Fellows

Jane Eisner

Jane Eisner is a Senior Fellow at the Robert A. Fox Leadership Program and the Vice President for Civic Initiatives at the National Constitution Center. As Vice President, she is responsible for the Center's flagship Constitution day programs and events, a national institute for journalists and the Constitution, and the other initiatives to engage young Americans in ongoing constitutional issues and values.

Before joining the Constitution Center, Ms. Eisner worked for nearly 25 years at the Philadelphia Inquirer where she was a City Hall bureau chief, foreign correspondent and Editorial Page editor. She wrote a syndicated column "American Rhythms," from 2000-2005. Her work has appeared in The Columbia Journalism Review and she has contributed to two books published by the Brookings Institution: Community Works (1998) and United We Serve (2003). In 2004 she published a book titled Taking back the Vote: Getting American Youth Involved in Our Democracy.

She graduated with honors from Wesleyan University in 1977 and earned a master's degree from the Columbia School of Journalism in 1978.

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Caroline Gammill

Caroline Gammill is a Fellow at the Robert A. Fox Leadership Program and the Director of the Fox Leadership in New Orleans (FLINOLA) initiative. Based in New Orleans , she spends 50% of her time working on FLINOLA and 50% for Catholic Charities. As the FLINOLA Director, she is responsible for the on-the-ground program operations including the March 2008 service trip to New Orleans and the summer 2008 internship program.

Caroline works with Catholic Charities and its sister agency, Providence Community Housing, on economic and community development issues. Her work is particularly focused on the Tremé/ Lafitte and Tulane/ Gravier neighborhoods. Through Fox Leadership she helps connect the resources and expertise at Penn with specific recovery initiatives and programs in New Orleans .

Caroline graduated with a degree in History and minors in Hispanic Studies and French, from the University of Pennsylvania . In 2007 she received the David R. Goddard Award for exemplary service to the University community.

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Mark Alan Hughes

Mark Alan Hughes has taught at Penn, Princeton, Harvard, and Swarthmore; has been a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute; and has been a weekly opinion columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News, named one of the nation's five best local columnists in 2004 by The Week magazine. As vice president of Public/Private Ventures, Dr. Hughes helped create the $15 million Bridges to Work demonstration for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which led to the establishment of the $750 million Job Access and Reverse Commute program which helps city residents access suburban jobs; and he helped establish the $35 million Transitional Work Corporation in Philadelphia, which is playing an important role in the city and state's welfare reform efforts. He won a National Planning Award in 1992 for his writings in Journal of the American Planning Association. He graduated in 1981 from Swarthmore College and received a Ph.D. in Regional Science in 1986 from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Maureen Rush

Maureen S. Rush, Vice President for Public Safety, University of Pennsylvania, directs the tactical and strategic direction of an award-winning Division comprised of seven departments and approximately 170 staff members. Under her leadership, in 2003, the Division of Public Safety was awarded the prestigious Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Award for its innovative technological programs as well as its campus and community patrols.

During her tenure, Penn’s Police Department has evolved into a model campus law enforcement agency, becoming the first nationally accredited campus police agency within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania when it was awarded national accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) in 2001.

Prior to coming to the University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Rush had a distinguished eighteen-year law enforcement career with the Philadelphia Police Department serving in the Patrol Division, Anti-Crime Unit, Traffic Division, Narcotics Unit, and the Training Bureau. In 1976 Ms. Rush was one of the first 100 women police officers hired to serve the City of Philadelphia on “street patrol” in a pilot program directed by the United Stated Department of Justice. As a result of that successful pilot program, the Philadelphia Police Department now employs approximately 3,239 women police officers.

Ms. Rush holds a M.S. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Organizational Dynamics. She has also completed the John F. Kennedy School of Government, the Northwestern School of Staff & Command and the FBI’s Law Enforcement Executive Development Program and is board certified as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) by the American Society of Industrial Security.



