Skip to main content
University of Nebraska Omaha logo University of Nebraska Omaha
APPLY MY UNO DIRECTORY

Students Faculty Staff Community
University of Nebraska Omaha logo
College of Public Affairs and Community Service School of Public Administration
APPLY MY UNO DIRECTORY
Students Faculty Staff Community
  • About Us Backback to Main menu
    • National Rankings
    • Director's Message
    • Alumni
    • Student Life
    • Student Resources
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Directions & Parking
    • Faculty and Staff Directory
  • Academic Programs Backback to Main menu
    • Aviation Institute
    • Emergency Management and Disaster Science
    • Graduate Certificates
    • Master of Public Administration
    • Master of Science in Urban Studies
    • Master of Science in Urban Studies: Fast-Track
    • NextGen Leadership Corps
    • PhD in Public Administration
    • Undergraduate Minors
  • Admissions Backback to Main menu
    • Academic Advising
    • Admissions
    • International Student Admissions
    • Online Programs
    • Prospective Students
    • Scholarships
  • Professional Programs Backback to Main menu
    • All Programs
    • Nebraska Certified Public Manager Program
    • Nebraska City County Managers Association
    • Certificate in Fundraising Management
    • Certificate in Emerging Nonprofit Leadership
    • Nebraska Municipal Clerks Institute and Academy
    • The Great Plains Government Finance Officers Association (GPGFOA)
    • Local Government 2030
  • Engagement Backback to Main menu
    • Engagement Directory
    • 2025 Awards Ceremony & Graduation Reception
    • Civic Mobility in the Heartland Research
    • Find an Expert
    • 2025 Heartland Civic Summit
    • PASA Student Group
    • ASPA Nebraska
  • Research Centers Backback to Main menu
    • Faculty & Staff Research
    • Digital Governance & Analytics Lab
    • Nebraska State & Local Government Finance Lab
    • NASA Nebraska Space Grant
  • Support SPA

Alumni Profiles

  1. UNO
  2. School of Public Administration
  3. Alumni

MPA Alumni MSUS Alumni Ph.D. Alumni Nebraska CPM (Certified Public Manager) Alumni Nebraska CFM (Certificate in Fundraising Management) Alumni

MPA Alumni

Sher Jan Ahmadzai

Sher Jan Ahmadzai

MPA (2014)

Coordinator for Education and Outreach Programs Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska at Omaha

read profile
Dennis Burnside

Dennis Burnside

Pi Alpha Alpha

MPA (2006)

Assistant City Manager, City of Lexington, Nebraska

read profile
Lorenzo Claxton

Lorenzo Claxton

MPA (2006)

Chief, Housing Services Office, U.S. Department of Defense/Army at USAG-Humphreys

read profile
Timothy Dunning

Timothy Dunning

MPA (1990)

Sheriff, Douglas County Sheriff's Office

timothy.dunning@douglascounty-ne.gov
read profile
Maureen Fitzgerald

Maureen Fitzgerald

Pi Alpha Alpha

MPA (1997)

Coordinator, Program & Logistics, CityMatCH

read profile
Sharon Flissar

Sharon Flissar

MPA (2013)

Pi Alpha Alpha

City Engineer, City of Sierra Vista, Arizona

read profile
Elizabeth Kraemer

Elizabeth Kraemer

MPA (2008)

Director of Alumni Programming, UNO Alumni Association

read profile
Sara McClure

Sara McClure

MPA (2010)

Director of Major Gifts, The Nature Conservancy (Nebraska Chapter)

read profile
Emily McIvor

Emily McIvor

MPA (2013)

Pi Alpha Alpha

Doctoral Student, School of Music, Arizona State University

read profile
Jan McKenzie

Jan McKenzie

MPA (1999)

Manager of Community Engagement, Good360

read profile
Erin Moran

Erin Moran

MPA (2014)

Senior Financial Aid Counselor, University of Nebraska-Omaha

read profile
Hillary Nather-Detisch

Hillary Nather-Detisch

MPA (2003)

Executive Director | Samuel Bak Museum and Academic Learning Center | UNO

read profile
Megan Nelson

Megan Nelson

MPA (2014)

Career/Student Services Associate, School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska-Omaha

read profile
Matthew Rehder

Matthew Rehder

MPA (2010)

City Administrator, Seneca, Kansas

read profile
Kelly Shaw-Sutherland

Kelly Shaw-Sutherland

MPA (2010)

Manager of Research & Evaluation, Legal Aid of Nebraska

read profile
Gwendolyn Voelpel

Gwendolyn Voelpel

Pi Alpha Alpha

MPA (2007)

Assistant City Manager, City of SeaTac

read profile
Jessica Warren-Teamer

Jessica (Jay) Warren-Teamer

MPA (2012)

