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Art Collins is the husband of Sela Thompson Collins and has five children. He is a member of [[Alpha Phi Alpha]] Fraternity, Inc. and is a [[Freemason]]. |
Art Collins is the husband of Sela Thompson Collins and has five children. He is a member of [[Alpha Phi Alpha]] Fraternity, Inc. and is a [[Freemason]]. |
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In 2008 Collins served as Senior Political Strategist for [[President of the United States]] [[Barack Obama]] during the [[2008 Presidential campaign]].<ref> [http://www.zinio.com/express3?issue=248768803&o=int&prev=si&pg=seo&p=67 "Anatomy of a Moment - How Team Obama & Black America Are Making History"], ''[[Ebony]]'', March 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-10 </ref> Following the election he served as a [[Public Liaison]] within the [[Obama-Biden Transition Project]]. In 2004, Collins was [[Senior Advisor]] to [[United States Senator]] [[John Kerry]], the Presidential Democratic Nominee, during his general election campaign for [[President of the United States]].<ref> [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-97395052.html "Kerry diversifies his team; Black politicos, well-known and not, join"], ''[[Highbeam Research]]'', 2004-06-22. Retrieved on 2009-04-11 </ref> <ref> [http://www.newsweek.com/id/55072 " 'You Have the Power' "], ''[[Newsweek]]'', 2004-10-21. Retrieved on 2009-04-11 </ref> In 1990, he served as [[campaign manager]] for Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Leander J. Shaw, Jr. Collins was also a member of the [[Democratic National Committee]]’s (DNC) Democratic Business Council during the tenure of DNC Chairman [[Ron Brown]]. |
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Florida Governor [[Jeb Bush]] appointed Collins in 2001 to the Board of Trustees of [[Florida A&M University]], the largest public Historically Black College or University ([[HBCU]]) in America, where he was elected its first Chairman.<ref> [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DXK/is_16_18/ai_79743142/ "FAMU Board of Trustees Elects Chairman - Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University hires Arthur Collins"], ''[[BNET]]'', 2001-09-27. Retrieved on 2009-04-10 </ref> Following his tenure as a U.S. Senator, the late former Florida Governor [[Lawton Chiles]] appointed Collins to the Florida Small and Minority Business Advisory Council and the Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board, where he served on the investment committee overseeing over $2 billion in investments. Collins was also appointed by former U.S. Senator and then Florida Governor [[Bob Graham]] to serve on the Governor’s Business Advisory Council on Education and the State Board of Independent Postsecondary Vocational, Technical, Trade and Business Schools. Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Bob Crawford appointed Collins to the Florida Consumers' Council, where he served as its Chairman. |
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== Political campaigns == |
== Political campaigns == |
Revision as of 20:43, 9 June 2009
Art Collins (born March 16, 1960) is President and Chief Executive Officer of Public Private Partnership, Inc., an independent strategic planning and political consulting firm he founded in 1989. The firm provides strategic advice to multinational corporations, entrepreneurs, investors, political campaigns, political parties, elected officials, nonprofit and government organizations, and advocacy groups.[1]
Biography
Collins received his B.S. degree in Accounting in 1982 and an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters in 2009 from Florida A & M University in Tallahassee, Florida.[2] He has studied international law at the University of Miami School of Law in Miami, Florida and abroad at the University of Montpellier in Montpellier, France.
In 1982, Collins started his professional career as a systems engineer and account marketing representative at the IBM Corporation. During 1987 and 1988 he served as a Deputy Receiver and Legislative Affairs Director with the Florida Department of Insurance.
Collins was appointed in 1989 by the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives to the position of Staff Director for the Office of Black Affairs providing technical and political support to African-American legislators.
Collins serves as a member of the Board of Directors and as Treasurer of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Political Education & Leadership Institute and is Chairman of its think tank, the 21st Century Council. He served as a board member and the Treasurer for both the CBC Political Action Committee and the CBC Foundation.[3] He is as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also a member of the Board of Advisors for The Alliance for Digital Equality, a bipartisan consumer advocacy organization serving unserved and underserved communities on matters that pertain to information technology, telecommunications reform and product awareness.[4]
Art Collins is the husband of Sela Thompson Collins and has five children. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and is a Freemason.
Political campaigns
In 2008 Collins served as Senior Political Strategist for President of the United States Barack Obama during the 2008 Presidential campaign.[5] Following the election he served as a Public Liaison within the Obama-Biden Transition Project. In 2004, Collins was Senior Advisor to United States Senator John Kerry, the Presidential Democratic Nominee, during his general election campaign for President of the United States.[6] [7] In 1990, he served as campaign manager for Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Leander J. Shaw, Jr. Collins was also a member of the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) Democratic Business Council during the tenure of DNC Chairman Ron Brown.
Political campaigns
In 2008 Collins served as Senior Political Strategist for President of the United States Barack Obama during the 2008 Presidential campaign.[8] Following the election he served as a Public Liaison within the Obama-Biden Transition Project. In 2004, Collins was Senior Advisor to United States Senator John Kerry, the Presidential Democratic Nominee, during his general election campaign for President of the United States.[9] [10] In 1990, he served as campaign manager for Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Leander J. Shaw, Jr. Collins was also a member of the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) Democratic Business Council during the tenure of DNC Chairman Ron Brown.
References
- ^ "Message from casino lobby: there will be many good jobs ", Highbeam Research, 1994-10-27. Retrieved 2009-04-10
- ^ "Legendary Florida A&M Business dean set to retire: Dr. Sybil Mobley is recognized by many as a trailblazer in business education", Highbeam Research, 2003-06-19. Retrieved on 2009-04-10
- ^ "John Kerry Announces All-Star Additions to Campaign Leadership Team", Highbeam Research, 2004-04-16. Retrieved on 2009-04-10
- ^ "Alliance for Digital Equality Appoints Washington, DC-Based Political Strategist Art Collins to Board of Advisors", Reuters, 2009-02-11. Retrieved on 2009-04-09
- ^ "Anatomy of a Moment - How Team Obama & Black America Are Making History", Ebony, March 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-10
- ^ "Kerry diversifies his team; Black politicos, well-known and not, join", Highbeam Research, 2004-06-22. Retrieved on 2009-04-11
- ^ " 'You Have the Power' ", Newsweek, 2004-10-21. Retrieved on 2009-04-11
- ^ "Anatomy of a Moment - How Team Obama & Black America Are Making History", Ebony, March 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-10
- ^ "Kerry diversifies his team; Black politicos, well-known and not, join", Highbeam Research, 2004-06-22. Retrieved on 2009-04-11
- ^ " 'You Have the Power' ", Newsweek, 2004-10-21. Retrieved on 2009-04-11