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Flannery recognized as trailblazer in public finance
Having spent more than 19 years in public finance, Kelly Flannery ’00 B.A. (IR) currently serves as the chief financial officer for the City of Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Maxwell alumnae co-host podcast, interview Maxwell’s Leonard Lopoo
Rebecca Casciano ’03 M.P.A. founded Glass Frog in 2012 with the goal of making her research insights from her time as a Ph.D. student at Princeton actionable. Jennifer Puma ’03 M.P.A. is currently Glass Frog's senior manager for operations and client delivery. They spoke with Leonard Lopoo, Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of Public Policy and director of Maxwell’s Center for Policy Research, about new trends and academic developments in program evaluation.
See related: Non-governmental Organizations, United States
Three recent Maxwell grads named to CNY 40 under Forty
The award, now in its 22nd year, recognizes and empowers the future leaders of Central New York by highlighting their accomplishments across the region. As part of this program, each honoree will participate in a community volunteer project with a local nonprofit organization.
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Inaugural VPPCE program off to a successful start
See related: State & Local, United States, Veterans
Maxwell School remembers Advisory Board member Paul Volcker
See related: Economic Policy, In Memoriam
Maxwell student Kyle Rosenblum named SU's first Schwarzman Scholar
Rosenblum, a senior policy studies major in the College of Arts and Sciences and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and a psychology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Schwarzman Scholar. The program provides scholars the opportunity to develop their leadership skills and professional networks through a one-year master’s degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
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Armstrong and collaborators author paper, win grant for excavation
See related: Grant Awards, Latin America & the Caribbean
Monnat takes part in White House roundtable aimed at reducing opioid overdoses
“Many people who misuse opioids are also misusing other substances, and a common driver of this is self-medicating,” says Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, whose research examines the connections between social disadvantage, place, public policy and health.
See related: Addiction, Federal, Opioids, U.S. Education, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Maxwell School names inaugural Palmer Fellows
The John L. and Stephanie G. Palmer Public Administration Fellowship Fund was recently created by Dean Emeritus John L. Palmer and his wife Stephanie in order to provide financial support and mentoring to a select group of M.P.A. students each year. Katherine Gibson and Haley Smith are pursuing their studies this year as its first-ever beneficiaries.
See related: Promotions & Appointments