John Slifko, PhD, has dedicated his work to issues around the world for democratic civil society with major contributions to global efforts in improving the education of young women. Slifko has worked for the Los Angeles City Council and United States Congress engaging in environmental issues and technology policy. He is a founding member and on the Board of Advisers at the Hannah Mather Crocker Society, Notre Dame University, and C3 Advisory Group. John Slifko is a Co-Director of the Roosevelt Center for the Study of Civil Society & Freemasonry and a Co-Founder of project AWE.