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His current responsibilities include supervising
all bank audit, compliance, foundation and lobbying activities.
Under his leadership, Federal Regulators awarded TCF Bank Minnesota
an "outstanding" for their community reinvestment activities. Prior
to TCF, Mr. Bell was nationally recognized for his work in the area
of chemical dependence in the African-American community. He
co-founded the Institute on Black Chemical Abuse and acted as
Executive Director for fifteen years. Mr. Bell served on a
commission to the White House Conference on a Drug-Free America and
was appointed to the congressionally-created National Commission on
Drug Free Schools. He has traveled extensively both in the United
States and abroad providing seminars on alcohol and drug abuse.
He has written numerous books on chemical dependence and, for his
pioneering effort, was named ABC Evening News "Person of the Week"
in 1989.
In addition, Mr. Bell serves on the Boards of
Directors of numerous local and national social and civil
organizations including: Hazelden, Citizen's League, Center of the
American Experiment, CommonBond, and TC Rise. He is a founding
member, and vice-chairman, of the Washington, D.C.-based Center for
New Black Leadership. He appears frequently on the editorial pages
of the Minneapolis Star Tribune and provides commentary for
"Almanac,” a local public affairs TV
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