Angela Eikenberry

MEMBER SINCE: 2020

Professor and incoming Director of the School of Public Policy at the University of Connecticut. Angela Eikenberry's research focuses on the social, economic, and political roles of philanthropy and nonprofit/voluntary organizations in democratic governance. She is a recipient of the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Award for Distinguished Research and Outstanding Graduate Mentor and a Fellow in the National Academy of Public Administration. In recent years, she co-edited a second edition textbook, Reframing Nonprofit Management: Democracy, Inclusion, and Social Change (Melvin & Leigh), and has served as President of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA).

History of Employment

Position

Division

Organization

Start

End

Professor

School of Public Administration

University of Nebraska at Omaha

2015

2024

Associate Professor

School of Public Administration

University of Nebraska at Omaha

2010

2015

Assistant Professor

School of Public Administration

University of Nebraska at Omaha

2007

2010

Assistant Professor

Center for Public Administration and Policy

Virginia Tech

2005

2007

Director

American Humanics

University of Nebraska at Omaha

2001

2005

Program Coordinator

Omaha Philanthropy Project

Omaha Community Foundation

2000

2001

Director

Annual Fund and Consulting Services

Paul J. Strawhecker, Inc.

1999

2000

Development Assistant

Opera Omaha

1997

1998

Graduate Assistant

Primary Policy Areas

Board Governance, Nonprofit/Philanthropy, Social Equity, Transportation

Primary Sector of Expertise

Academic

Primary Functions

Academic Faculty, Academic Administration, Academic Research, Nonprofit / NGO leadership, Organizational Structure/Design/Development, Strategic Planning