Shirley Sagawa

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Shirley Sachi Sagawa (born August 25, 1961) is an American public servant. An architect of AmeriCorps, Sagawa served in the White House of President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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In 2021, President Biden nominated Sagawa to serve as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service. [1] She was confirmed by the Senate on August 5, 2022. [2]

Professional career

From 1987 to 1991, Sagawa served as Chief Council for Youth Policy for Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee Chairman Edward M. Kennedy.

In 1991, Sagawa joined the staff of the National Women's Law Center [3] as senior counsel, focusing on Title IX, [4] child care, [5] and women in the military. [6]

White House

Sagawa served as a Senate-confirmed appointee in both the George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton administrations. George H.W. Bush nominated her to serve a two-year term from 1991 to 1993 as a founding member of the Board of Directors of Commission on National and Community Service, authorized by the National and Community Service Act of 1990. [7] [8]

In 1993, Sagawa served in The Clinton White House as Special Assistant to the President in the Office of the First Lady and Domestic Policy Council, [9] advising the President and First Lady on education and children's policy. During the year, she assisted the Office of National Service by participating in the drafting and negotiation of President Clinton's national service legislation for AmeriCorps and the Corporation for National and Community Service.

In November 1993, President Clinton nominated Sagawa to serve as the first managing director of the Corporation for National and Community Service. In this position, she was responsible for overseeing all of the agency's programs, including standing up the new AmeriCorps program. The first AmeriCorps members were sworn in by President Clinton September 12, 1994. [10] Sagawa became known as the “founding Mother of the Modern Service Movement." [11]

Subsequent career

On January 7, 2001, Sagawa was featured in Newsweek on the magazine's "Watch Out" List. She was recognized for her tenure as Deputy Assistant to President Bill Clinton and Deputy Chief of Staff for First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. [12]

In February 2009 in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Sagawa was cited discussing the number of participants involved in AmeriCorps rather than the quality of candidates involved. [13] Focusing on the publication of her book, Sagawa was featured in Youth Today discussing the current state of community service in 2011. [14]

In the Fall of 2011, Sagawa was also featured in Smith College's Alumnae Quarterly Magazine. In the article, Sagawa's time at Smith and explores her work in public service focusing on "how to help people find service opportunities in their communities". [15]

Service Year Alliance

In 2016, Sagawa became the founding chief executive officer of the Service Year Alliance, chaired by Gen. Stanley McChrystal (ret.). [16]

Biden administration

On April 20, 2021, President Biden nominated Sagawa to the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service. [1] She was confirmed by the Senate for a term ending October 6, 2024, on August 5, 2022. [2]

Publications

Books

Articles

"A Half-Million Strong: AmeriCorps Volunteers Make a Difference". Center for American Progress. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 2023-02-03.

Personal life

Sagawa married Gregory Baer in 1989 and is mother to three boys. [17]

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References

  1. 1 2 The White House (April 20, 2022). "President Biden Announces More Key Administration Nominations". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  2. 1 2 United States Congress (August 4, 2022). "PN1581 — Shirley Sachi Sagawa — Corporation for National and Community Service". Congress.gov. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Opposition to Judge Thomas Nomination | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  4. ↑ "GovInfo". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  5. ↑ Sagawa, Shirley; Duff Campbell, Nancy (March 3, 1992). "1992 Tax Relief Proposals: A Small Return for Women and Children and Questions and Answers about the Earned Income Credit and the Child and Dependent Care Credit" (PDF). National Women's Law Center– via Institute of Education Sciences.
  6. ↑ Sagawa, Shirley; Campbell, Nancy Duff (1992). Sexual Harassment of Women in the Military. National Women's Law Center.
  7. ↑ "Statutes and Regulations". AmeriCorps. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  8. ↑ S.1430 - 101st Congress (1989-1990): National and Community Service Act of 1990. (1990, November 16). https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/1430
  9. ↑ Berke, Richard L. (1993-01-15). "THE NEW PRESIDENCY: President-Elect; Clinton Selects a Mostly Youthful Group of White House Aides". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  10. ↑ "Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1994, Book II) - Remarks in a Swearing-In Ceremony for AmeriCorps Volunteers". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  11. ↑ Waldman, Steven (1996). The bill : how legislation really becomes law: a case study of the National Service Bill. Penguin Books. ISBN   0-14-023304-0. OCLC   34180383.
  12. ↑ Newsweek Staff (2001-01-07). "Watch Out". Newsweek. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  13. ↑ "AmeriCorps Expansion Should Consider Quality, Not Number of Participants". The Chronicle of Philanthropy. 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  14. ↑ MacRae, Cathi Dunn (2010-08-01). "The American Way to Change: How National Service & Volunteers Are Transforming America". Youth Today. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  15. ↑ "Smith Alumnae Quarterly Fall 2011 Page 24". saqonline.smith.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  16. ↑ "Nonprofit Mergers: The Missing Ingredient (SSIR)". ssir.org. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  17. ↑ "Shirley S. Sagawa Weds G. A. Baer". The New York Times. 1989-10-08. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-02-03.
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