Director of Community Investments, Workforce Ready, United Way of the Midlands

read profile
Maggie Yancey

Maggie Yancey

MPA (2014)

Water Resources Campaign Coordinator, National Wildlife Federation's National Advocacy Center

read profile
Michelle Zych

Michelle Zych

MPA (2006)

Executive Director, Women's Fund of Omaha

read profile

MSUS Alumni

Jamie Berglund

Jamie Berglund

MSUS (2007)

Executive Director, Spark

jamie@sparkcdi.org
read profile
Ayanna Boykins

Ayanna Boykins

MSUS (2011)

Economic Inclusion & Workforce Development Administrator, Omaha Public Schools

ayanna.boykins@ops.org
read profile
Garry Clark

Garry Clark

MSUS (2006)

President & CEO, Greater Fremont Development Council

garry.clark@fremontecodev.org
read profile
Jessica Clem

Jessica Clem

MSUS (2010)

Creative Writer

jessicar.clem@gmail.com
read profile
Manne Cook

Manne Cook

MSUS (2018)

Project Lead, Spark CDI

read profile
Bonnie De Smet-Bacon

Bonnie De Smet-Bacon

MSUS (2005)

Project Advisor, Project Advocates

read profile
Susan Durham

Susan Durham

MSUS (2013)

Senior Policy Advisor, Louisville Metro Government, Louisville, KY

susandurham99@gmail.com
read profile
Scott Flory

Scott Flory

MSUS (1997)

City Administrator of Clear Lake, Iowa

slawrenceflory@yahoo.com
read profile
Christian Gray

Christian Gray

MSUS (2013), MPA (2018)

Executive Director, inCOMMON Community Development

christian@incommoncd.org
read profile
Terrance Hancock

Terrance Hancock

MSUS (1996)

Senior Real Estate Development Manager, National Railroad Passenger Corp. [Amtrak

terrance.hancock@amtrak.com
read profile
Angela Heim

Angela Heim

MSUS (2018)

Education Program Manager, Smart GEN Society

read profile
Casey Hughes

Casey Hughes

MSUS (2015)

Staff Assistant, Omaha Public Schools

jchughes101@gmail.com
read profile
Alesia Montgomery

Alesia Montgomery

MSUS (2016)

Senior National Training Consultant, Boys Town

read profile
Ryan Morrissey

Ryan Morrissey

MSUS (2016)

Senior Organizer, Heartland Workers Center

ryan@heartlandworkerscenter.org
read profile
Sylvia Porchia

Sylvia Porchia

CEO/Founder, Butterfly Strong Solutions LLC

read profile
Andrew Rainbolt

Andrew Rainbolt

MSUS (2005)

Executive Director, Sarpy County Economic Development Corp.

arainbolt@selectgreateromaha.com
read profile
Athena Ramos

Athena Ramos

MSUS (2004)

Assistant Professor, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)

aramos@unmc.edu
read profile
Michael Robinson

Michael Robinson

MSUS (2004)

Executive Director/CEO, Notre Dame Housing Inc

read profile
Royce Sheibal

Royce Sheibal

MSUS (2016)

Research and Data Analyst,Nebraska Investment Finance Authority (NIFA).

royce.sheibal@gmail.com
read profile
Julie Smith

Julie Smith

MSUS (2014)

Law Student, Creighton University

juliesmith@creighton.edu
read profile
Deidre Rivera

Deidre Rivera

MSUS (2021)

Housing Director, Salvation Army

deirivera@outlook.com
read profile

Ph.D. Alumni

Stephen Aikins

Stephen Aikins

PhD (2005)

Director of Public Administration & Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs, University of South Florida

saikins@usf.edu
read profile
Bit An

Bit An

Ph.D., 2022

UNO School of Public Administration

ban@unomaha.edu
read profile
Debra Anderson

Debra Anderson

PhD (2000)

Deputy Director, Project Harmony Child Advocacy Center

danderson@projectharmony.com
read profile
Gary Anderson

Gary Anderson

PhD (2013)

Associate Professor & MPA Program Chair, University of North Carolina - Pembroke

read profile
Robert Bernier

Robert Bernier

PhD (2000)

Retired

rbernier@unomaha.edu
read profile
Abhishek Bhati 

Abhishek Bhati 

PhD (2018)

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Bowling Green State University

abhati@bgsu.edu
read profile
Josephine Hazelton-Boyle

Josephine Hazelton-Boyle

Assistant Professor, Max S. Baucus Institute Department of Public Administration and Policy, University of Montana

jhazelton@unomaha.edu
read profile
Catherine Humphries Brown

Catherine Humphries Brown

PhD (2014)

