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On this special edition Public Service Recognition Week series, we welcome Amma Felix , President & CEO Collegiate Directions, Inc. (CDI) and Academy Fellow, to discuss her career in public service and her advice for future public administrators. Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attrib...

On this special edition Public Service Recognition Week series, we welcome Mohamad Alkadry , Professor of Public Policy and the inaugural Director of the University of Connecticut's (UConn) School of Public Policy and Academy Fellow, to discuss his career in public service and his advice for future public administrators. Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vg...

On this special edition Public Service Recognition Week series, we welcome Opal Mauldin-Jones , City Manager of the City of Lancaster, Texas and Academy Fellow, to discuss her career in public service and her advice for future public administrators. Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribu...

On this special Public Service Recognition Week series, we welcome John Hicks , recurring guest, State Budget Director for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and Academy Fellow, to discuss his career in public service and his advice for future public administrators. Listen To John's Previous Episode on State Budgeting Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music...

On this episode, we welcome Dr. Pete Andrews , Faculty Fellow at the Institute for the Environment at the University of North Carolina Chapel-Hill and Academy Fellow to discuss overcoming political barriers to address climate change, environmental challenges and solutions in North Carolina, and lessons learned from the US environmental history. Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https:...

On this episode, we welcome Dr. Ken Kizer and Rich Callahan , Academy Fellows who spearheaded the Intergovernmental Standing Panel's report on the intergovernmental aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, to discuss the findings and recommendations of their report in three separate sections: 1) Testing Response, 2) Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions for Infections Risk Reduction, and 3) Vaccine Distr...

On this episode, we welcome Dave Wennergren , CEO of ACT-IAC, Chair of the Academy's Board of Directors, and Academy Fellow, to discuss the current state of public administration in today's world and the future plans of the Academy. Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3....

On this episode, we welcome Justin Johnson , Commissioner of Environmental Conservation and Deputy Secretary of Natural Resources for the State of Vermont and Academy Fellow, to discuss the comparisons between American and Australian administration of natural resources, strategies for local governments to build resiliency, and why it's necessary to focus on outcomes when rebuilding after a na...

On this episode, we welcome Stan Meiburg ,  Director of the Graduate Studies in Sustainability at Wake Forest University and Academy Fellow, to discuss new investment in water infrastructure, the water workforce, and the intergovernmental challenges in the sector. Additional Links and Resources: Stan's Paper on the IIJA and Water Sustainability EPA's Water Infrastructure and Resiliency F...

On this episode, we welcome Carolyn Colvin , the former Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and an Academy Fellow, to discuss her career path in public service, the issues facing the current social security system  and the pandemic's impact on that system, and women's history month.   Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted...

On this episode, we welcome Willene Johnson , an expert in international finance,a former economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,  and an Academy Fellow, to discuss her career path in the field of economics, her experience at the African Development Bank, and advancement of women in this field.   Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted...

On February 24, 2022, the Academy's Center for Intergovernmental Partnerships ( the Center/CIP ) hosted a discussion around the problems and effective practices related to the significant challenge of finding and training the workforce necessary to execute critical infrastructure projects. Hosted by Tom Shoop, the event's panelists included: Matt Chase , CEO & Executive Director, Nat...

On this episode, we welcome Freeman Hrabowski ,  President University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Academy Fellow, to discuss his career in public administration, UMBC's innovative practices in higher education, and the role of universities and public administrators in fostering social equity.   Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted by...

On this episode, we welcome the recipients of this year's Elliot Richardson Prize, Dr. Francis Collins , Former Director of the National Institutes of Health and Dr. Anthony Fauci , Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Chief Medical Advisor to the President in a discussion about their careers moderated by Chuck Todd . Watch the Full Event The Elliot L. Ric...

On this episode, we welcome Academy Fellows, Michael Rogers and Joseph Kasputy s , to discuss Elliot Richardson's public service career, the prize named in his honor, and the recipients of this year's prize, Dr. Francis Collins , Former Director of the National Institutes of Health and Dr. Anthony Fauci , Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Chief Med...

On this episode, we welcome Dan Chenok and Karen Evans , Co-chairs of this Academy study's panel and Academy Fellows to discuss the scope, findings, and recommendations of the Academy's report: A Call to Action: the Federal Government's Role in Building a Cybersecurity Workforce for the Nation . View the Report Here   Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud...

On this episode, we welcome Sherry Suttles ,  the first African American female city manager in the nation (Oberlin, Ohio in 1979) and Academy Fellow, to discuss her distinguished career in public administration and her efforts to preserve Black History.   Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons...

On this episode, we welcome Maria Roat ,  Deputy Federal Chief Information Officer at OMB  and  Academy Fellow, to discuss innovative practices in data security management, integration and collaboration with state, local, and industry partners, and the inclusion of a focus on citizen experience in the President's Management Agenda (PMA).   Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https:...

On this episode, we welcome Luis Luna-Reyes ,  Associate Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy at the University of Albany and  Academy Fellow, to discuss how public agencies can collaborate across their boundaries to address data security challenges.   Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-musi...

On this episode, we welcome Tom Brandt ,  Director of Planning and Risk at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board and  Academy Fellow, to discuss Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) within federal agencies, the best practices for prioritizing risks, and the intersection of ERM with data security.   Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted by ht...

Originally Aired: May 24, 2021 On this episode, we welcome Academy Fellow, Dr. Robert Lightfoot , to discuss his career in public administration from Engineer to Acting Administrator at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3...

On this episode, we welcome Dan Guttman , an Academy Fellow and Academician, and a former public administrator with multiple senior-level posts in the federal government, to discuss working between countries' political and administrative systems and his new project which focuses on increasing community resilience through global collaboration.   Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | h...

On this episode, we welcome Irving Williamson , former Commissioner of the U.S. International Trade Commission and Academy Fellow, to discuss effective public administration in U.S. trade, equity considerations in trade policy, and his experience in bolstering trade with several countries in Africa.   Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted by http...

On this episode, we welcome Nuria Esparch ,  former Defense Minister of Peru and new Academy Fellow, to discuss how she led the vaccination of all of Peru's armed forces, the importance of public administration in international affairs, and a closer look at the U.S. role in the Western Hemisphere.   Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted by h...

Originally aired on May 31, 2021. On this Management Matters Rewind, we welcome  Academy Fellow,  Ambassador Joseph Westphal , to discuss his career in public administration including his roles at the Department of Defense, the U.S. Congress, and at the State Department as Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Music Credits: Sea Breeze by Vlad Gluschenko | https://soundcloud.com/vgl9 Music promoted by https...