Tom Tresser
Lead Organizer at The 100K Project
United States
Tom is a civic educator, creativity champion, and public defender based in Chicago with over 50 years grassroots democracy experience.
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I am longtime community organizer (www.tresser.com) and have trained over 5,000 people to lead in public life. I am particularly interested in getting artists and creative workers to lead in local politics - including running for office and building power in order to govern for the common good. I am the Lead Organizer for the 100K Project (www,100kproject.us).
Interests
- Creativity & Innovation
- Strategic Planning
- Leadership Development
- Movement Building
- Public Policy
- Civic Engagement
- Social Justice
- Placemaking (I opened and operated the CivicLab in Chicago's West Loop for 2 years - www.civiclab.us)
