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Management Matters with James-Christian Blockwood

Featuring Experts on Public Administration Challenges

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*Crossover Episode with GovExec Daily* A More Collaborative Intergovernmental System

On this episode, Terry Gerton, President and CEO of the Academy, Academy Fellow, and host of Management Matters, sits down with the GovExec Daily podcast…

Oct 11, 2021 14:13
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The Complexities of the Electoral System with Amy Cohen

On this episode, we welcome Amy Cohen, Executive Director at the National Association of State Election Directors to discuss combating dis- and misinformation in elections…

Oct 04, 2021 32:20
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The Impact of Fiscal Health at the State Level with Lauren Larson

On this episode, we welcome Lauren Larson, Alumna of the White House Office of Management, current Director for the Office of State Planning and Budgeting…

Sep 27, 2021 33:52
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Being Fiscally Prepared for the Next Crisis with Dr. Deborah Lucas

On this episode, we welcome Dr. Deborah Lucas, Director of the Golub Center for Finance and Policy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Academy…

Sep 20, 2021 29:23
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The Impact of Individual Financial Health on the Nation's Overall Fiscal Health with Michael Ettlinger

On this episode, we welcome Michael Ettlinger, Founding Director of the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire and Academy Fellow…

Sep 13, 2021 32:01
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Assessing America's Current Fiscal Health with Doug Criscitello

On this episode, we welcome Doug Criscitello, Former Federal Official, Managing Director at Grant Thornton, and Academy Fellow, to discuss the Academy's Election 2020 paper…

Sep 06, 2021 30:19
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Management Matters Rewind: Kathy Sullivan on Effective Administration

Originally aired on March 29, 2021. On this Management Matters Rewind, we welcome Kathy Sullivan, former NASA Astronaut, former Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere…

Aug 30, 2021 31:00
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The Inclusion of Equity in Community Resilience with Sheryl Sculley

On this episode, we welcome Sheryl Sculley, former City Manager of San Antonio and Academy Fellow, to discuss linking communities together as City Manager, equity…

Aug 23, 2021 35:28
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Resilient Supply Chains with Stephen Hamill

On this episode, we welcome Stephen Hamill, CEO and Founder of the Public Purchasing Exchange and Academy Fellow, to discuss resilient supply chains and how…

Aug 16, 2021 41:53
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How HUD Programs Help Build Resilient Communities with Calvin Johnson

On this episode, we welcome Calvin Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research, Evaluation, and Monitoring at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and…

Aug 09, 2021 42:02
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Recovering from Human-Caused Disasters with Greg Devereaux

On this episode, we welcome Greg Devereaux, former Chief Executive Officer and former City Manager of San Bernadino County California and Academy Fellow, to discuss…

Aug 02, 2021 33:12
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The Concept of Digital Government with Theresa Pardo

On this episode, we welcome Theresa Pardo, Associate Vice President for Research with responsibility for the institutes, centers, and laboratories at the University of Albany…

Jul 26, 2021 30:38
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Reshaping the Role of Public Governance in the Age of Agility with David Warm

On this episode, we welcome David Warm, Executive Director of the Mid-America Regional Council and Academy Fellow, to discuss agile governance, the Council's role in…

Jul 19, 2021 33:19
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Bringing Others to the Table through Public Engagement with Tina Nabatchi

On this episode, we welcome Tina Nabatchi, Joseph A Strasser endowed professor of public administration, professor of public administration at the Maxwell School of International…

Jul 12, 2021 29:14
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The Emergence of New Models of Public Governance with John Kamensky

On this episode, we welcome John Kamensky, Emeritus Senior fellow at the IBM Center for the business of government and Academy Fellow, to discuss how…

Jul 05, 2021 33:33
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Addressing Social Equity through Federal Procurement with Stan Soloway

On this episode, we welcome Stan Soloway, President and Founder of Celero Strategies and Academy Fellow, to discuss how the federal government can address the…

Jun 28, 2021 33:59
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The Impacts of Social Equity on Health with Gail Christopher

On this episode, we welcome Gail Christopher, Executive Director of the National Collaborative of Health Equity and Academy Fellow, to discuss her career in public…

Jun 21, 2021 31:02
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How Mayors Promote Social Equity with Sharon Sayles-Belton

On this episode, we welcome Sharon Sayles-Belton, Vice President of Community Relations and Government Affairs of Thomas Reuters, Former Mayor of Minneapolis, and Academy Fellow…

Jun 14, 2021 36:16
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Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with Michael Massiah

On this episode, we welcome Michael Massiah, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Academy Fellow…

Jun 07, 2021 27:50
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Public Service Spotlight: Ambassador Joseph Westphal

