National Academy of Public Administration National Academy of Public Administration
Feather O'Connor Houstoun
Senior Fellow

Feather O'Connor Houstoun

Member Since 1991

Biography

Senior Adviser, Wyncote Foundation. Former President, William Penn Foundation; Regional President, AmeriChoice, United Health Group; Visiting Senior Scholar, Fox Leadership Center, University of Pennsylvania; Secretary, Department of Public Welfare, State of Pennsylvania; Chief Financial Officer, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority; Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, State of New Jersey; Executive Director, New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
Senior Adviser Wyncote Foundation Current
President William Penn Foundation Current
Regional President AmeriChoice United Health Group Current
Visiting Senior Scholar Fox Leadership Center University of Pennsylvania Current
Secretary Department of Public Welfare State of Pennsylvania Current
Chief Financial Officer Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Current
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer State of New Jersey Current
Executive Director New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency Current
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Current

Expertise

Primary Sector

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Primary Functions

Academic Faculty Budgeting and Finance Change Management Grants Management Nonprofit / NGO leadership Organizational Structure/Design/Development Program Evaluation State Government

Areas of Expertise

Board Governance Budget and Finance Civic Engagement Education Government Operations/Innovation Health Care Housing Intergovernmental System/Federalism Nonprofit/Philanthropy Pensions Social Services Urban Affairs
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Academy Studies

Administrative Solutions in Health Reform: Administrative Issues in Expanding Access to Health Care

Jul 01, 2009

The U.S. health care system faces well-known challenges: 46 million people without health insurance coverage in 2007, rapidly rising costs...

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