MH City Councilman Greg Sellers Among Panetta Institute’s First Graduates
Morgan Hill City Councilman Greg Sellers is one of the first graduates of the Panetta Institute for Public Policy at California State University-Monterey Bay.
Sellers earned a master’s degree in public policy in May.
The 45-year-old councilman, who was recently elected to his third city council term, specialized in ethical policy making. He was also named the Panetta Institute’s representative to the 2005 Academy of Achievement Summit in New York, hosted by internationally renowned statesmen, scientists, artists and humanitarians who shared their experience with 260 graduate students from 50 countries.
The master’s program at California State University-Monterey Bay is a partnership between the university’s Department of Health, Human Services and Public Policy and the national Leon and Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy.
Students enrolled in the program come from the management ranks of local governments, educational institutions and non-profit organizations.
Courses are offered in the evenings and on weekends to encourage working professionals to attend. Among the courses offered are congressional and presidential politics and policy; budget policy; money, media and influence in policy making environments; policy analysis and public action in diverse communities; and collaborative leadership and ethical policy making.