Associate Vice President for Research and Evaluation, Nebraska Children and Families Foundation

read profile
Kristin B. Broyhill

Kristin B. Broyhill

School of Public Administration

kbroyhill@unomaha.edu
Can Chen

Can Chen

PhD (2015)

Associate Professor, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

cchen64@gsu.edu
read profile
Gang Chen

Gang Chen

PhD (2013)

Associate Professor, Rockefeller College, University at Albany – State University of New York

gchen3@albany.edu
read profile
Byungwoo Cho

Byungwoo Cho

PhD (2020)

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea

shine.cho724@gmail.com
read profile
BJ Fletcher

Dr. B.J. Fletcher

Visiting Assistant Professor

Department of Urban Studies, Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University

bjfletcher@unomaha.edu
read profile
Xian Gao

Xian Gao

PhD (2020)

Assistant Professor, California State University - Los Angeles

xgao9@calstatela.edu
read profile
Beth Gillespie

Beth Gillespie

PhD (2020)

Assistant Professor, University of Memphis

mgllspe3@memphis.edu
read profile
Dell Gines

Dell Gines

PhD (2020)

Senior Community Development Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

dellgines@gmail.com
read profile
James Harrold, Ph.D.

James Harrold, Ph.D.

Instructor

School of Public Administration

jharrold@unomaha.edu
read profile
Lyn Holley

Lyn Holley

PhD (1999)

Assistant Professor, Department of Gerontology, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Dr. Chuck Powell Professor of Gerontology (2016), AGHE Fellow (2019)

lmholley@unomaha.edu
read profile
Dr. Christian Janousek

Dr. Christian Janousek

Instructor

School of Public Administration

Nebraska Certified Public Manager Program

cjanousek@unomaha.edu
read profile
Courtney Jensen

Courtney Jensen

PhD (2011)

Associate Professor & Director of Public Administration, Eastern Washington University

cejensen@ewu.edu
read profile
Nick Juliano

Nick Juliano

PhD (2021)

President & CEO, Nebraska Youth Justice Initiative

juliano.nick@gmail.com
read profile
Jiseul Kim

Jiseul Kim

PhD (2020)

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Arkansas State University

jikim@astate.edu
read profile
Junghack Kim

Junghack Kim

PhD (2018)

Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Public Administration, Korea University

trustkjh@korea.ac.kr
read profile
Yunseung Kim

Yunseung Kim

PhD (2021)

Associate Research Fellow, Korea Research Institute for Local Administration (KRILA)

yskim@krila.re.kr
read profile
Gabrielle E. L’Esperance

Gabrielle E. L’Esperance

PhD (2021)

Director of Research and Program Evaluation, Military and Family Advisory Network

lesperance@mfan.org
read profile
Deniz Leuenberger

Deniz Leuenberger

PhD (2004)

Chief of Staff, Professor of Public Administration and Political Science, Bridgewater State University

dleuenberger@bridgew.edu
read profile
Rebecca Lutte

Rebecca Lutte

Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Aviation Institute, University of Nebraska at Omaha

rlutte@unomaha.edu
read profile
Jun Ma

Jun Ma

PhD (2002)

Professor, School of Government, Sun Yat-sen University

junma2002@hotmail.com
read profile
Emily MacNabb

Emily MacNabb

Corporate security and public emergency management consultant

emilynewman@unomaha.edu
read profile
Megan McGuffey

Megan McGuffey

PhD (2020)

Executive Director, Community Crops

mmcguffey@communitycrops.org
read profile
Patrick McNamara

Patrick McNamara

PhD (2007)

Visiting Professor of Political Science & International Affairs, University of Nebraska Omaha

pmcnamara@unomaha.edu
read profile
Kyle Meyer

Kyle Meyer

PhD (2007)

Dean, College of Allied Health Professions, University of Nebraska Medical Center

kpmeyer@unmc.edu
read profile
Boris Morozov

Boris Morozov

PhD (2009)

Associate Professor, Business & Computer Science Department, Lock Haven University

B.L.Morozov@gmail.com.
read profile
Kristina Muhhina

Kristina Muhhina

PhD (2012)

Research Fellow in Public Policy, Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, University of Tartu (Estonia)

kristina.muhhina@ut.ee
read profile
Meili Niu

Meili Niu

PhD (2005)

Professor, School of Government, Sun Yat-Sen University

niumeili@mail.sysu.edu.cn
read profile
Shihyun Noh

Shihyun Noh

PhD (2016)

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, College of Brockport State University of New York

snoh@brockport.edu
read profile
Ji Hyung Park

Ji Hyung Park

Doctoral Candidate

Specializations: Public Budgeting & Finance, Urban Management

jihyungpark@unomaha.edu
read profile
Sungho Park

Sungho Park

PhD (2018)

Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Department of Political Science, University of Alabama.

