364:. He is also a founding fellow of the National Endowment for the Public Trust and Director of its Justice Task Force. Austin is a founder of the People's program, convener of the civic league and its signature program "Citizens Diplomats." Austin served as a board member for the National Housing Trust, the Council for the Advancement of Adult Literacy, and currently serves on the
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