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Robert P. George on the subject of “Authority and Legal
Obligation.” There, he participated in the Program in
Law and Public Affairs and the Penn-Princeton Bioethics
Forum. He was also affiliated with the James Madison
Program in American Ideals and Institutions and served
as coordinator of its Undergraduate Fellows Forum.
Dr. Mark works with the Tikvah Fund in New
York and the Hertog Foundation in Washington, DC,
and he has taught at the Straus Center for Torah and
Western Thought at Yeshiva University. Daniel speaks
frequently for a wide variety of groups, including the
Acton Institute, the US Military Academy (West Point),
the American Enterprise Institute, the Becket Fund for
Religious Liberty, and Chabad. In September, Daniel
spoke at the World Meeting of Families, a triennial
event organized by the Catholic Church, which drew
20,000 participants to Philadelphia. Other recent
appearances have included speeches at Ave Maria
University, Brigham Young University, Colorado Christian
University, the University of Notre Dame, and
the Mount Academy, the Bruderhof (Anabaptist) high
school in upstate New York.
Before graduate school, Dr. Mark spent four years as
a high school teacher in New York City, and he received
the New Jersey Department of Education Commissioner’s
Distinguished Teacher Candidate Award while
earning his teaching certification.
Dr. Mark was appointed to the Commission on May
9, 2014 by Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH).
Rev. Thomas J. Reese, S.J., Commissioner
Rev. Thomas J. Reese, S.J. is a Senior Analyst for the
National Catholic Reporter, a position he has held since
2014. Previously, he was a Senior Fellow at the Woodstock
Theological Center from 2006 to 2013 and from 1988 to
1998. He joined the Center as a Visiting Fellow in 1985.
He was Editor-in-Chief of America magazine from 1998
to 2005 and an associate editor from 1978 to 1985. As an
associate editor, he covered politics, economics, and the
Catholic Church. Rev. Reese entered the Jesuits in 1962
and was ordained in 1974. He received a B.A. and an M.A.
from St. Louis University, an M.Div. from the Jesuit School
of Theology at Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in Political Science
from the University of California, Berkeley.
Rev. Reese was appointed to the Commission on
May 14, 2014 by President Obama.
Hon. Hannah Rosenthal, Commissioner
Hannah Rosenthal is the CEO and president of the
Milwaukee Jewish Federation. Prior to joining the Milwaukee
Jewish Federation, Hannah served as: Special
Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, U.S. State
Department; Executive Director, Chicago Foundation
for Women (CFW); Executive Director, Jewish Council
for Public Affairs (JCPA); and Executive Director, Wisconsin
Women’s Council.
In these positions, Rosenthal has demonstrated an
ability to build relationships within and between communities,
creating unique connections with local, national,
and international influencers. She has been honored for
her achievements throughout her career, with distinctions
including: the National Council for Jewish Women Building
Bridges Award (2013); Pearls for Teen Girls, Women
Inspired to Lead (2013); RUMI Forum Peace and Dialogue
Award for extraordinary contributions (2012); National
Council for Jewish Women Faith and Humanity Award
for advancing human rights and advocacy (2011); 2010 –
Forward Fifty’s Top 5, national Jewish weekly’s list of the
world’s most influential Jews (2010); Haiti Holocaust Committee
award for advocacy for historical memory (2010);
and Women to Watch, Jewish Women International’s list
of outstanding leaders (2005). Hannah has also received
the Wisconsin State Civil Rights Award and the Wisconsin
Community Action Advocacy Award.
Rosenthal currently represents the at-large community
on the United States National Commission for
the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO), and on the Committee on
Holocaust Denial and State-Sponsored Anti-Semitism of
the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
As an agent for change, Rosenthal was responsible
for a significant new approach to combating anti-Semitism
in her most recent position with the State Department,
and successfully led CFW through its transition
into an advocacy organization. She is leading the reorganization
of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation following
the agency’s strategic reimagining process.
Rosenthal is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
and studied for the rabbinate in Jerusalem
and California. She has long been active in public policy
in Wisconsin, serving in support roles to a Wisconsin
State Representative and a Wisconsin Member of
Congress, as well as heading a Wisconsin state agency
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