Jerome Reide

Background

About Jerome Reide

ADVISER Stalwart Public Policy adviser, Civil Rights activist, and attorney with 20+ years serving as a change agent with national and international non-profit organizations, legislatures, and advocacy campaigns. Deep expertise engaging with policy makers, representing public and private sector organizations before local, state, and federal government agencies, and implementing policies, systems, and processes that have policy impact. Highly regarded as a strategist, advocate, and educator in Public Policy Analysis, American Politics and Government, and Urban Economic Development. Demonstration of expertise includes obtaining a $1.5M verdict on a federal district court police brutality case, providing public policy counsel to Appropriations Committee Chair in Michigan House of Representatives, aiding Chair of Wayne County Commission’s Ways and Means Committee, and serving as a vital thought leader at some of the most effective national advocacy organizations in the nation. SIGNATURE STRENGTHS Counsel Government Officials on Public Policy Apply Knowledge of U.S. Law and Governance Utilize Statutory Construction & Analysis Share Historical Public Policy Trends to Create Change Employ Partnership Development & Community Relations Implement Leadership Education & Grassroots Organizing ACHIEVEMENTS AND NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS Organized school district in-service opportunities in multicultural education, trained civil servants in effective communications, listening and presentations and civil rights activists in on-line voter file management. Edited the Multicultural Curriculum Resource Guide: African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans for the Michigan Department of Education. Convened four annual conferences of governmental, community, corporate, and academic policymakers to discuss Economic Development Policy in Greater Detroit-Windsor and Ontario, Canada. Conducted a national study of landlord-tenant courts and published findings in a public policy report, Justice: Evicted. Introduced multi-media advertising to fundraising campaign that helped increase contributions to approximately for the State Bar of Michigan.