Kalamazoo, Michigan Politics
Donald F. Cooney Don - Commissioner, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Family
Wife: Kathy; 1 Child: Nathaniel.
Address
District Office
241 West South Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Phone: 269-337-8047
Fax: 269-337-8182
Birth
Born in Philadelphia, PA
on March 30, 1937
Home Town
Philadelphia, PA
Education
PhD, Social Work and Social Research, Bryn Mawr College, 1983
MA, Religious Education, Fordham University, 1967
MDiv, Mary Immaculate College and Seminary, 1964
BA, Philosophy, Mary Immaculate College and Seminary, 1960.
Profession
Associate Professor, Western Michigan University, 1977-present
Co-Director, A Better Chance, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 1975-1977
Community Worker, Vincentians, 1964-1970
High School Teacher, Saint John's Preparatory, Brooklyn, New York, 1964-1970
Assistant Director, Lewis Walker Institute for Peace and Ethnic Relations.
Political Carrer
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 6, 2008
Kalamazoo City Commissioner, City of Kalamazoo, 1997-present.
Membership in Other Organizations
Member, American Association of University Professors
Member, America Friends Service Committee Africa Project
Board Chair, Constructive Community Builders
Founding Member, Kalamazoo Coalition on Criminal Justice
Founding Member, Kalamazoo Coalition for a Living Wage
Founding Board Member, Kalamazoo Communities in Schools
Founding Member, Kalamazoo Non-Violent Opponents of War
Board Member, New Latino Visions
Founding Board Member, Poverty Reduction Initiative
Founding Co-Director, Washington Writer's Academy.
Religion
Catholic