About the Center

The Unger International Center for Local Government Leadership was established in November 2001 through a grant from Paul and Sonja Unger. The center provides training, educational programs, and consulting in local governance for elected and other government officials in both Ohio and in emerging democracies in Central and Southern European countries.

The center is directed by Tom Cozzens. Its advisory board consists of representatives selected by Paul A. and Sonja Unger, Dr. Mark Rosentraub, Dean of the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, and one or more local government administrators. The board is responsible for advising the director and the Dean of the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, on all matters related to the center's operations and finances. Further, the board will be asked to help the director and the dean of the college to enhance the center's resources and fiscal stability.