A native of Lincoln, NE, TJ McDowell is an alum of Lincoln High School, NE Wesleyan University, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is currently Senior Advisor to Lincoln, NE Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird, and before that was Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs for Student Life and Leadership at UNL. TJ previously held educational positions at Nebraska Wesleyan University and Lincoln Public Schools and also served as the Executive Director of the Clyde Malone Community Center, Program Manager at the Community Health Endowment, Executive Director of the Lighthouse, and Director of Education Outreach at Lincoln Action Program. He is an active volunteer leader in Lincoln and currently serves on the boards of the Cooper Foundation, the Foundation for Educational Services, and the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation.
BroadCAST, the webinar interview series of the UNL Center for Academic Success & Transition, features conversations about life, education and the value of the liberal arts between CAST Senior Program Coordinator Dan Hutt and highly successful guests from diverse backgrounds.