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Staff |
Executive Council
| Crystal
Calarusse |
Academic Director
(ext. 103)
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Crystal is the Academic Director of NASPAA and has responsibility for academic quality and development. She directs accreditation efforts with the Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation (COPRA), a specialized accrediting body dedicated to quality assurance in professional graduate education in public affairs and public policy.
Crystal received her MPP degree (with an environmental specialty) from the University of Maryland College Park.
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| Stacy
Drudy |
Accreditation Associate (ext.
112)
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Stacy has joined NASPAA
as an Accreditation Associate, with responsibility for supporting both the
accreditation process and the Accreditation Standards 2009 project. She
recently completed her MPA at James Madison University, and previously
worked at NASPAA as a project assistant.
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| Peter
Green |
Director of Finance (ext. 107)
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Peter is responsible for all financial and bookkeeping functions.
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| Jackie Lewis |
Conference
& Project Coordinator/
National Director of Pi Alpha Alpha
(ext. 104) |
Jackie is responsible for maintaining our Pi Alpha Alpha chapters, coordinating NASPAA's Annual Conference and the various awards that NASPAA gives to worthy recipients each year at the Conference, setting up local meetings, and maintaining subscriptions and distribution of the
Journal of Public Affairs Education.
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Ana Mejia
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International Programs Consultant
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Ana is a half-time consultant responsible for coordinating project and report activity associated with NASPAA’s programs that strengthen networks and associations of public administration schools and institutes internationally: the Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe (NISPAcee) and the Inter-American Network for Public Administration Education (INPAE).
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| Art
Spengler |
Executive
MPA
Center
Coordinator
(ext.
102) |
Art is a part-time staff and is
responsible for working with the chair of the committee to set agendas and organize occasional
meetings. Representing NASPAA in discussions of executive and leadership education for the public sector, and develop expertise in marketing and quality aspects.
Organizing conference sessions on Executive MPA education at NASPAA’s annual
conference and; identifying and encourage research opportunities for scholars in executive education for the public
sector.
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Scott Talan |
Director of Communications & Public Affairs
(ext. 106) |
Scott has the broad responsibility
of marketing the MPA and MPP, communicating with association
members and prospective members, creating professional
development opportunities for member schools, seeking
development opportunities for the association, and promoting
quality, public service, and the highest ethical standards in
all NASPAA activities. Prior to arriving at NASPAA, Scott worked
for ABC News 'Good Morning America' as a writer. He's also
reported on-air for TV news stations covering politics and
government including the 2000 Presidential Recount story in
Florida. Before news, Scott served as an elected city council
member and Mayor of Lafayette, California. His first career was
in the nonprofit world working at the March of Dimes. Scott got his MPA degree from the Kennedy School of Government. He studied broadcast journalism at Stanford University after getting his BA (Political Science and Economics) from the University of California of Davis.
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| Monchaya Wanna |
Computer Support/Office Manager
(ext. 100)
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Monchaya is responsible for managing the NASPAA office, directing all inquiries, and maintaining online information for the NASPAA website.
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