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Patti Brown is the director of the Iowa Policy Institute. She holds a Master of Science degree in journalism and mass communication from Iowa State University, with a minor in political science, and a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Iowa. She has worked in medical, mental health and hospice social work settings with patients of all age groups giving her a broad background in health care issues. In addition she has been on the faculty of the Broadlawns Family Practice Center as the coordinator of Behavioral Science and she has completed an interdisciplinary post-graduate fellowship in geriatric studies through the University of Iowa College of Medicine. In addition she has also worked as a staff writer, correspondent and columnist for several publications, including The Des Moines Register and The Catholic Mirror covering business, health care, and the religion beat. She has done extensive academic research in media content analysis, federal immigration policy, Iowa's renewable energy industry and maternal-child health.
Doug Lewis is a senior policy advisor with the Iowa Policy Institute. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hastings College in Nebraska and has done graduate study at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. He has twenty years experience in international sales and business development for Iowa companies. He has also worked in state government in Iowa with the Iowa Department of Economic Development (now the Iowa Economic Development Authority) as both an international marketing manager and as an entrepreneurial specialist. He has served as President of the Iowa Council for International Understanding (now the Iowa International Center) and Vice President of the International Traders of Iowa. As a business consultant he has worked with business delegations from Bulgaria, Serbia, China and Japan. He has a special interest in clean technology and educational products and services. He is on the Innovation & Competition Partners - North Central Cleantech Open Committee and a mentor for StartUp City, Des Moines. Iowa Policy Institute, LLC
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