SPENCER-ROBERTS

KAREN SPENCER

Education

Doctorate of Public Administration, University of Southern California, Public Policy.

Masters of Public Administration, University of Southern California, Public Policy.

Bachelors of Arts, California State University, Los Angeles, History.

UProfessional Experience

Spencer-Roberts, President, President, 1989 to Present

• Policy advocacy in California and Washington, DC

• Strategize policy positions for various private corporations

• Manage a corporation

Adjunct Professor, University of Southern of California. School of Public Policy and Planning

The White House, Deputy Assistant to the President & Director of

Intergovernmental Affairs, President Ronald Reagan.

• Determined domestic policy for the President.

California Governor's Office, Director, Washington, DC Office,

• Advocated State of California policy positions before Congress and Reagan

   Administration

• Managed Governor’s Washington, DC office

• Coordinated with all the California state and local agencies on federal issues

Previous Work Experience

Legislative Advocate, Sacramento, California.

• Advocated policy positions before the California state legislature and state

   administration

Congressman Dick Cheney, Legislative Assistant, Washington, DC.

• Policy analysis on legislative issues for the Congressman

Senator Dennis Carpenter, Administrative Assistant, Sacramento.

Los Angeles City Council, Legislative Analyst.

The White House, News Summary Office, President Gerald Ford.

UTeaching and Volunteer Activities

·         Albion College, Michigan. President Gerald Ford Institute. Visiting Committee

·         Governor Pete Wilson appointee, California Institute for Federal Policy Research, Washington, DC.

·         The White House, Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Affairs, President Ronald Reagan.

·         California State Society, Board Member. Washington, DC.

Last modified: 03/30/08