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…

May 31, 2021 32:20
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Public Service Spotlight: Dr. Robert Lightfoot

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…

May 24, 2021 31:07
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Public Service Spotlight: Betsy Fretwell

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…

May 17, 2021 27:25
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Public Service Spotlight: Basil Gooden

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…

May 09, 2021 34:15
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Public Service Spotlight: Donna Shalala

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…

May 03, 2021 27:24
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Developing a Responsible Federal Budget with Maya Macguineas

On this episode, we welcome Maya Macguineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and Academy Fellow, to discuss the challenges involved in…

Apr 26, 2021 34:22
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Management Matters Rewind: Bill Hoagland on Fiscal Health

Originally aired on September 14,2020. On this episode, we welcome Bill Hoagland, Senior Vice President at the Bi-Partisan Policy Center and Academy Fellow, to discuss…

Apr 19, 2021 30:33
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Revenue Collection and Stimulus Distribution with John Koskinen

On this episode, we welcome John Koskinen, former Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service and Academy Fellow, to discuss the mission of the IRS and…

Apr 12, 2021 38:58
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Climate Change, Natural Resources, and the Department of Interior with Scott Cameron

On this episode, we welcome Scott Cameron, former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget at the Department of Interior and Academy Fellow…

Apr 05, 2021 31:02
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Out of This World AND Down to Earth Public Administration with Kathy Sullivan

On this episode, we welcome Kathy Sullivan, former NASA Astronaut, former Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of NOAA, and Academy Fellow, to discuss her…

Mar 29, 2021 31:00
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Reviewing the Academy's Assessment on OPM with Peter Levine

On this episode, we welcome Peter Levine, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Defense Analyses, Academy Fellow, and a panel member on the Academy's Office…

Mar 22, 2021 26:11
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Addressing Climate Change in a Democracy with Dan Fiorino

On this episode, we welcome Dan Fiorino, Executive in Residence at the Department of Public Administration and Policy at American University, former Director of the…

Mar 15, 2021 31:37
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Governing Water Across Borders with Felicia Marcus

On this episode, we welcome Felicia Marcus, Visiting Fellow at Stanford's Water in the West program and Academy Fellow, to discuss the complexity of our…

Mar 08, 2021 34:04
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The Resilience of the Public Sector Workforce with Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene

On this episode, we welcome Academy Fellows, Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene, Principals at Barrett and Greene Inc. and journalists covering the topic of public…

Mar 01, 2021 31:08
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Individual Financial Health with Shane Canfield of WAEPA

On this episode, we welcome M. Shane Canfield, CEO of Worldwide Assurance for Employees of Public Agencies (WAEPA) to discuss how individual financial health for…

Feb 22, 2021 31:23
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How Philanthropies Connect Individuals to Meaningful Work with Robin Kramer

On this episode, we welcome Robin Kramer, Managing Director at the Smidt Foundation and Academy Fellow, to discuss her experiences as Chief of Staff to…

Feb 15, 2021 39:36
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Finding Meaningful Work in the Post-COVID World with Joyce Wilson

On this episode, we welcome Joyce Wilson, currently appointed by the governor of Texas to chair the board of Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority and…

Feb 08, 2021 33:10
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A More Equitable Economic Recovery with Xavier Briggs

On this episode, we welcome Xavier Briggs, a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program and Academy Fellow to discuss the challenges of…

Feb 01, 2021 36:03
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Bettering the Federalist System through Data with Dr. John Bartle, Jamie Boex, and Tom Shoop

On this episode, we welcome Academy Fellows Dr. John Bartle, Dean of the College of Public Affairs and Community Service at the University of Nebraska…

Jan 25, 2021 31:31
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The Presidential Transition Process with Chris Lu

On this episode, we welcome Chris Lu, Senior Fellow of the University of Virginia's Miller Center, former Deputy Secretary of Labor, and Academy Fellow, to…

Jan 18, 2021 31:47
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6 Strategies to Build Resilient Communities with Katherine Willoughby

On this episode, we welcome Dr. Katherine Willoughby, the Margaret Hughes and Robert T. Golembiewski Professor of Public Administration and Policy at the School of…

Jan 11, 2021 36:25
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American Leadership Through Engagement with Jane Lute

On this episode, we welcome Jane Lute, CEO of Sicpa North America, former Deputy Secretary of DHS and Academy Fellow, to discuss the value of…

Jan 04, 2021 37:37
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Increasing the Agility of the Federal Government with Ed DeSeve, Angela Evans, and Joe Mitchell

On this episode, we welcome Academy Fellows, Ed DeSeve, Coordinator of the Agile Government Center, and Angela Evans, Dean of the University of Texas LBJ…

