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Nebraska Certified Public Manager (CPM) Program
Nebraska Certified Public Manager Program

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advisory board.

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

Edith Baumbach
President, Nebraska Clerks of the District Courts Association
Clerk District Court, Cheyenne County

Scott Bovick, MPA
President, Nebraska Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
City Administrator, Nebraska City

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

Larry Dix
Executive Director, Nebraska Association of County Officials

*Mary R. Hamilton, Ph.D.
Director of Professional Programs, School of Public Administration
University of Nebraska at Omaha

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

Joan Kovar, MMC
President, Nebraska Municipal Clerks Association
Clerk/Treasurer, David City


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

Paul Landow, Ph.D.
Chief of Staff, Mayor’s Office, Omaha

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

William J. Muldoon
Director, Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center


Trish Owen, MPA,
Mayoral Aide, City of Lincoln

Christine Peterson
CEO, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Sandy Powell, MPA
Nebraska City Management Association
City Manager, Chadron

Stan Quy, ABD
Past President, Omaha/Lincoln Federal Executive Association

L. Lynn Rex
Executive Director, League of Nebraska Municipalities

Sandy Scofield
Director, University of Nebraska Rural Initiative, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska Lincoln

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