Executive Council

RaJade M. Berry-James

NASPAA PRESIDENT
Term Ends
October 2024
Senior Associate Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs; Professor of Public Administration
L. Douglas Wilder School of Govt & Public Affairs
Virginia Commonwealth University
berryjamesr@vcu.edu

Trevor Brown

NASPAA IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Term Ends
October 2024
Dean
1810 College Road, 150 Page Hall
The Ohio State University
brown.2296@osu.edu

Mohamad G. Alkadry

NASPAA VICE PRESIDENT
Term Ends
October 2024
Professor and Department Head
School of Public Policy
University of Connecticut
mohamad.alkadry@uconn.edu

Abraham Benavides

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2026
Dr.
School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences
University of North Texas
benavides@utdallas.edu

Nisha Botchwey

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2025
Dean
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota
hhhdeans@umn.edu

Madinah F. Hamidullah

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2024
Professor and MPA Program Director
1000 Chastain Rd NW # 2302
Rutgers University, Newark
madinah.hamidullah@kennesaw.edu

Maja H. Holmes

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2024
Associate Professor & MPA Director
Department of Public Administration
West Virginia University
maja.holmes@mail.wvu.edu

Richard Greggory Johnson III

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2025
Department Chair
Department of Public and Nonprofit Administration, School of Management
University of San Francisco
rgjohnsoniii@usfca.edu

Naim Kapucu

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2026
Professor & Director
527 W. Livingston St
University of Central Florida
kapucu@ucf.edu

Cynthia Lynch

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2025
Associate Professor
College of Professional Studies
Hawaii Pacific University
clynch@hpu.edu

Julieta Marotta

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2025
Deputy Academic Programme Director
PO Box 616
Maastricht University
julieta.marotta@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Bruce D. McDonald III

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2025
Associate Professor
School of Public and International Affairs
North Carolina State University
bmcdona@ncsu.edu

Rosemary O'Leary

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2026
Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor of Public Administration
School of Public Affairs and Administration
The University of Kansas
oleary@ku.edu

Malcolm K. Oliver

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2026
315 W State St
Thomas Edison State University
mkoliver@tesu.edu

Jeffery Osgood

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2024
Vice President for Academic Operations; Professor; Director, Center for Social and Economic Policy Research
Department of Public Policy & Administration
West Chester University
josgood@wcupa.edu

Jodi R. Sandfort

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2024
Chair, Leadership & Management
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota
sandf002@umn.edu

Carissa Slotterback

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2026
Dean
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
University of Pittsburgh
cslotterback@pitt.edu

Xufeng Zhu

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2024
Professor and Associate Dean
School of Public Policy and Management
Tsinghua University
zhuxufeng@tsinghua.edu.cn