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2008 Annual Conference Program Committee Chairperson: Ellen Schall NASPAA Liaison: Jacqueline F. Lewis
Kathleen M. Beatty School of Public Affairs University of Colorado Denver	Ellen Schall Wagner Grad Sch of Pub Serv New York University
Shirley M. Geiger Dept. of Pol Sci, PA and Urb Studies Savannah State University	Robert W. Smith Department of Political Science Clemson University
Philip H. Jos Riley Inst. for Urb Affs & Pol. Studies College of Charleston	Steven Rathgeb Smith Grad School of Pub Affairs University of Washington
Jack H. Knott Sch of Policy, Planning & Dev. University of Southern California	Paul Smoke Wagner Grad Sch of Pub Serv New York University
Bruce R. Kuniholm Sanford Institute of Public Policy Duke University	James B. Steinberg LBJ School of Public Affairs The University of Texas at Austin
Elizabethann O'Sullivan School of Public and Int'l  Affairs North Carolina State University	Mitchel Wallerstein The Maxwell School Syracuse University
Michelle Piskulich College of Arts and Sciences Oakland University	Blue Wooldridge Wilder Sch of Gov't and Pub Affairs Virginia Commonwealth University
B.J. Reed College of Pub Affs and Comm Service University of Nebraska at Omaha

Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation 07-08 Chairperson: Nadia Rubaii-Barrett NASPAA Liaison: Crystal Calarusse
Sandra O. Archibald University of Washington Evans School of Public Affairs	Michael E. Orok Alabama A&M University Office of the Provost
Maria P. Aristigueta University of Delaware Sch of Urban Affairs & Public Policy	Michelle Piskulich Oakland University College of Arts and Sciences
Jane Beckett-Camarata Kent State University Department of Political Science	Nadia Rubaii-Barrett Department of Public Administration Binghamton University
Ron Finnell Clark Atlanta University Department of Public Administration	Gary L. Sears City Manager City of Englewood
Richard C. Kearney North Carolina State University School of Public and Int'l Affairs	Craig Shinn Portland State University Division of Public Administration
Jack Meek Dept. of Public and Health Admin University of La Verne	Mylon Winn Southern University Sch of Public Policy and Urb Affairs

Diversity Committee Chairperson: Morgan Laury mlaury@kean.edu
Steven Aufrecht Department of Public Administration University of Alaska Anchorage	Nadia Rubaii-Barrett Department of Public Administration Binghamton University
Kyle Farmbry School of Public Administration San Diego State University	Vidu Soni Department of Political Science Central Michigan University
Morgan Laury Department of Political Science Kean University	Blue Wooldridge Dept of Pol Sci & Pub Admin Virginia Commonwealth University
Norma Riccucci Graduate Dept of Public Admin Rutgers University, Newark

Doctoral Education Committee Chairperson: Marc Holzer NASPAA Liaison: Laurel McFarland
Terry Cooper Sch of Pol, Planning & Development University of Southern California	Kathy Newcomer Dept of Public Admin George Washington University
Susan Cozzens School of Public Policy Georgia Institute of Technology	Rosemary O’Leary Dept of Public Admin Syracuse University
Marc Holzer Graduate Dept of Public Admin Rutgers University, Newark	Debra Stewart Council of Graduate Schools
Marvin Mandell Policy Science Graduate Program Univ of Maryland, Baltimore County	Niraj Verma Sch of Po, Planning and Development University of Southern California
Hugh Miller School of Public Administration Florida Atlantic University	James Wyckoff Dept of Public Admin and Policy University at Albany, SUNY

Executive MPA Committee Chairperson: Sandra Archibald NASPAA Liaison: Maja Holmes
Sandra Archibald Evans School of Public Affairs University of Washington	Catherine Gerard Maxwell School Syracuse University
Richard Callahan School of Policy, Planning and Development University of Southern California	Richard Green Center for Public Policy and Admin University of Utah
Steven Cohen School of Int'l and Public Affairs Columbia University	Robert Kramer School of Public Affairs American University
Gary DeCramer Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs University of Minnesota

Finance Committee Chairperson: Roy Bahl NASPAA Liaison: Laurel McFarland Council Liaison: Bob Bland
Roy W. Bahl, Jr. Andrew Young Sch of Policy Studies Georgia State University	W. Bartley Hildreth Hugo Wall Sch of Urban & Pub Affairs Wichita State University
Jo Ivey Boufford Wagner Graduate Sch of Pub Service New York University	B.J. Reed  Coll of Public Affairs and Community  University of Nebraska at Omaha
Dwight Denison Wagner Graduate Sch of Pub Service New York University	Eugenia Toma Martin School of Public Policy & Admin University of Kentucky
Merl Hackbart   Martin Sch of Public Admin  University of Kentucky	Charles Kurt Zorn  School of Public & Environmental Affairs Indiana University, Bloomington

