CPA 2001 Senior Fellows

CPA Senior Fellows are extremely talented, seasoned individuals with a passion for progressive change, who are at a point in their careers and lives to be able to make a unique commitment to our joint endeavor. They help CPA search for solutions, expand our state networks, and move ideas to action. We are very pleased to announce the 2001 Senior Fellows and to thank them for their commitment to achieving progressive change across the states.

Tony Hill
Southeast Policy Leaders Forum Fellow

Since 1995, Tony Hill has served as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Florida AFL-CIO. Hill was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1992-2000 and served on the Environmental Protection, Regulated Services, Claims, Health & Human Services Appropriations and Civil Justice Council Committees. Hill was named “Legislator of the Year” by both the National Council of Black Legislators and the Florida AFL-CIO.

René Redwood
Democracy and Technology Fellow

René Redwood served as the Executive Director of Americans for a Fair Chance, a nonpartisan consortium of leading civil-rights and legal organizations formed to educate the public about how affirmative action benefits women, minorities, and the nation as a whole. Redwood was also the Executive Director of the Federal Glass Ceiling Commission, a bipartisan panel created by Congress. Redwood is the legislation committee co-chair of the Voices of the Electorate Election Reform Task Force with Bill Spriggs of the National Urban League.

Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles
Women and the Economy Fellow

Elected in 1994, Washington Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles (Flemming Fellow ’99) served as Majority Whip during her tenure in the House of Representatives. Among other legislative successes, Kohl-Welles created a state-funded program that allows up to 600 TANF-eligible parents to meet their work activity requirements by making satisfactory progress towards a post-secondary degree, license or certificate.

Beryl Roberts
Eleanor Roosevelt Global Leadership Institute Fellow

Beryl Roberts, a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1992 to 2000, served as the Chair of the Civil Justice Council and was a member of the Financial Services, General Government Appropriations, and Family Law and Children Committees. Roberts holds a B.S. degree from Florida State University and a law degree from Florida State University College of Law.

Anne Mosle
Eleanor Roosevelt Global Leadership Institute Fellow

Anne Mosle is the President of the Washington Area Women’s Foundation and previously served as Senior Vice President at the Center for Policy Alternatives. At CPA, she was responsible for leadership initiatives, including the creation of the Eleanor Roosevelt Global Leadership Institute and spearheading America’s Economic Agenda: Women’s Voices for Solutions.