Advocacy & Social Marketing - Panelists

Mike Howland

CAE - Southeastern Council of Foundations - President & CEO

Mr. Howland joined the Southeastern Council of Foundations (SECF) as President & CEO in late summer of 2008. SECF is a regional association of foundations and grantmaking organizations which covers eleven states in the Southeast. With more than 300 member organizations representing more than $40 billion in philanthropic assets, SECF is one of the largest regional associations in the U.S.

Prior to joining SECF, Mr. Howland served as CEO of Noble of Indiana, an Indianapolis-based community organization serving 2,200 people with developmental disabilities through five locations.

Mr. Howland began his career as a Presidential Management Intern with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Beginning in 1986, he served as the SBA’s San Francisco district director, overseeing SBA programs for 35 Northern California counties. He later was appointed acting regional administrator under Presidents Bush and Clinton, where he oversaw SBA programs in California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, Guam and the Trust Territories.

Mr. Howland also has served as President and CEO of Independent Charities of America, based in San Francisco and Christian Service Charities, based in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Howland was the first person to graduate with both a law degree and Masters of Public Administration from St. Louis University. He completed his undergraduate studies at Jacksonville University (FL), where he has served as President of the Alumni Board of Governors and now serves on the Board of Trustees.

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Tim Mosher

Kentucky Power – President / CEO

Tim Mosher was named president and chief operating officer of Kentucky Power in June 2004. As president he oversees distribution operations serving 175,000 AEP customers in Eastern Kentucky as well the operating unit’s safety, customer services, marketing, communications, community affairs, governmental affairs and regulatory functions. Prior to his current position, Mosher served as president of AEP-Kentucky, where he oversaw AEP’s public policy and environmental advocacy activities in the Commonwealth.

Since joining AEP in 1970, Mosher has held managerial positions in operations, governmental affairs, marketing and customer services. In addition, he previously has or continues to serve as a member of several notable boards of directors including: Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Associated Industries of Kentucky, The Ashland Alliance, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, Leadership Kentucky, United Way of Kentucky, EconomicsAmerica, the Kentucky Community and Technical College System Foundation, and the Woodlands Foundation.

Mosher holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Detroit-Mercy and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Akron. Additionally, he is a graduate of AEP executive training programs at the University of Michigan and the University of Virginia.

Mosher and his wife, Colleen, reside in Lexington and are the parents of three grown children.

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Stephanie Rubin

Pew Center on the States, Pew Charitable Trusts - Senior officer, Campaigns

Stephanie Rubin is Senior Officer, Campaigns, for Pew Center on the States. Previously, she served as state program director at Pre-K Now. As Senior Officer, Campaigns, for Pew Center on the States, she coordinates state policy and advocacy strategies across the multiple children’s policy initiatives within Pew Center on the States.

As state program director of Pre-K Now, she managed Pre-K Now's efforts to educate state policy makers, the media and the general public about the potential that pre-kindergarten offers to improve outcomes for America's young children.

Prior to joining Pre-K Now, Ms. Rubin led advocacy efforts to increase public investment in early education, after-school, mental health and child abuse prevention services at Fight Crime: Invest in Kids California.

Previously, she served as Legislative Director to California State Senator Tom Hayden and Counsel to the Senate Select Committee on Higher Education in Sacramento, California.

Ms. Rubin received her BA in History from Princeton University and her law degree from UCLA.

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