College of Saint Mary welcomed renowned Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows to campus Oct. 26-30 

College of Saint Mary had the pleasure of hosting Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows Sue Toigo and Derek Shearer for an intensive week-long visit, October 26-30. While at CSM, Toigo and Shearer spoke to classes, delivered lectures and met with students and faculty members informally to share their wealth of knowledge.

Sue Toigo is chairman of Fitzgibbon Toigo Associates, which provides access for emerging and established investment managers to the global institutional investment community. As a lobbyist for 16 years and as executive director of The Children's Alliance, she helped establish childcare centers throughout California. 

Derek Shearer is director and founder of the International and Public Affairs Center at Occidental College in Los Angeles, and he has served in government at the national, state and local levels. In 1992 he was senior policy advisor to Governor Bill Clinton, and in 1994 President Clinton named him U.S. Ambassador to Finland. In 1998 he became a Senior Fellow at the Economic Strategy Institute, and in 2001 he became director of global affairs and professor of international relations at Occidental College. 

The Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows program - created by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation and administered by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) in Washington, D.C. - brings prominent artists, diplomats, journalists, business leaders, and other professionals to campuses across the U.S. for a week-long residential program of classes, seminars, workshops, lectures, and information discussions. For 35 years, the Visiting Fellows have been introducing students and faculty members at liberal arts colleges to a wide-range of perspectives on life, society, community, and achievement. For more information, visit www.cic.edu/projects_services/visitingfellows.asp.