Baton Rouge native Bethany Rubin Henderson oversees all of the operations of City Hall Fellows. Before launching City Hall Fellows, Bethany spent nearly five years as a trial lawyer at the largest litigation-only firm in the country, Quinn Emanuel, where she represented commercial and entertainment-industry clients in multi-million-dollar contract, trademark, copyright and other business disputes. She earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School and both a B.A. and an M.A. in Political Science from Penn, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Bethany was inspired to start City Hall Fellows after spending the year between college and law school working as a New York City Urban Fellow in the Giuliani administration, developing the city’s strategy for effectively using (the then-new) Internet technology for providing city services and communicating with city residents and businesses. For her work starting City Hall Fellows, in 2009 Bethany received the prestigious Echoing Green Fellowship for innovative new social entrepreneurs who have devised high-impact solutions addressing the root of social problems and the Coaches' Prize in the 2009 Los Angeles Social Venture Partners Social Innovation Fast Pitch Competition. 

Since joining the City Hall Fellows team shortly after its founding in 2007, Daniel has been responsible for operational and administrative support. Among his other duties, Mr. Liss oversees the organization's financial record-keeping, administers the annual Fellowship selection process and manages all of City Hall Fellows‘ back-office functions. Daniel is a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy and Amherst College, where he was awarded a prestigious research fellowship at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. An avid traveler, Daniel lived and worked in China after graduating college. Before joining City Hall Fellows, Daniel worked in the financial services industry. As a member of the generation brought up to perceive a distinction between public service and government service, Daniel embraces the mission of City Hall Fellows wholeheartedly and knows firsthand both the difficulties in and importance of attracting bright young people to serve in municipal government positions.

Nancy manages and runs all aspects of our Houston program.  A native Houstonian, Nancy has been involved in the promotion of Houston most of her career. As President/CEO of Downtown Houston Association, she led the nonprofit in the redevelopment of downtown Houston. Establishing an Emerging Leaders program - engaging young professionals in the promotion of downtown Houston - remains one of the hallmarks of the organization to this day. Most recently, Nancy was Director of Development for the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, raising over ten million dollars to build new churches in the diocese. Under her leadership, an important program created to support diocesan efforts was Leadership & Faith, a luncheon series featuring city and national leaders who shared how their faith impacts their leadership.

Nancy previously led two chambers of commerce in the greater Houston area and founded and directed her own human resources recruiting firm. Community and civic activities are an important aspect of Nancy’s life. She has been and continues to be active in leadership roles in her church, in homeless issues and in leadership development. She currently serves on the board of American Leadership Forum and the Advisory Boards for SEARCH, a project for the homeless, and New Hope Housing, a single room occupancy community for the homeless.

Nancy has two sons and four grandchildren. Mark, a Presbyterian minister, and his family live in North Carolina and Todd, recently retired from the Navy, and his family live in Nevada.

Mike manages all aspects of our San Francisco program and brings a wealth of experience with for-profit, non-profit, and governmental entities.
 
Prior to joining City Hall Fellows, Mike spent five years as a consultant to local government providing a variety of municipal services, including: formation and administration of property-based funding mechanisms, creation of constituent education/community feedback programs, and advocacy of issues/interests before other agencies.  As the principal of MRPR Consulting, Mike provided public affairs, marketing and advocacy services on behalf of youth education/training programs, the construction community, homeowners associations, and green-technology firms.  He began his career as a Legislative Aide working with numerous elected officials and served as the first full-time Executive Director of the California 4-H Youth Foundation.  He has trained 1,000's of young people and adults on how government works and has lead dozens of educational and advocacy trips to Sacramento and Washington, D.C.
 
A native Californian, Mike earned an MBA from St. Mary's College and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from CSU, Sacramento.  As the parent of a recent United States Air Force Academy graduate, Mike is actively involved with programs and services to support the families of Academy appointees or those serving active duty in the military.

Kathy Fletcher Victorian, Baton Rouge Program Director

Mrs. Victorian has over 15 years of Public Relations/Marketing experience and worked in both the private and public sector before entering into the world of entrepreneurship after serving in the before mentioned capacities. Mrs. Victorian is a graduate of Southern University A & M College earning a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree in Broadcasting, coupled with a Masters degree in Mass Communications.

In addition, she continued her education by earning her MBA from the University of Phoenix. Mrs. Victorian served as the Executive Director of the Baton Rouge Black Chamber of Commerce for (2.5) years, and in that role her primary responsibilities with the Chamber include public awareness and fundraising. Under her leadership, the chamber experienced a 500% increase in revenue during her first year on board. Currently, she’s an on-air personality with Citadel Broadcasting, Heaven 1460AM/WXOK.

She is a graduate of the 2008 Baton Rouge Leadership Program under the auspices of the Greater Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Baton Rouge Junior League, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Greater Baton Rouge American Cancer Society Board, and Gloryland Baptist Church.

In addition, she is the 2009 Humanitarian Award recipient, as well as the 2009 Louise McFarland Award for Excellence in Public Health Communication recipient, coupled with being featured in the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report executive spotlight in the June 2-June 15, 2009 edition. Mrs. Victorian is married to Mr. Michael W. Victorian.