Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer, founder and president of AmericaSpeaks, will give a talk at the University of Portland at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10. The lecture will take place in Buckley Center Auditorium on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., and is free and open to the public.

AmericaSpeaks – a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization – has worked to provide citizens with a greater voice in the policy making process and develop new institutions that can strengthen our democracy. This lecture is an excellent opportunity for all community members interested in learning from one of the nation’s leading experts on citizens engaging with government.

Lukensmeyer was Chief of Staff to Governor Dick Celeste of Ohio from 1986 to 1991. She was also Consultant to the White House Chief of Staff for nine months during the Clinton administration.

For more information: http://www.up.edu/news/showNews.aspx?id=4181