Brad McMillan
Coordinator, Master’s in Nonprofit Leadership (NPL) & Executive Director, Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service (IPL)
Education
J.D. – Southern Illinois School of Law
B.A. – Illinois Wesleyan University; Political Science
Biography
I practiced law for ten years in central Illinois, serving as a senior staff attorney for an Illinois Supreme Court Justice, serving as an associate attorney for the largest downstate law firm, and becoming a partner in my own law firm.
I served as District Chief of Staff for Congressman Ray LaHood for ten years.
I came to Bradley in 2007 to become the inaugural Executive Director of IPL and in 2015 I additionally became the Coordinator for NPL. I also serve as the point person for the President for government relations at the federal, state, and local levels.
Teaching
I have taught Bipartisan Leadership, Ethical Leadership, and Collaborative Leadership as a part of the Leadership Studies undergraduate minor. In the NPL program, I have taught graduate courses in Survey in Nonprofit Leadership, Strategic Planning for Nonprofits, Effective Leadership for Nonprofits, and have overseen the capstone Field Experience internships.
Service
- CHANGE Illinois, Co-Chair of statewide board
- The Nature Conservancy, Illinois Chapter
- Legal Studies Advisory Board
- Heartland Health Services, Chair of Board for three terms