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PA Notes
The Newsletter of the Department of Public Administration
Volume 3, Issue 1, Fall 2005
MPA Student &
Alumni News
Ron Adams '00 had an article on the power of teamwork published
in the August 2005 issue of the American Society for Public Administration's
monthly newspaper, PA Times.
Nicholas Billotti '78 was a recipient of the Hall of Heritage Award given by the Brockport Alumni Association at the College's 2005 Homecoming Weekend. Billotti received this prestigious award because of his outstanding commitment, service and dedication to the College and community.
Margaret M. DelPlato is a business development analyst with the Monroe County Department of Planning and Dpment. DelPlato researches and prepares financial data for analysis and reports; services business start-up, expansion and relocation projects; and markets financial programs offered by the Economic Development Division.
Shannon Doolin '03 was an honor graduate for the Journalism course at the Department of Defense Information School at Ft. Meade, Maryland. The course was training Doolin for her job in public affairs for the New York Air National Guard.
Kevin Dwyer '81 is senior client manager for the Bank of America's
Government Banking Group. Dwyer's responsibilities include business
development (investments, financing,
cash management) for municipalities in the Rochester, Syracuse and Buffalo
regions.
Oliver Glover '05 is grants coordinator at Monroe Community
College. His office seeks out federal, state, and local funding to support
student learning at the college. Glover currently manages vocational
and career education grants at MCC and prepares funder administrative
reporting needed to support the college's access/use of these training
funds. Prior to this position, Glover was coordinator of Career and
Placement Services for MCC's Work & Learn Center at the Damon City
Campus, a vocational and technical training program for individuals
receiving public assistance.
Roderick Jones '97 has been appointed president and CEO of The
Community Place of Greater Rochester, Inc. Jones was formerly executive
vice president and chief operating officer for the agency.
Tom Kuryla '04 has been promoted to deputy commissioner of Human
Services in Seneca County. Kuryla says, "There's absolutely no
way I would have been considered for this promotion without obtaining
the MPA. . . . thanks very much for the knowledge. I hope you continue
to enjoy your teaching endeavors. You're all great individuals and talented
educators."
Amy Rodak '97 was appointed to a position with the New York State
Department of Civil Service Municipal Service Division through completion
of the New York State Public Management Internship (PMI) program after
her MPA graduation.
Hillside Children's Center has appointed Mary Alice Schmidt
'91 to the position of director of emergency services. Schmidt began
working at HCC in 1988 as coordinator of sociotherapy and has since
held a variety of roles within both HCC and its parent organization,
Hillside Family of Agencies (HFA). Most recently, she held the position
of HCC unit leader for emergency services where she was responsible
for the implementation of programming and the oversight, supervision
and development of direct care staff within emergency services. Schmidt
will be responsible for administrative oversight of the service, which
includes budget, personnel, programming, customer relations and day-to-day
operations.
Sophea So '04 is an advisor with SUNY College at New Paltz's
Educational Opportunity Program. So was recently appointed advisor for
the New York State Assembly & Senate Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task
Force Model Senate Session Project. Now in its eighth year, the Model
Senate Session is designed to provide Latina CUNY/SUNY students with
a unique opportunity to develop leadership skills in a legislative/policy-making
setting, with an emphasis on critical thinking and communication.
Frank Tripodi '86 is currently president and CEO of The Wartburg Adult Care Community in Mt. Vernon, NY, to which he was appointed in 1993. Prior to being selected as the ninth president in 137 years at The Wartburg, Tripodi was the executive health director at Monroe Community Hospital. Tripodi is a member of the MPA Advisory Board and a former adjunct instructor for the Department of Public Administration.
Please keep us informed of your career changes, awards or achievements by e-mailing padmin@brockport.edu.
MPA Graduates
MPAs were awarded in May 2005 to: Karen Banahene, AmyLyn Blodgett, Leonard Brock, Fanny Dilettera, Gary Griffin, Catherine O'Leary, Catherine Oliver, Denise Prohaska, Jacqueline Quarantello, Fredrick Rion, Jr., Sarah Schill, Chris Shellard, Shirley Simmons-Clark, Tracy Stevens and Barbara Zeller-Maw.
MPAs were awarded in August 2005 to: Darin Barr, Kevin Finnerty, Michael Hill, Eric Kline, Mark Palmieri, Judith Quinones, Stacey Van De Water, Emily Virkler and Heather Wheeler.
If you anticipate graduating from
SUNY Brockport in December 2005 or May 2006, please complete a Graduation
Data Card as soon as possible. The Graduation Data Card is your application
for graduation from Brockport. They can be found at: www.brockport.edu/registrar/forms.
htm.
Message from the Chair
I am delighted to announce that we received notice in August from the National Association of School of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) that we have been fully re-accredited for the next seven years. That re-accreditation is the result of the work and contributions of our faculty and staff, and a special thanks to our Advisory Board and to our associate faculty for your work and contributions over the years. We couldn't have done it without you!
Finally, a particular thanks to Anne Canale Stalnecker, who performed so admirably throughout the entire re-accreditation process.
Now our task is to continue on the path of improvement!
Jim Fatula, Chair
Department of Public Administration
Faculty Activities
Ed Downey is currently analyzing data from his latest employer survey. Downey is also developing research methodologies to evaluate public service Web sites, and is serving on the Brockport Club Committee.
Downey recently had an article accepted for publication in The Encyclopedia
of Digital Government titled "A Conceptual Framework for Considering
the Value of
E-Government" to be published in 2006.
Jim Fatula presented the findings of his survey on "Youth Development Providers' Perspectives on the READY Survey Tool" to United Way of Greater Rochester's executive staff and providers in September 2005.
Fatula also gave a lecture at SUNY Brockport's fall 2005 Mornings with the Professors sessions, on the topic of Social Security reform.
At the October National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) Annual Conference in Washington, DC, Fatula gave a paper on "Managing an MPA program for New Program Directors."
Most recently, Fatula was a guest speaker on WXXI-AM 1370's Connection with Bob Smith on October 26, 2005. The topic was Rising Health Care Costs.
Dr. Gregory Saxton will present a paper at this fall's annual meeting of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action in Washington, DC. Saxton's paper, with Chao Guo and William Brown from Arizona State University, is titled "Inclusiveness, Responsiveness and Stakeholder Orientations in Community Foundations' Utilization of Internet-Based Technologies: Performance, Promise, and (Mostly Unrealized) Potential."
Saxton and Guo also organized and are co-chairing a panel session at the conference: "Community Foundations as Community Change Makers: Emerging Roles, Models, and Technologies for Community Leadership." Saxton has further collaborated with Guo in a grant application submitted to the Association of Fundraising Professionals, "Do Targeted Services and Organizational Openness Make for Happier Donors? The Effects of Organizational Transparency and Targeted Online Donor Services on Community Foundation Fundraising and Asset Development."
Saxton also continues his work on a project on the origins and outcomes
of participatory decision-making in the public and nonprofit sectors.
He has recently published a paper on the organizational implications
of enhanced participation in The Public Manager. He has a paper under
review at Nonprofit Management & Leadership that explores the role
of information technology in facilitating participation by organizational
stakeholders. An online venue he has created for further exploring these
ideas (www.ParticipatorySociety.org) includes a growing list of case
studies, links and bibliographical resources.
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