- Donna Cooper
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Donna Cooper Residence Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Known for Member of Governor's cabinet Donna Cooper was Pennsylvania Secretary of Planning and Policy and was a member of the cabinet of Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell.[1][2]
Cooper worked for Good Schools Pennsylvania, an advocacy organization for public schools.[3] She first began working for Ed Rendell as Deputy Mayor for Policy and Planning during his tenure as Mayor of Philadelphia.[3][4] When he was elected Governor of Pennsylvania she was appointed Director of the Governor’s Policy Office.[5] In 2004, the office was renamed the Governor’s Office of Policy and Planning and was elevated to a cabinet-level position.[5][6]
In 2003, the political website PoliticsPA named Cooper one of the 50 most powerful individuals in Pennsylvania politics.[7] She was also called one of the "smartest staffers" in 2004 by the same website.[3] She was also named one of the state's "Most Politically Powerful Women."[8]
In a 2009 article, the Philadelphia Inquirer said that Cooper was one of the "chief architects of state policy and a key player behind the crafting of a state budget" and that "she wields tremendous power and is a natural lightning rod for criticism."[4]
In November 2010, Cooper joined the Center for American Progress as a Senior Policy Fellow on their Economic Policy team.[9]
Cooper is also an alumna of the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Donna Cooper Donna Cooper - Secretary of Planning & Policy". Governor's Cabinet Officials. Governor of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on http://www.webcitation.org/5kwKJCYjF. http://www.webcitation.org/5kwKJCYjF.
- ^ "Donna Cooper (PA)". Project Vote Smart. Archived from the original on 2009-11-01. http://www.webcitation.org/5kyWzV7Bl.
- ^ a b c "Pennsylvania's Smartest Staffers and Operatives". PoliticsPA. PoliticsPA. 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-04-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20040405121357/politicspa.com/FEATURES/smarteststaff.htm.
- ^ a b Couloumbis, Angela (July 19, 2009). "Rendell's 'pit bull at the front door'". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2009-09-14. http://www.webcitation.org/5jnbT9RMH.
- ^ a b "GOVERNOR RENDELL NAMES COOPER SECRETARY OF POLICY AND PLANNING" (Press release). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. October 2004. http://www.state.pa.us/papower/cwp/view.asp?A=11&Q=438686.
- ^ "Donna Cooper (PA)". Vote Smart. Archived from the original on 2009-10-31. http://www.webcitation.org/5cbVPoyts.
- ^ "Power 50, 2003". PoliticsPA. PoliticsPA. 2003. Archived from the original on 2004-04-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20040417135307/www.politicspa.com/features/power502003.htm.
- ^ "Pennsylvania's Most Politically Powerful Women". PoliticsPA. PoliticsPA. 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-02-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20040209095936/politicspa.com/features/mostpoliticallypowerfulwomen.htm.
- ^ "Cooper Joins CAP as a Senior Policy Fellow". http://www.americanprogress.org/pressroom/releases/2010/11/cooper_joinscap.html.
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