MPA Alumni
Sher Jan Ahmadzai
MPA (2014)
Coordinator for Education and Outreach Programs Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Dennis Burnside
Pi Alpha Alpha
MPA (2006)
Assistant City Manager, City of Lexington, Nebraska
Lorenzo Claxton
MPA (2006)
Chief, Housing Services Office, U.S. Department of Defense/Army at USAG-Humphreys
Timothy Dunning
Maureen Fitzgerald
Pi Alpha Alpha
MPA (1997)
Coordinator, Program & Logistics, CityMatCH
Sharon Flissar
MPA (2013)
Pi Alpha Alpha
City Engineer, City of Sierra Vista, Arizona
Elizabeth Kraemer
MPA (2008)
Director of Alumni Programming, UNO Alumni Association
Sara McClure
MPA (2010)
Director of Major Gifts, The Nature Conservancy (Nebraska Chapter)
Emily McIvor
MPA (2013)
Pi Alpha Alpha
Doctoral Student, School of Music, Arizona State University
Jan McKenzie
MPA (1999)
Manager of Community Engagement, Good360
Erin Moran
MPA (2014)
Senior Financial Aid Counselor, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Hillary Nather-Detisch
MPA (2003)
Executive Director | Samuel Bak Museum and Academic Learning Center | UNO
Megan Nelson
MPA (2014)
Career/Student Services Associate, School of Public Administration, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Matthew Rehder
MPA (2010)
City Administrator, Seneca, Kansas
Kelly Shaw-Sutherland
MPA (2010)
Manager of Research & Evaluation, Legal Aid of Nebraska
Gwendolyn Voelpel
Pi Alpha Alpha
MPA (2007)
Assistant City Manager, City of SeaTac
Jessica (Jay) Warren-Teamer
MPA (2012)
Director of Community Investments, Workforce Ready, United Way of the Midlands
Maggie Yancey
MPA (2014)
Water Resources Campaign Coordinator, National Wildlife Federation's National Advocacy Center
Michelle Zych
MPA (2006)
Executive Director, Women's Fund of Omaha
MSUS Alumni
Jamie Berglund
Ayanna Boykins
MSUS (2011)
Economic Inclusion & Workforce Development Administrator, Omaha Public Schools
ayanna.boykins@ops.org
Garry Clark
Jessica Clem
Manne Cook
MSUS (2018)
Project Lead, Spark CDI
Bonnie De Smet-Bacon
MSUS (2005)
Project Advisor, Project Advocates
Susan Durham
MSUS (2013)
Senior Policy Advisor, Louisville Metro Government, Louisville, KY
susandurham99@gmail.com
Scott Flory
Christian Gray
Terrance Hancock
MSUS (1996)
Senior Real Estate Development Manager, National Railroad Passenger Corp. [Amtrak
terrance.hancock@amtrak.com
Angela Heim
MSUS (2018)
Education Program Manager, Smart GEN Society
Casey Hughes
Alesia Montgomery
MSUS (2016)
Senior National Training Consultant, Boys Town
Ryan Morrissey
Sylvia Porchia
CEO/Founder, Butterfly Strong Solutions LLC
Andrew Rainbolt
MSUS (2005)
Executive Director, Sarpy County Economic Development Corp.
arainbolt@selectgreateromaha.com
Athena Ramos
MSUS (2004)
Assistant Professor, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)
aramos@unmc.edu
Michael Robinson
MSUS (2004)
Executive Director/CEO, Notre Dame Housing Inc
Royce Sheibal
MSUS (2016)
Research and Data Analyst,Nebraska Investment Finance Authority (NIFA).
