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Mark Funkhouser

MEMBER SINCE: 2016

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Publisher, Governing. Former Founding Director, Governing Institute; Chair, International Center for Performance Auditing; Principal, Mark Funkhouser Speaks; Former Positions with the City of Kansas City, Missouri: Mayor, City Auditor; Adjunct Instructor, University of Kansas; Adjunct Instructor, Graduate School of Public Affairs, Park College; Instructor, Government Audit Training Institute, U.S. Department of Agriculture Graduate School; Advisor, Legislative Services Commission, State of Ohio; Consultant, State Auditor's Office, Commonwealth of Kentucky; Director, Performance Audit Group, Division of State Audit, State of Tennessee; Assistant Professor, Human Services, Salem College; Former Positions with Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Consultant-Legislative Budget and Finance Committee, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor-Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation; President at Funkhouser & Associates.

History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Publisher
Governing
Former Founding Director
Governing Institute
Chair
International Center for Performance Auditing
Principal
Mark Funkhouser Speaks
Mayor
City of Kansas City, Missouri
City Auditor
City of Kansas City, Missouri
Adjunct Instructor
University of Kansas
Adjunct Instructor
Graduate School of Public Affairs
Park College
Instructor
Government Audit Training Institute
U.S. Department of Agriculture Graduate School
Advisor
Legislative Services Commission
State of Ohio
Consultant
State Auditor's Office
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Director, Performance Audit Group
Division of State Audit
State of Tennessee
Assistant Professor
Human Services
Salem College
Consultant
Legislative Budget and Finance Committee
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Primary Policy Areas

Budget and Finance, Civil Rights and Liberties, Criminal Justice/Justice, Government Operations/Innovation, Pensions, Urban Affairs

Primary Sector of Expertise

Local

Primary Functions

Budgeting and Finance

Management Matters Podcast

Grand Challenge: Build Resilient Communities

Developing Resilient and Livable Communities with Mark Funkhouser

Season: 1 Episode:120 | August 01, 2022

Show Notes:

On this episode, we welcome Mark Funkhouser, former Mayor of Kansas City and Academy Fellow, to discuss what makes a community resilient, what tools a community must develop to withstand disasters and economic downturns, and the challenges with investing in resilience.

Links: Four Lessons Learned from the Federal Funding and Livable Communities Cohort