Morning Fill Up with Gregory Lebel
political commentator and Director at George Washington University
Held August 18, 2016 at 7am at The garage
Gregory Lebel is a frequent commentator on contemporary American politics, and speaks about the current state of politics in America, and the political climate in this heated election year. (Make America Great Again! Better Together! Political Revolution!)
Greg's electoral campaign experience includes the presidential campaigns of U.S. Senators George McGovern (of South Dakota) and Gary Hart, Vice President Al Gore, Jr., and Governor Howard Dean, as well as numerous state, local, and congressional campaigns.
Today, he is assistant professor of political management and director of the Semester in Washington Politics Program at George Washington University. He also directs GW’s Native American Political Leadership Program. Both programs offer training in American politics and practical experience in Washington internships to undergraduate students from around the country and abroad.
Greg has over 30 years of experience in management of public and nonprofit organizations, as well as 15 years of teaching experience at the graduate school level. He has established substantial credentials as an ethicist, activist, lobbyist, grassroots organizer, and political campaign expert. He has taught graduate level courses on ethics, religion and politics, and campaign organization and undergraduate courses in electoral and legislative processes at the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. where he served as assistant dean from 1991 until 1994.
NEWS COVERAGE
"Expert: American politics in a quagmire, but not all hope is lost," Rapid City Journal
"Dakota Midday: Civility in politics," South Dakota Public Broadcasting