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.
