William C. Kling is an attorney and public policy expert with over 20 years of experience in the public and non-profit sectors. He currently has an appointment at University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health, where he teaches policy and leadership courses and serves as a senior research scientist for UIC and University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Mr. Kling received his B.A. degree in Economics from the University of Colorado and his J.D. degree from Illinois Institute of Technology-Chicago Kent College of Law, with a Certificate in Environmental and Energy Law and Policy.

Throughout his career, Mr. Kling has provided advice and counsel to educational institutions, local governments, and non-profit organizations. He has extensive experience in all aspects of legal and policy governance and has advised clients in matters involving labor & employment; children and youth issues; board governance; finance and bidding; construction law; and community partnerships. From 1992 to 1998, he served as General Counsel of Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove, Illinois. From 1998 to 2007, he worked Of Counsel and as a Partner in a prominent Chicago law firm serving public sector clients.

Mr. Kling is active in many professional development and community activities. He speaks and writes regularly on a variety of topics. Mr. Kling has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at IIT-Chicago Kent College of Law for over 10 years teaching a course he developed entitled “Legislative Advocacy”. He presently serves as Vice President of the Central States SER Board of Directors, the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Council on Economic Education (ICEE), and the Advisory Board for the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group. He was one of five attorneys serving as Counsel to Governor George Ryan’s Commission to Rewrite the Illinois School Code. He was also on Governor Rod Blagojevich’s Education Transition Team, and Chaired the Youth Violence Subcommittee. As a parent, he has also chaired his local Parent Teachers Association’s Legislative Committees for several years. GOVERNMENT RELATIONS and PUBLIC FINANCE