Dec 14, 2020 42:19
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Diplomacy in a Changing Global Context with Joyce Barr

On this episode, we welcome Joyce Barr, retired Ambassador, Professor of Practice in Government and international Affairs at Virginia Tech and Academy Fellow, to discuss…

Dec 07, 2020 39:37
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Preparing the AI Workforce of the Future with Kaye Husbands Fealing

On this episode, we welcome Kaye Husbands Fealing, Dean and Ivan Allen Jr. Chair, College of Liberal Arts, Georgia Institute of Technology and Academy Fellow…

Nov 30, 2020 29:47
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Harnessing AI for State Governance with Doug Robinson

On this episode, we welcome Doug Robinson, Executive Director for National Association of State Chief Information Officers and Academy Fellow, to discuss the roles and…

Nov 23, 2020 34:12
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Public Administration, Technology, and the Future with Jay Walder

On this episode, we welcome Jay Walder, CEO of Virgin Hyperloop One and new Academy Fellow, to discuss his leadership of the public transit systems…

Nov 16, 2020 32:15
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Using Technology at Different Levels of Government with Alan Shark

On this episode, we welcome Alan Shark, Executive Director of the Public Technology Institute, the Chair of the Academy Standing Panel on Technology Leadership, and…

Nov 02, 2020 29:05
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The Role of Counties in Executing Elections with Anthony Griffin

On this episode, we welcome Anthony Griffin, Former County Executive for Fairfax County, Virginia and Academy Fellow, to discuss the biggest challenges and accomplishments in…

Oct 26, 2020 26:42
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Operating Successful Elections at the State and Local Level with Ann Bowman

On this episode, we welcome Anne Bowman, Hazel Davis and Robert Kennedy Endowed Chair in Public Service and Government at the Bush School of Government…

Oct 19, 2020 34:18
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The Role of the Postal Service During Elections with Dan Blair

On this episode, we welcome Dan Blair, former Chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission, former Academy President and Academy Fellow, to discuss transparency and trust…

Oct 13, 2020 32:47
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Fostering a Robust Democracy with Valerie Lemmie

On this episode, we welcome Valerie Lemmie, Former City Manager, Current Director of Exploratory Research at the Kettering Foundation, and Academy Fellow, to discuss her…

Oct 05, 2020 38:08
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Fiscal Tools in Dubuque with Mike Van Milligen

On this episode, we welcome Mike Van Milligen, City Manager of Dubuque, Iowa and Academy Fellow, to discuss how Dubuque is dealing with the pandemic…

Sep 28, 2020 29:57
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Fiscally Healthy Communities with Chris Morrill

On this episode, we welcome Chris Morrill, Executive Director and CEO of The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) and Academy Fellow, to discuss the impact…

Sep 21, 2020 29:53
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The Federal Budget Process with Bill Hoagland

On this episode, we welcome Bill Hoagland, Senior Vice President at the Bi-Partisan Policy Center and Academy Fellow, to discuss the federal budget process today…

Sep 14, 2020 32:36
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Navigating Fiscal Health at All Levels of Government During COVID-19 and Beyond with Scott Pattison

On this episode, we welcome Scott Pattison, the Deputy Executive Director of the Multistate Tax Commission and Academy Fellow, to discuss the difference between the…

Sep 08, 2020 32:23
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Resilience Planning and Adaptation with Janine Davidson

On this episode, we welcome Janine Davidson, President of Metropolitan State University of Denver and Academy Fellow, to discuss resilience planning, how colleges can adapt…

Aug 31, 2020 31:18
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How City and County Managers Build Resilient Communities with Pat Martel

On this episode, we welcome Pat Martel, West Coast Regional Director for the International City and County Management Association and Academy Fellow, to discuss California’s…

Aug 24, 2020 33:57
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Special Edition: Utilizing Technology to Foster Social Equity with Dan Chenok

On this special edition, we welcome Dan Chenok, Executive Director of the IBM Center for the Business of Government and Academy Fellow, to discuss utilizing…

Aug 21, 2020 34:59
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Resilience in Miami-Dade County with James Murley

On this episode, we welcome James Murley, Chief Resilience Officer for Miami-Dade County and Academy Fellow, to discuss unique resilience issues facing Miami-Dade County including…

Aug 17, 2020 30:55
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Special Edition: How Businesses Foster Social Equity with Marcus Peacock

On this special edition, we welcome Marcus Peacock, Chief Operating Officer at the Business Roundtable and Academy Fellow, to discuss how businesses commit to fostering…

Aug 14, 2020 32:58
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