Our Founder - Robert A. Fox Fox Professors Director's Advisory Group Executive Director Associate Director Staff Fellows Jane Eisner Caroline Gammill Mark Alan Hughes Maureen Rush The Students of Fox FAQs Contact Information		Fellows Jane Eisner Jane Eisner is a Senior Fellow at the Robert A. Fox Leadership Program and the Vice President for Civic Initiatives at the National Constitution Center. As Vice President, she is responsible for the Center's flagship Constitution day programs and events, a national institute for journalists and the Constitution, and the other initiatives to engage young Americans in ongoing constitutional issues and values. Before joining the Constitution Center, Ms. Eisner worked for nearly 25 years at the Philadelphia Inquirer where she was a City Hall bureau chief, foreign correspondent and Editorial Page editor. She wrote a syndicated column "American Rhythms," from 2000-2005. Her work has appeared in The Columbia Journalism Review and she has contributed to two books published by the Brookings Institution: Community Works (1998) and United We Serve (2003). In 2004 she published a book titled Taking back the Vote: Getting American Youth Involved in Our Democracy. She graduated with honors from Wesleyan University in 1977 and earned a master's degree from the Columbia School of Journalism in 1978. [back to top] Caroline Gammill Caroline Gammill is a Fellow at the Robert A. Fox Leadership Program and the Director of the Fox Leadership in New Orleans (FLINOLA) initiative. Based in New Orleans , she spends 50% of her time working on FLINOLA and 50% for Catholic Charities. As the FLINOLA Director, she is responsible for the on-the-ground program operations including the March 2008 service trip to New Orleans and the summer 2008 internship program. Caroline works with Catholic Charities and its sister agency, Providence Community Housing, on economic and community development issues. Her work is particularly focused on the Tremé/ Lafitte and Tulane/ Gravier neighborhoods. Through Fox Leadership she helps connect the resources and expertise at Penn with specific recovery initiatives and programs in New Orleans . Caroline graduated with a degree in History and minors in Hispanic Studies and French, from the University of Pennsylvania . In 2007 she received the David R. Goddard Award for exemplary service to the University community. [back to top] Mark Alan Hughes Mark Alan Hughes has taught at Penn, Princeton, Harvard, and Swarthmore; has been a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute; and has been a weekly opinion columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News, named one of the nation's five best local columnists in 2004 by The Week magazine. As vice president of Public/Private Ventures, Dr. Hughes helped create the $15 million Bridges to Work demonstration for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which led to the establishment of the $750 million Job Access and Reverse Commute program which helps city residents access suburban jobs; and he helped establish the $35 million Transitional Work Corporation in Philadelphia, which is playing an important role in the city and state's welfare reform efforts. He won a National Planning Award in 1992 for his writings in Journal of the American Planning Association. He graduated in 1981 from Swarthmore College and received a Ph.D. in Regional Science in 1986 from the University of Pennsylvania. [back to top] Maureen Rush Maureen S. Rush, Vice President for Public Safety, University of Pennsylvania, directs the tactical and strategic direction of an award-winning Division comprised of seven departments and approximately 170 staff members. Under her leadership, in 2003, the Division of Public Safety was awarded the prestigious Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Award for its innovative technological programs as well as its campus and community patrols. During her tenure, Penn’s Police Department has evolved into a model campus law enforcement agency, becoming the first nationally accredited campus police agency within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania when it was awarded national accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) in 2001. Prior to coming to the University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Rush had a distinguished eighteen-year law enforcement career with the Philadelphia Police Department serving in the Patrol Division, Anti-Crime Unit, Traffic Division, Narcotics Unit, and the Training Bureau. In 1976 Ms. Rush was one of the first 100 women police officers hired to serve the City of Philadelphia on “street patrol” in a pilot program directed by the United Stated Department of Justice. As a result of that successful pilot program, the Philadelphia Police Department now employs approximately 3,239 women police officers. Ms. Rush holds a M.S. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Organizational Dynamics. She has also completed the John F. Kennedy School of Government, the Northwestern School of Staff & Command and the FBI’s Law Enforcement Executive Development Program and is board certified as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) by the American Society of Industrial Security.