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advisory board.

A diverse and accomplished group of professionals endorse and advise the Nebraska CPM Program, including:

Richard J. Baier, MPA
Executive Vice-President - Forgining Nebraska's Future
Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Robert Blair, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska Omaha

Scott Bovick, MPA
Past President, Nebraska Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
Deputy County Administrator for Sarpy County, Nebraska

Ann Burge, CPM
Chief Operating Officer/Director of Asset Management
Midwest Housing Equity Group, Inc.

Lorraine Chang, J.D.
Elected Member and Secretary, Learning Community Coordinating Council

Douglas D. Christensen, Ph.D.
Former Commissioner, Nebraska Department of Education

Beth Deck, MMC
President, Nebraska Municipal Clerks Association City Clerk, City of Norfolk, NE

Larry Dix
Executive Director, Nebraska Association of County Officials

Tim Dunning
Sheriff, Douglas County

Carol Ebdon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, UNO School of Public Administration; Formerly Director of Finance, City of Omaha, NE

Carl Ekstrom, Ph.D.
Adjunct, School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska Omaha

*Ellen Freeman-Wakefield, MPA
Consultant, Nebraska CPM Program; Adjunct, School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska Omaha and Creighton University

Phil Green, MPA
Assistant City Administrator, City of Blair, NE

Kathleen A. Hall
President, Great Plains Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)
Chief Deputy, Office of the Douglas County Clerk/Comptroller

*Mary R. Hamilton, Ph.D.
Consultant, Nebraska Certified Public Manager® Program
School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska Omaha

Anne Hindery, MPA
Executive Director, Nonprofit Association of the Midlands

Robert P. Houston, MPA
Director, Nebraska Department of Correctional Services

Kathleen Kelley
Chief Administrative Officer, Douglas County
County Commissioners Administrative Office

Dale Krane, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska Omaha

Terry Krohn
Secretary, Nebraska State Association of County and City Public Health Officials (SACCHO)
Director, Two Rivers Public Health Department

Tom Lamberson
Deputy Director for Administration, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality

Paul Landow, Ph.D.
Former Chief of Staff, Mayor’s Office, City of Omaha
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Nebraska Omaha

Jeremy Harris Lipschultz, Ph.D.
School of Communication Professor & Director College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media University of Nebraska at Omaha

Jim Litchfield, CPM
City Administrator, City of Wakefield, NE

Peter Longo, J.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Nebraska Kearney

Mike McCrory, MPA
Director of Personnel, State Personnel Division
Department of Administrative Services

William J. Muldoon
Director, Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center
Grand Island, NE

David Ogden, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Communication, University of Nebraska Omaha

Trish Owen, MPA
Mayoral Aide, City of Lincoln

Rita Paskowitz
Professional Storyteller; Teaching Artist; Adjunct, College of Education, University of Nebraska Omaha

Sandy Powell, MPA
Past President, Nebraska City/County Management Association
City Manager, City of Chadron, NE

L. Lynn Rex
Executive Director, League of Nebraska Municipalities

Stan Quy, ABD
Former Director, Nebraska Office of U.S. Housing and Urban Development
Adjunct Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska Omaha

Rhonda Sheibal-Carver, CPM
Assistant Director, Nebraska Certified Public Manager® Program
School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska Omaha

Sandy Scofield
Director, University of Nebraska Rural Initiative
University of Nebraska Lincoln

Cathleen Sibal
Past President, Nebraska Association of County Clerks, Register of Deeds and Election Commissioners
County Clerk for Kimball County

Thomas H. Warren, Sr.
President and Cheif Executive Officer
Urban League of Nebraska


*Member of National CPM Consortium Board representing Nebraska