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Doug O’Brien, a senior staff attorney at the Drake
University Agricultural Law Center, is working with the
Leopold Center to determine the next steps for the Center’s
Policy Initiative. Policy work had been managed by the
Center’s half-time associate director, Mike Duffy, who left
in July 2005 to return to the ISU economics department
fulltime. Four policy proposals also are being considered
for 2006 funding, based on submissions to the Center’s
Request for Proposals (RFP) in July.
O’Brien was chosen following board and staff discussions
that resulted in the decision to hire a consultant with
broad-based policy experience to map out possible directions
for this initiative. He has been conducting interviews with
board members, stakeholders and policy experts, and doing
research on policy needs and constraints for the Center. He
plans to submit a report to the Center advisory board and
staff in the near future, with suggestions and
recommendations for the possible activities for the Policy
Initiative.
In addition to his work at Drake, O’Brien is associated with
the National Agricultural Law Center at the University of
Arkansas Law School and teaches classes at both law schools.
He previously was counsel to the U. S. Senate Agriculture
Committee.
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