The PPN announced her new 4-year-long position at the end of September.
Danielle Lake, director of 鶹Ƶ’s Center for Design Thinking, has been elected as vice president of the .
The PPN is dedicated to using public philosophy ideas to engage with issues of public concern and works collaboratively with civic and professional communities. The goal of the PPN is to create a support system for more people within academia to use public philosophy in different community settings. The VP role is a four-year-long position that allows the individual to progress into the president role after two years.
“I am really happy that Danielle is serving in this position because I think she is one of the clearest and most imaginative thinkers in the world, as far as I know,” , chair of the nominating committee for the PPN, said.
To be selected for the position, a nominating committee is elected to select nominees. From these nominees, the entire general body of the network votes to determine who receives the role.
According to Olasov, this position allows the individual to adjust the organization’s priorities and goals significantly, which he believes that Lake will do exceptionally well in part to her dedication to the Center for Design Thinking’s Power+Place Collaborative.
“The Power+Place Collaborative is the coolest thing in the world,” Olasov said. “I think it is just such a creative and funky, but impactful and relationally meaningful, project.”
The PPN officially announced Lake’s new position on Sept. 25, 2026, and she will be serving until 2030.