MPPA 2006 graduate Colleen Bradford Barbero recently began working as an Associate Service Fellow (Health Scientist) with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention. She received a Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis last May from Saint Louis University.
MPPA and NPML 2005 graduate Amie Bossi has been named a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) by CFRE International. To receive the credential, she met a series of standards, which include tenure in the profession, education, demonstrated fundraising achievement, and a commitment to service to nonprofit organizations. CFRE recipients are awarded certification for a three-year period. In order to maintain certification status, recipients must demonstrate ongoing fundraising employment, and results, and continue with their professional education.
MPPA 2008 graduate Rachel D’Souza-Siebert was recently appointed to the Children's Home Society of Missouri Board of Directors. Her term begins in January. She also started RDS Consulting, which offers Strategic Planning, Organizational Culture and Resource Development consulting to start-up and small nonprofit organizations.
MPPA 2013 and NPML 2014 graduate Jason Emmerson was hired as the Executive Director of United Caring Services in Evansville, Ind. beginning Oct. 1. “I credit the MPPA and the NPML certificate for helping to secure the opportunity,” he said.
MPPA 2009 graduate Jonathan Greever is the Director of Administration for the City of Shrewsbury. After six years of negotiations, the city successfully completed the largest redevelopment project in its 102-year history. The $50 million project was complex, involving the use of Tax Increment Financing, Chapter 353 Redevelopment, Community Improvement Districts, and a complicated census induced challenge to the TIF process, Greever said. “Throughout the duration of the project, I served as the spear point for negotiations, public incentive evaluation/analysis/implementation strategist and project manager for the Mayor and governing Board of Aldermen,” he said. “The training I received through the MPPA program at UMSL (focus on Local Government Management and exit project focused upon the applications of and analysis on the use of the Tax Increment Financing mechanism in the State of Missouri) directly correlated to practical application on the use of such mechanisms shortly thereafter.”
MPPA and NPML 2012 graduate Jessica Heslin recently was accepted to the Safe Connections Young Professionals Board.
MPPA 1994 graduate Melissa Lange moved back to Oklahoma after receiving her degree. She worked for the Oklahoma House of Representatives and eventually moved into the executive side of state government. Along the way, she took some additional accounting coursework, and passed the CPA exam in 2006. She worked in state government for more than 20 years, as a fiscal analyst, budget manager, assistant finance director and CFO at several state agencies. She moved into the nonprofit sector a year ago and is now the comptroller for Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma.
MPPA and LGM student Blaine Milligan was hired by the Bill Otto for Congress campaign as a call-time manager. He works with the finance director to organize and manage the candidate’s fundraising calls. His responsibilities include: preparing and tracking all calls; performing all call follow up; and managing and conducting all donor research.
MPPA and NPML 2006 graduate Lawrence Miskel became the Human Resources and Volunteer Manager at DOORWAYS Interfaith Residence in August. He also was elected President of the International Public Management Association for Human Resources Central Region board of directors in June, and he was elected Treasurer of the Greater St. Louis IPMA-HR Chapter in September.
NPML 2011 graduate Elizabeth Mitchell received a Master of Christian Ministries in August.
MPPA and LGM 2010 graduate David Poger was promoted to Client Manager, U.S. North Midwest at Echologics, a Mueller Company. Echologics is a smart water technology company. He sells the industry's most sophisticated acoustic sensor leak detection and pipe condition assessment technology solutions and handles this business division’s federal, state, and municipal government relations. He says he loves his job and the company.
MPPA 2003 graduate Jeff Roorda just completed his new book Ferghanistan: The War On Police. The book is expected to be released on Nov. 3. For more information about the book, visit www.thewaronpolice.com. “I'm proud of my MPPA degree from UMSL and I'm proud of this book. It is a frank, sober conversation about race relations and policing in America,” he said.
MPPA 2015 graduate Joy Tuider was hired as a Davis Bacon Administrator at the St. Louis Development Corporation. She also accepted a board position with Peter and Paul Community Services.
MPPA 1997 graduate Bruce S. Weinberg begins Oct. 12 as an Assistant Vice President of Nursing - Workforce Management for Ochsner Health System in New Orleans.
