Jim Clinton
Jim Clinton, a leader in the fields of in economic development, quality-of-life advancement, and regional prosperity, has joined the board of directors of the National Issues Forums Institute, which promotes public deliberation in the United States. Clinton joined the board at the Institute's annual meeting in Washington, DC, in March 2008. NIFI's directors are volunteers drawn from leaders in government, colleges and universities, civic organizations, libraries, the media, and medicine.
Clinton recently was named the CEO of the Cenla Advantage Partnership, an Alexandria, Louisiana-based nonprofit economic development organization serving the 11 Parishes of Central Louisiana.
Previously, Clinton served as executive director of Southern Growth Policies Board, where he led its effort to involve more Southerners in meaningful conversations on the future of the South. Southern Growth's listening and information gathering process now attracts the participation and feedback of more than 4,000 Southerners annually.
Clinton also has served as president of the Louisiana Partnership for Technology and Innovation and president of Gulf South Research Institute. He has served in a variety of state government positions in Louisiana and was lead author of the plan that reorganized Louisiana's executive branch from more than 250 governmental units into 20 principal departments.
He serves on the boards of directors for the Southern Arts Federation and the National Policy Consensus Initiative. He serves on advisory boards for the Trans-Atlantic Technology and Training Alliance and the Institute for Rural Journalism and Policy Issues. In 2007, Clinton was appointed a special advisor to the Executive Council of the Rural Alabama Action Commission. He is also serving a two-year term as a member of the Federal Communications Commission's Consumer Advisory Committee, which is developing recommendations for the digital television transition.
The National Issues Forums Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, promotes the use of public deliberation in schools, colleges, civic organizations, and religious institutions. It serves as a partner with public affairs television stations and other organizations that want to reach a wider audience. In addition, the Institute produces issue books used by the National Issues Forums network to stimulate public deliberation on major issues facing Americans.
The National Issues Forums' work produces more than just talk. Results of public deliberations are shared locally by forum sponsors and institutes and nationally with members of the U.S. Congress, the executive branch, and the media. This year, results of one forum series were compiled in a report, Public Thinking about the Energy Problem: Choices for an Uncertain Future, which is available at www.nifi.org. People from 42 states and the District of Columbia participated in forums examining this topic. This year, the National Issues Forums Institute will promote deliberation on several key national issues including "Coping With The Cost of Health Care: How Do We Pay For What We Need?"
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