sungho.park@ua.edu
read profile
Josh Shirk

Josh Shirk

PhD (2021)

jtshirk@unomaha.edu
read profile
Dr. Changsoo Song

Dr. Changsoo Song

Part-Time Instructor, School of Public Administration

Evaluation Project Manager, Survey Statistics and Psychometrics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

changsosong@unomaha.edu
read profile
Anthony Starke

Anthony Starke

PhD (2019)

Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver

anthony.starke@ucdenver.edu
read profile
Richard Swayze

Richard Swayze

PhD (2004)

Deputy Associate Administrator for Airports | Federal Aviation Administration

read profile
Levi Thiele

Levi Thiele

PhD (2012)

Director of Research, AIM

lthiele@aimforbrilliance.org
read profile
Chien-Tsung Lu

Chien-Tsung Lu

PhD (2003)

Professor, Department of Aviation Technology, Purdue University

ctlu@purdue.edu
read profile
Morgan Vogel, Ph.D., Assistant Director

Morgan Vogel

She/Her/Hers

Assistant Director

Center for Public Affairs Research

mdvogel@unomaha.edu
read profile
Qiushi Wang

Qiushi Wang

PhD (2009)

Associate Professor, School of Government and Center for Chinese Public Administration Research, Sun Yat-sen University

wangqsh3@sysu.edu.cn
read profile
Gerard C. Wellman

Gerard C. Wellman

PhD (2011)

Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, California State University | Stanislaus

gwellman@csustan.edu
read profile
Ming Xie

Ming Xie

PhD (2020)

Assistant Professor, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX

mxie@wtamu.edu
read profile

Nebraska CPM (Certified Public Manager) Alumni

Rick Hargreaves

Rick Hargreaves

Nebraska CPM Class of 2011

Unit Administrator, Lincoln Correctional Center with Nebraska Department of Correctional Services

rick.hargreaves@nebraska.gov
read profile
Heike Langdon

Heike Langdon

Nebraska CPM Class of 2011

Administration, Manager of Possibilities, Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center, University of Nebraska

halangdon@unomaha.edu
read profile

Announcements

  • Connect with our SPA Faculty and Staff today
  • 2025 SPA Rankings: Our Excellence Continues
  • Stay Up-To-Date with SPA on our FB page

To submit or update alumni information please contact us at unospa@unomaha.edu

Contact Us

  • 6001 Dodge Street
  • Omaha, Nebraska 68182
  • Phone: 402.554.2625
  • Fax: 402.554.2682

School of Public Administration

CONTACT US
  • College of Public Affairs and Community Service
  • 111 CPACS
  • 6001 Dodge Street
  • Omaha, NE 68182
  • 402.554.2625
Social media
Academic Programs
  • Master of Public Administration
  • Master of Science in Urban Studies
  • Master of Science in Urban Studies - Fast Track
  • PhD in Public Administration
  • Aviation Institute
  • Emergency Management and Disaster Science
  • Graduate Certificates
  • Undergraduate Minors
Professional Programs
  • Nebraska Certified Public Manager Program
  • Certificate in Fundraising Management
  • Certificate in Emerging Nonprofit Leadership
  • Nebraska Municipal Clerks Institute and Academy
  • The Great Plains Government Finance Officers Association
Prospective Students
US News & World Report badge for Best Grad Schools Public Affairs 2023

Next Steps

  • Visit UNO
  • Request Information
  • Apply for Admission
  • The UNO Advantage
  • Our City (Omaha)

Just For You

  • Future Students
  • Current Students
  • Work at UNO
  • Faculty and Staff
  • A-Z List

Popular Services and Resources

  • my.unomaha.edu
  • Academic Calendar
  • Campus Buildings & Maps
  • Library
  • Pay Your Bill
  • Course Catalogs
  • Internships & Career Development
  • The Maverick Store
  • MavCARD Services
  • Military-Connected Resource Center
  • Speech Center
  • Writing Center
  • Human Resources
  • Center for Faculty Excellence

Affiliates

  • University of Nebraska System
  • NU Foundation
  • Buffett Early Childhood Institute
  • Daugherty Water for Food Institute
  • National Strategic Research Institute
  • Peter Kiewit Institute
  • Rural Prosperity Nebraska
  1. University Policies
  2. Privacy Statement
  3. Accessibility
  1. 402.554.2800

University of Nebraska Omaha
University of Nebraska Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE, 68182
  • ©  
  • Emergency Information Alert
  • MavsReport

Social Media


Omaha Skyline

Our Campus. Otherwise Known as Omaha.

The University of Nebraska does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation in its education programs or activities, including admissions and employment. The University prohibits any form of retaliation taken against anyone for reporting discrimination, harassment, or retaliation for otherwise engaging in protected activity. Read the full statement.