“I have hanging on my wall, to this day, the 1991 graduate certificate from ICL,” says Kevin Brubaker, executive director of the Environmental Law and Policy Center.  “The program provided an opportunity to step outside the day to day advocacy world and think more about nonprofit management and a whole set of tools that encompasses.  That has served me well in the two decades since then.” 

As Kevin reflects on his career as an environmental leader, he points to ICL’s guidance as a key factor of his success.  Under his leadership, the Environmental Law and Policy Center “has mastered these tools” and grew from a staff of 3 to a staff of 45 with seven offices spread around the region.  An advocate himself, Kevin is widely recognized as a leading expert in high-speed rail, and through years of efforts he is celebrating a major victory:  President Obama’s dedicated of $2 billion to support a Midwest high speed rail network.  But, Kevin recognizes that that it’s not enough to just be a successful advocate. 

“ICL plays a unique, distinctive and important role in building the sustainable advocacy community our world needs.”