Mexico, Peru, Chile, Argentina and England.
John assists in communications, research, writing, and other projects for the Talloires Network. He is a graduate from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in Political Science and Arabic. John's coursework focused on international relations and Middle East political issues, and his senior thesis explored the development of Hamas' political platform prior to its victory in the 2006 Palestinian Legislative Council elections. John has interned with two refugee resettlement agencies as well as the Middle East Institute, and he studied abroad in Jordan in the summer of 2007. His main interests include international relations, the growth of civil society in developing countries, and political/social issues in the Middle East.
