Public Service Spotlight: JoAnne Speers
Fellow: JoAnne Speers
Season: 1 Episode:203 | March 11, 2024
In this episode, we welcome Academy Fellow JoAnne Speers to discuss her passion for local government and her career through the private and public sector. This conversation includes her views on addressing different issues through...
Public Service Spotlight: Teri Takai
Fellow: Teresa Takai
Season: 1 Episode:163 | May 29, 2023
In this episode, we welcome Teri Takai, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense, Network Information Integration and Department of Defense Chief Information Officer and Academy Fellow, to discuss her path into the technology field, her transition...
Management Matters Rewind: Public Service Spotlight with Betsy Fretwell
Fellow: Elizabeth Fretwell
Season: 1 Episode:131 | October 17, 2022
Originally Aired: May 17, 2021MM Rewind: On this episode, we welcome Academy Fellow, Betsy Fretwell, to discuss her career in public administration including her time as the City Manager of Las Vegas and her broader...
Public Service Spotlight: Arleas Kea
Fellow: Arleas Kea
Season: 1 Episode:107 | May 06, 2022
On this special edition Public Service Recognition Week series, we welcome Arleas Kea, Fmr. Deputy to the Chairman for External Affairs at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Academy Fellow, to discuss her career in...
Public Service Spotlight: Amma Felix
Fellow: Amma Felix
Season: 1 Episode:106 | May 05, 2022
On this special edition Public Service Recognition Week series, we welcome Amma Felix, President & CEO Collegiate Directions, Inc. (CDI) and Academy Fellow, to discuss her career in public service and her advice for future...
Public Service Spotlight: Mohamad Alkadry
Fellow: Mohamad Alkadry
Season: 1 Episode:105 | May 04, 2022
On this special edition Public Service Recognition Week series, we welcome Mohamad Alkadry, Professor of Public Policy and the inaugural Director of the University of Connecticut's (UConn) School of Public Policy and Academy Fellow, to...
Public Service Spotlight: Opal Mauldin-Jones
Fellow: Opal Mauldin-Jones
Season: 1 Episode:104 | May 03, 2022
On this special edition Public Service Recognition Week series, we welcome Opal Mauldin-Jones, City Manager of the City of Lancaster, Texas and Academy Fellow, to discuss her career in public service and her advice for...
Public Service Spotlight: John Hicks
Fellow: John Hicks
Season: 1 Episode:103 | May 02, 2022
On this special Public Service Recognition Week series, we welcome John Hicks, recurring guest, State Budget Director for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and Academy Fellow, to discuss his career in public service and his advice...
100th Episode! The Future of the Academy with Dave Wennergren
Fellow: David Wennergren
Season: 1 Episode:100 | April 11, 2022
On this episode, we welcome Dave Wennergren, CEO of ACT-IAC, Chair of the Academy's Board of Directors, and Academy Fellow, to discuss the current state of public administration in today's world and the future plans...
Public Service Spotlight: Women's History Month with Willene Johnson
Fellow: Willene A. Johnson
Season: 1 Episode:96 | March 14, 2022
On this episode, we welcome Willene Johnson, an expert in international finance,a former economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and an Academy Fellow, to discuss her career path in the field of...
Public Service Spotlight: Social Equity in Higher Education and Beyond with Freeman Hrabowski
Fellow: Freeman Hrabowski
Season: 1 Episode:95 | February 28, 2022
On this episode, we welcome Freeman Hrabowski, President University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Academy Fellow, to discuss his career in public administration, UMBC's innovative practices in higher education, and the role of universities and...
Academy Event: The Elliot Richardson Prize with Chuck Todd, Dr. Francis Collins, and Dr. Anthony Fauci
Season: 1 Episode:94 | February 21, 2022
On this episode, we welcome the recipients of this year's Elliot Richardson Prize, Dr. Francis Collins, Former Director of the National Institutes of Health and Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy...
Elliot Richardson Prize Preview with Michael Rogers and Joseph Kasputys
Fellow: Michael Rogers, Joseph Kasputys
Season: 1 Episode:93 | February 14, 2022
On this episode, we welcome Academy Fellows, Michael Rogers and Joseph Kasputys, to discuss Elliot Richardson's public service career, the prize named in his honor, and the recipients of this year's prize, Dr. Francis Collins...
Public Service Spotlight: Sherry Suttles
Fellow: Sherry Suttles
Season: 1 Episode:91 | January 31, 2022
On this episode, we welcome Sherry Suttles, the first African American female city manager in the nation (Oberlin, Ohio in 1979) and Academy Fellow, to discuss her distinguished career in public administration and her efforts...
Public Service Spotlight: Ambassador Joseph Westphal
Fellow: Joseph Westphal
Season: 1 Episode:56 | May 31, 2021
On this episode, we welcome Academy Fellow, Ambassador Joseph Westphal, to discuss his career in public administration including his roles at the Department of Defense, the U.S. Congress, and at the State Department as Ambassador...
Public Service Spotlight: Dr. Robert Lightfoot
Fellow: Robert Lightfoot
Season: 1 Episode:55 | May 24, 2021
On this episode, we welcome Academy Fellow, Dr. Robert Lightfoot, to discuss his career in public administration from Engineer to Acting Administrator at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)....
Public Service Spotlight: Betsy Fretwell
Fellow: Elizabeth Fretwell
Season: 1 Episode:54 | May 17, 2021
On this episode, we welcome Academy Fellow, Betsy Fretwell, to discuss her career in public administration including her time as the City Manager of Las Vegas and her broader experience in local government....
Public Service Spotlight: Basil Gooden
Fellow: Basil Gooden
Season: 1 Episode:53 | May 09, 2021
On this episode, we welcome Academy Fellow, Basil Gooden, to discuss his career in public administration including his time at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and as the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry for Virginia...
Public Service Spotlight: Donna Shalala
Fellow: Donna Shalala
Season: 1 Episode:52 | May 03, 2021
On this episode, we welcome Academy Fellow, Donna Shalala, to discuss her career in public administration including her time at HUD, HHS, Congress, and her stints in both the academic and nonprofit sectors....