International Education Committee Chairperson: Jeffrey D. Straussman NASPAA Liaison:
Sandra Archibald Evans School of Public Affairs University of Washington	Mitchell Rice Bush Sch of Gov't and Public Service Texas A&M University
Brian Atwood Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs University of Minnesota	Russ Smith School of Public Administration University of Nebraska at Omaha
Jo Ivey Boufford Wagner Graduate Sch of Pub Service New York University	Jeffrey Straussman Dept. of Public Administration Maxwell School Syracuse University
Sonia Ospina Wagner Graduate Sch of Pub Service New York University	Robert Wilson LBJ School of Public Affairs University of Texas at Austin

Local Government Management Education Committee Chairperson: David Y. Miller
Bob Blair Coll of Pub Affrs & Comm Service University of Nebraska at Omaha	Douglas Ihrke Dept of Political Science University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Bob Bland Dept. of Public Administration University of North Texas	David Y. Miller GSPIA University of Pittsburgh
Brian Cherry Dept. of Political Science and Public Administration Northern Michigan University	John Nalbandian  Dept of Public Administration The University of Kansas
Raymond W. Cox, III Dept of Public Adm & Urban Studies The University of Akron	Mike Pagano Graduate Program in Public Adm University of Illinois, Chicago
Rex Facer Romney Institute of Public Mgmt Brigham Young University	James H. Svara Dept of Pol Sci & Pub Adm North Carolina State University
Gerald T. Gabris Division of Public Administration Northern Illinois University	Keith Schildt Dept of Public Administration University of La Verne
Andrew Glassberg Public Policy Administration Program University of Missouri, St. Louis	Carl W. Stenberg, III School of Government Univ of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Charles W. Gossett  Political Science Department California Polytechnic State U, Pomona

Marketing the MPA/MPP Committee Chairperson: Elizabeth O'Sullivan NASPAA Liaison: Scott Talan
Erik Brooks Dept of Political Sci and Public Admin Georgia Southern University	Michelle Piskulich Dept of Political Science Oakland University
Erik Devereux Executive Director Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM)	Debra Ringold Atkinson Graduate Sch of Management Willamette University
Russ Finkelstein  Associate Director Action Without Borders-Idealist.org	Nadia Rubaii-Barrett Department of Public Administration Binghamton University
Kirsten Gronbjerg Sch of Public & Environmental Affairs Indiana University, Bloomington	David Swindell  Dept of Political Science The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Elizabeth O'Sullivan  Dept of Pol Sci & Pub Adm  North Carolina State University	Mary Tschirhart Department of Public Administration Syracuse University

Nominating Committee Chairperson: B.J. Reed NASPAA Liaison: Laurel McFarland
B. J. Reed College of Public Affairs and Community Service University of Nebraska at Omaha	Jo Ivey Boufford Wagner Graduate Sch of Pub Service New York University

Personnel Committee Chairperson: Norma Riccucci
J. Edward Kellough The University of Georgia Dept. of Public Administration and Policy	Norma Riccucci Graduate Dept of Public Admin. Rutgers University, Newark
Kirsten Gronbjerg Sch of Public & Environmental Affairs Indiana University, Bloomington

Research Committee Chairperson: Burt Barnow
Burt Barnow Institute for Policy Studies Johns Hopkins University

Standards Committee Chairperson: Steven M. Maser NASPAA Liaison: Crystal Calarusse
Steven Maser (Chair)  Atkinson Grad School of Management Willamette University	Mary Ellen Guy  Askew Sch of Public Admin and Policy Florida State University
Bruce Clary  Muskie School of Public Service University of Southern Maine	Sally Jaggar  Partnership for Public Service
Steven A. Cohen  School of Int'l and Public Affairs Columbia University	Steven Maynard-Moody  Institute for Policy & Social Research University of Kansas
Stephen Feller  Municipal Manager Mt. Lebanon, PA	Michelle A. Saint-Germain Grad Center for Pub Pol & Admin California State University, Long Beach
Susan Gaffney  Public Administration Governors State University	Marilyn Rubin  Public Management John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Shama Gamkhar  LBJ School of Public Affairs  University of Texas at Austin