42 new Fellows, leaders in Public Administration, will join the Academy this year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration today announced that 42 leaders in the field of public administration have been selected for the 2024 Class of Academy Fellows.
“The 2024 class of Academy Fellows reflects a wide range of professional experience, including dedicated civil servants and accomplished academics,” said Terry Gerton, President and CEO of the Academy. “These 42 leaders will be an enormous asset to the Academy in the years ahead, and we look forward to working with all of them to help create a bright future for our country.”
Induction of the new Fellows will occur during the annual Academy Fall Meeting, which will take place November 13-15 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Selection of the Academy’s new Fellows follows a rigorous review of the individual’s contributions to the field of public administration and policy. A Fellows Nominating Committee makes recommendations to the full Fellowship, which then votes on those individuals nominated. The Committee was co-chaired in 2024 by Academy Fellows Margie Graves and Naim Kapucu.
The 2024 class joins nearly 1,000 current Academy Fellows – including former cabinet officers, members of Congress, governors, mayors and state legislators, as well as prominent scholars, executives, nonprofit leaders, and more.
Below is the list of new Academy Fellows:
GIAN LUIGI ALBANO
Head of Division, Consip, The National Central Purchasing Body, Italy
Adjunct Professor of Economics, LUISS “G. Carli”, Rome, Italy
Research Fellow, University of Utrecht Centre for Public Procurement, The Netherlands
DARREN ASH
Federal Information Technology Executive
ANNE AYLWARD
Director, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
BRETT BAKER
Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
DALE BELL
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Grants, United States Department of Health and Human Services
HARRY BLACK
City Manager, City of Stockton California
WALTER BOBKIEWICZ
City Administrator, City of Issaquah, WA
NISHA BOTCHWEY
Dean, Professor, and Russell M. and Elizabeth M. Bennett Chair in Excellence in Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
ANDREA BRANDON
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget, Finance, Grants and Acquisition, United States Department of the Interior
JAMES COOK
CEO, Action for Impact LLC
PAUL DANCZYK
Chief Operating Officer, California Counties Foundation
TYRA DENT
President, African American Federal Executive Association
BRENDA DONALD
Principal, Brenda Donald Consulting
KATE FITZPATRICK
Town Manager, Town of Needham, MA
FRANCIS FUKUYAMA
Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
DANIEL GARCIA-DIAZ
Managing Director, Financial Markets & Community Investment, United States Government Accountability Office
ROGER HARTLEY
Dean and Professor, College of Public Affairs, University of Baltimore
GRACE HOU
Deputy Governor, Office of Governor JB Pritzker
CLAIRE CONNOLLY KNOX
Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Central Florida
STEVE KRAUSS
Senior Advisor, Human Resources Quality Services Management Office and Human Resources Line of Business Office, United States Office of Personnel Management
SUZANNE LELAND
Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
STEVEN LENKART
Executive Director, National Federation of Federal Employees
SIMON LIU
Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture
MONICA MANNING
Senior Procurement Executive, Chief Acquisition Officer, and Associate Director for Procurement, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
JAMES MAYER
Adjunct Professor and Senior Advisor, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
MARTHA PEREGO
Former Managing Director, Member Services and Ethics, ICMA
EDGAR RAMIREZ DE LA CRUZ
Professor, School of Public Policy and Leadership, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
VALERIE RIVERS
Intergovernmental Affairs Officer for the Houston Health Department, City of Houston, TX
CHARLES ROMINE
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs, National Institute of Standards and Technology
PARI SABETY
Sr Grants Advisor, U.S. Digital Response
CHARLES SALLEE
Director, Legislative Finance Committee, State of New Mexico
TROY SCHNEIDER
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Billington CyberSecurity
CARISSA SLOTTERBACK
Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
GLORIA SOMOLEKAE
Senior Research Fellow and CEO, Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA)
JESSICA SOWA
Professor, Joseph R. Biden Jr. School of Public Policy & Administration, University of Delaware
LAURA STANTON
Assistant Commissioner IT Category, General Services Administration
JEREMY TRAVIS
Senior Fellow, Justice Lab, Columbia University
ASHWIN VASAN
Former Commissioner of Health, NYC Department of Health, City of New York
ERIK WALSH
City Manager, City of San Antonio
VICTORIA WASSMER
Chief Financial Officer/Assistant Secretary, Office of Budget and Programs, United States Department of Transportation
MARISA WAXMAN
Executive Director, Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority
WALTER WEST
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Autry Museum of the American West
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