Bev Perry

Bev Perry is the Assistant Director of the Judith and John Bedrosian Center on Governance and the Public Enterprise at the USC School of Policy, Planning and Development. Before joining the Center, Ms. Perry worked as the Manager of Member Relations at the Southern California Association of Governments. Prior to that, she was an Associate with Greer Dailey Public Affairs.

Ms. Perry's public service includes 12 years as Mayor and Council Member for the City of Brea, CA where she focused on transportation, livable communities, open space and governance issues at the city, regional, state and national levels. She also served as Brea's elected City Clerk for two years.

Currently Ms. Perry is President of the Forum on Democracy & Trade, a board member of Common Sense California and a member of the Advisory Board for the Institute for Local Government's Collaborative Governance Initiative.

Ms. Perry can be reached at 213-821-2550 or via email at bev.perry@usc.edu.