Research Networks
Program Staff
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Laurie R. Garduque
Director, Justice Reform
Email: lgarduqu at macfound dot org
Laurie Garduque joined the Foundation in 1991 after serving as Director of the National Forum on the Future of Children and Families, a joint project of the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine. From 1984 to 1987, she was the Director of Governmental and Professional Liaison for the American Educational Research Association in Washington, D.C. This position followed the year she spent, from 1983 to 1984, as a Congressional Science Fellow in the U.S. Senate. From 1980 to 1985, Garduque held a faculty position as an Assistant Professor in human development at Pennsylvania State University.
Garduque previously was a member of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy, Grantmakers for Children Youth and Families, and the Youth Transition Funders Group Juvenile Justice Working Group, and she currently serves on the federal Center for Mental Health Services National Advisory Council, under SAMHSA. She received her bachelor's degree in Psychology and her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of California at Los Angeles. |
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Steven J. Casey
Manager, Grants and Budget
Email: scasey at macfound dot org
Steven J. Casey is the Manager for Grants and Budget in U.S. Programs. His primary responsibilities include grant administration and the preparation and monitoring of the grant budget.
Before joining the Foundation in May 2000, Casey was an Accounting Manager for McDonald's Corporation in Oak Brook, IL. Prior to that, he was the Assistant Host Committee Coordinator for the National Governors' Association, and the Controller of a Milwaukee-based construction firm.
Casey is affiliated with numerous community-related activities, including the local and national Urban League chapters, Food Desert Action, NFP, Neighborhood Housing Services, The Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission, and the Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) initiative. Named a German Marshall Fund Fellow in 2004, he spent time in Europe studying global economic, political, and social issues. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of District of Columbia and his master's degree from Marquette University, both in Business Administration. |

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