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David Birdsell

MEMBER SINCE: 2015

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Dean, Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, Baruch College, City University of New York; Board Chair, Governance Matters; Board Member, New York Council of Nonprofits; Past President, NASPAA. Former positions with Baruch College: Special Assistant to the President for Institutional Effectiveness; Professor of Public Affairs; Interim Dean, School of Public Affairs; Executive Director of Academic Programs; Associate Professor of Public Affairs; Associate Professor of Speech; Assistant Professor of Speech; Lecturer in Speech & Director of Forensics. Former consultant, Communication, New York City Fire Department; Consultant, Institutional Research and Communication Technology, New York Public Library; Consultant, Communication Strategy, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest; Consultant, Capitol Hill Communication, Congressional Management Foundation; Consultant, Improving Nonprofit Consulting, Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management Foundation; Consultant, Patron and Staff Education for Online Research, Brooklyn Public Library; Consultant, Political Debating, U.S. Information Agency; Lecturer in Speech & Director of Forensics, University of Virginia.

History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Board Chair
Governance Matters
2011
present
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Kean University
2021
Present
Consultant
New York City Fire Department
2005
present
Professor of Public Affairs
Marxe School of Public and International Affairs
Baruch College, City University of New York
1999
present
Board Member
New York Council of Nonprofits
2015
present
Marxe Dean & Professor
Marxe School of Public and International Affairs
Baruch College, City University of New York
2016
2021
Special Assistant to the President
Baruch College, City University of New York
2012
2017
President
NASPAA
2016
2017
Interim Dean
School of Public Affairs
Baruch College, City University of New York
2005
2006
Executive Director of Academic Programs
School of Public Affairs
Baruch College, City University of New York
1999
2005
Consultant
Institutional Research and Communication Technology
New York Public Library
2001
2005
Consultant
Capitol Hill Communication
Congressional Management Foundation
1985
2005
Consultant
Improving Nonprofit Consulting
Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management Foundation
2000
2005
Consultant
Patron and Staff Education for Online Research
Brooklyn Public Library
1998
2000
Associate Professor of Public Affairs
School of Public Affairs
Baruch College, City University of New York
1994
1999
Consultant, Political Debating,
U.S. Information Agency
1996
1996
Associate Professor of Speech
School of Arts & Sciences
Baruch College, City University of New York
1990
1994
Assistant Professor of Speech
School of Arts & Sciences
Baruch College, City University of New York
1986
1990
Lecturer in Speech & Director of Forensics
Department of Speech Communication
University of Virginia
1980
1983
Primary Policy Areas

Education, Nonprofit/Philanthropy, Urban Affairs

Primary Sector of Expertise

State

Primary Functions

Academic Faculty, Academic Administration, , Communications and Marketing, Intergovernmental, Strategic Planning