Institute of Politics, at Kennedy School, Names Fall-Term Fellows

Among the fellows joining the Institute of Politics (IOP) for the fall 1998 semester are a former speaker of the Montana House of Representatives, a former member of Congress, the president of the Los Angeles Urban League, and a producer of politically oriented films.

In residence for the fall semester will be: Susan Eisenhower, founder and chair of the Center for Political and Strategic Studies; Dan Kemmis, director of the Center for the Rocky Mountain West; John Mack, president of the Los Angeles Urban League; Susan Molinari, a former four-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives; Marguerite Sullivan, director of the Federal Liaison Office and Member of the Cabinet of New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman (1994-1998); and Fred Zollo, producer of politically oriented films.

The Institute of Politics, located in the Kennedy School of Government, was founded in 1966 to encourage undergraduate student interest in the dynamics of politics and to increase understanding and cooperation between the academic community and the political world.

The Fellows will introduce themselves and participate in a panel discussion on "Personal Perspectives on Politics" at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 22, in the ARCO Forum of Public Affairs. The public is invited to attend.

About the Fellows

Susan Eisenhower is the founder and chair of the Center for Political and Strategic Studies, a Washington-based think-tank whose analysts research foreign policy questions relating to Russia, Central Asia, Islam, and China, and cover topics that include European security and arms control issues. She is also the president of the Eisenhower Group, Inc., a consulting company that provides political and economic risk analysis to Fortune 500 companies. Eisenhower's own area of research has focused on Russia and European Security. Among her many affiliations, Eisenhower currently sits on the National Academy of Science's standing Committee on International Security and Arms Control and she has served on the boards of The Atlantic Council and the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. She is a regular newspaper contributor as well as a commentator for national network and news radio. She has also authored two books, Breaking Free and Mrs. Ike, and co-author of The Making of a Soviet Scientist and edited a collected volume, Central Asia: Conflict, Resolution and Change.

Daniel Kemmis is the director of the Center for the Rocky Mountain West, at the University of Montana. From 1990-96 he was the mayor of Missoula, Montana following his service on the Missoula City Council from 1988-89. Kemmis was a legislator in the Montana House of Representatives from 1975-76 and then from 1979-84. Prior to being mayor of Missoula, he was a senior fellow and project director at the Northern Lights Research and Education Institute, from 1986-89. From 1984-86, he was an economic and community development specialist. In the Montana House, he served as minority leader, from 1981-82 and speaker of the house, from 1983-84. He is the author of two books, The Good City and The Good Life, and Community and the Politics of Place. Among his many affiliations, Kemmis serves on the board of trustees of the Charles F. Kettering Foundation and on the board of advisors of the Pew Partnership for Civic Change. In 1997 he was awarded the Charles Frankel Prize by President Clinton for outstanding contribution to the field of humanities.

John Mack has served as the president of the Los Angeles Urban League since 1969. He began his career with the Urban League in Flint, Michigan in 1964. Prior to his presidency of the Los Angeles Urban League, Mack served on the Urban League's national staff during the Whitney Young era in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the working group of Los Angeles Educational Alliance for Restructuring Now (LEARN), an organization of civic leaders committed to Los Angeles public school reform. He is also a member of the Los Angeles County Private Industry Council and has been a leading advocate for police reform.

Susan Molinari is a former four-term member of Congress from the 13th District in New York. Before serving in the Congress, she served as minority leader of the New York City Council from 1985-90. Molinari was first elected to the House in 1990. While a member of Congress, Molinari was a member of the House Budget Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. She was vice chairman of the House Republican Conference Policy Committee, a member of the Republican Steering Committee, and the National Republican Congressional Committee. In 1996 she gave the Republican National Convention keynote address. After leaving the House of Representatives, Molinari was an anchor for CBS News' Saturday News Program.

Marguerite Sullivan has been the director of the Federal Liaison Office and Member of the Cabinet of New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman since 1994. As director of the Federal Liaison Office, she managed all aspects of federal-state liaison work and federal policy development for the Governor and Cabinet and served as spokesperson for Governor Whitman and the state of New Jersey on federal issues. Sullivan was an assistant to Vice President Dan Quayle and chief of staff to Marilyn Quayle from 1991-93. Prior to serving at the White House, she was director of communications policy at the National Endowment for the Humanities from 1986-91. From 1984-86, Sullivan was executive editor and managing editor of Washington Woman Magazine. She also served as president of the Washington Press Club.

Fred Zollo produces politically and historically oriented films. He produced the multiple Academy Award nominated film Mississippi Burning. Zollo has produced other films such as, The Ghosts of Mississippi, The Paper, Miles from Home, In the Gloaming, and Quiz Show. His New York stage productions include 'Night Mother, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, Angels in America: Perestroika, Death and the Maiden, and Talk Radio, which Zollo also directed. Zollo's productions have been honored with two Pulitzer Prizes, three New York Drama Critic's Circle Awards for Best Play, eight best play Tony Award nominations, a dozen Academy Award Nominations, two Golden Globe Nominations, and two Tony Awards.