royce.sheibal@gmail.com
Julie Smith
Deidre Rivera
Ph.D. Alumni
Stephen Aikins
PhD (2005)
Director of Public Administration & Associate Professor, School of Public Affairs, University of South Florida
saikins@usf.edu
Bit An
Debra Anderson
Gary Anderson
PhD (2013)
Associate Professor & MPA Program Chair, University of North Carolina - Pembroke
Robert Bernier
Abhishek BhatiÂ
PhD (2018)
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Bowling Green State University
abhati@bgsu.edu
Josephine Hazelton-Boyle
Assistant Professor, Max S. Baucus Institute Department of Public Administration and Policy, University of Montana
jhazelton@unomaha.edu
Catherine Humphries Brown
PhD (2014)
Associate Vice President for Research and Evaluation, Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
Kristin B. Broyhill
School of Public Administration
kbroyhill@unomaha.edu
Can Chen
Gang Chen
PhD (2013)
Associate Professor, Rockefeller College, University at Albany – State University of New York
gchen3@albany.edu
Byungwoo Cho
PhD (2020)
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
shine.cho724@gmail.com
Dr. B.J. Fletcher
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Urban Studies, Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University
bjfletcher@unomaha.edu
Xian Gao
Beth Gillespie
Dell Gines
PhD (2020)
Senior Community Development Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
dellgines@gmail.com
James Harrold, Ph.D.
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
Dr. Christian Janousek
Instructor
School of Public Administration
Nebraska Certified Public Manager Program
cjanousek@unomaha.edu
Courtney Jensen
PhD (2011)
Associate Professor & Director of Public Administration, Eastern Washington University
cejensen@ewu.edu
Nick Juliano
Jiseul Kim
PhD (2020)
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Arkansas State University
jikim@astate.edu
Junghack Kim
PhD (2018)
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Public Administration, Korea University
trustkjh@korea.ac.kr
Yunseung Kim
PhD (2021)
Associate Research Fellow, Korea Research Institute for Local Administration (KRILA)
yskim@krila.re.kr
Gabrielle E. L’Esperance
PhD (2021)
Director of Research and Program Evaluation, Military and Family Advisory Network
lesperance@mfan.org
Deniz Leuenberger
PhD (2004)
Chief of Staff, Professor of Public Administration and Political Science, Bridgewater State University
dleuenberger@bridgew.edu
Rebecca Lutte
Jun Ma
Emily MacNabb
Corporate security and public emergency management consultant
emilynewman@unomaha.edu
Megan McGuffey
Patrick McNamara
PhD (2007)
Visiting Professor of Political Science & International Affairs, University of Nebraska Omaha
pmcnamara@unomaha.edu
Kyle Meyer
PhD (2007)
Dean, College of Allied Health Professions, University of Nebraska Medical Center
kpmeyer@unmc.edu
Boris Morozov
PhD (2009)
Associate Professor, Business & Computer Science Department, Lock Haven University
B.L.Morozov@gmail.com.
Kristina Muhhina
PhD (2012)
Research Fellow in Public Policy, Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, University of Tartu (Estonia)
kristina.muhhina@ut.ee
Meili Niu
Shihyun Noh
PhD (2016)
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, College of Brockport State University of New York
snoh@brockport.edu
Ji Hyung Park
Doctoral Candidate
Specializations: Public Budgeting & Finance, Urban Management
jihyungpark@unomaha.edu
Sungho Park
PhD (2018)
Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Department of Political Science, University of Alabama.
sungho.park@ua.edu
Josh Shirk
PhD (2021)
jtshirk@unomaha.edu
Dr. Changsoo Song
Part-Time Instructor, School of Public Administration
Evaluation Project Manager, Survey Statistics and Psychometrics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
changsosong@unomaha.edu
Anthony Starke
PhD (2019)
Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver
anthony.starke@ucdenver.edu
Richard Swayze
PhD (2004)
Deputy Associate Administrator for Airports | Federal Aviation Administration
Levi Thiele
Chien-Tsung Lu
Morgan Vogel
Qiushi Wang
PhD (2009)
Associate Professor, School of Government and Center for Chinese Public Administration Research, Sun Yat-sen University
wangqsh3@sysu.edu.cn
Gerard C. Wellman
PhD (2011)
Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, California State University | Stanislaus
gwellman@csustan.edu
Ming Xie
Nebraska CPM (Certified Public Manager) Alumni
Rick Hargreaves
Nebraska CPM Class of 2011
Unit Administrator, Lincoln Correctional Center with Nebraska Department of Correctional Services
rick.hargreaves@nebraska.gov
Heike Langdon
Nebraska CPM Class of 2011
Administration, Manager of Possibilities, Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center, University of Nebraska
halangdon@unomaha.edu