Mr. Stephen Lazarus

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Stephen Lazarus is a currently a consultant with the US Department of Labor, specializing in implementing workforce collaborations that draw on the strengths of faith-based organizations. He formerly served as a social policy analyst with the Center for Public Justice in Washington, D.C. for ten years. While in Washington, D.C. he directed the Center's Civitas Programs for Leadership in Faith and Public Affairs and helped launch the Coalition to Preserve Religious Freedom to defend the rights of religious schools, social service groups, hospitals and other institutions. His professional passion is to advance a new understanding of government's relationship to civil society that honors the dynamic work of religious institutions and communities of all faiths in the public square. He is particularly impressed by the Paideia Centre's strategic vision and capacity to prepare the next generation of leaders for service in the academy and in public life.