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Section for Public Management Practice

American Society for
Public Administration

Section for Public Management Practice

Mission

The Section’s mission is to share insight on contemporary governance challenges and solutions among both advanced systems (e.g., OECD countries) and emerging democracies alike and foster networking within this community to help engage practitioners, researchers and other applied academics, trainers and management consultants through:

•   Best practice articles, case studies, commentaries, videos, podcasts, etc.
•   Case-oriented blogs – rich in tools, techniques and other practical takeaways
•   Ongoing forums on a wide range of topics led by diverse subject matter experts
•   Individual and small group professional networking and mentoring around the globe
•   Collaboration on events – e.g., conferences, seminars, webinars, forums, etc.

In January 2012, the Section launched ASPA’s Good Governance Worldwide site and recently melded its domestic and internal content – previously built around the Certified Program Management (CPM) interests – with the more globally-oriented online journal and professional network. A half-day forum at ASPA’s March 2013 New Orleans conference reflects the new focus – a mix of domestic and global experience on major practice-oriented challenges (e.g., Homelessness in a Global Context; Improving Educational Accountability; Curbing Corruption, etc.). We believe these changes and new directions are in line with the group’s core values and vision and offer an opportunity to grow our membership within an expanded global community of practice.

The Section is open to all ASPA members, with member dues set at $10/year in addition to ASPA membership. The SPMP Officers & Board Members elected at the 2014 ASPA Conference are:

Section Officers

Ines Beecher – SPMP Chairperson

Ines Beecher is OMB Director for the City of Hialeah FL, the 6th largest city in the State of Florida. She was previously employed with Miami-Dade County for 30 years, serving in her last position as Budget Manager, Office of the Commission Auditor, Board of County Commissioners. Locally within ASPA, she served on the ASPA South Florida Chapter Board, as its Treasurer and its Chapter President four times. Ines currently serves as Secretary for the ASPA Gold Coast Chapter and is a member of the LGBT, SPMP and ABFM Sections. Regionally, she has been Treasurer, Southeastern Conference on Public Administration (SECoPA) and has served on the SECoPA Board three times. Nationally, Ines is one of three ASPA National Council Representatives representing District 3. Additionally, she has been a member of the ASPA National Finance Committee since 2009 and Committee Chairperson in 2011.

Vice Chair –Steve Bobes, Miami-Dade County Florida (BTV@miamidade.gov)

Secretary – Bill Solomon, Miami-Dade County Florida (pbs@miamidade.gov)

Treasurer – Debbie Smith, AACPM (debbie.smith@ou.edu)

Media & Publications – Sue Breland (Sue@ImpactYour.Biz)

Webmaster – Lloyd Harrington (Lloyd@ARealWebsite.com)
Immediate Past Chair – Warren Master (wciwmaster@aol.com)

Past Chair – Howard Balanoff, Professor & Director of Texas State University’s William P. Hobby Center for Public Service (hb02@txstate.edu)

Board Members

Terri Callahan, University of Kansas, CPM Consortium (tcallahan@ku.edu)

Robbi Dreifust, University of Wisconsin Madison, CPM Consortium (rdreifuerst@dcs.wisc.edu)

Mary Hamilton, University of Nebraska at Omaha, CPM Consortium (mary.hamilton@cox.net)

Wendy Haynes, Bridgewater State University MA, CPM Consortium (haynes_w@hotmail.com)

Claire Mostel, Public Management Trainer/Consultant, Miami/Dade County FL (cmostel@comcast.net)

Ken Matwiczak, LBJ School of Public Affairs, Austin (TX), (kmat@mail.utexas.edu)

Steve Rolandi, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, C.U.N.Y. (pgsrr@optimum.net)

Bob Shick, Rutgers University, Newark NJ, CPM Consortium (rshick@andromeda.rutgers.edu)

Larry Totten, AACPM (unit1@fewpb.net)

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