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Learn from distinguished faculty with real world experience
The Public Administration program benefits from experienced and committed faculty members who dedicate themselves to teaching and mentoring MPA students. The MPA faculty often have years of experience in the myriad fields related to public administration. They have worked with adult learners in professional workshops, in other learning institutions, and in a variety of learning environments – giving them invaluable skills needed to meet the needs of the busy professional. Each instructor is selected for the ability to project their individual personalities into the online learning environment, and all are trained for the online teaching.
The following is a partial faculty list. Please contact an Admissions Advisor for additional information about our faculty.
Paul Katsampes, DPA
Dr. Katsampes earned his Doctor and Master of Public Administration from the University of Colorado at Denver, a Master in Arts from the State University of New York at Albany, and a Bachelor in Criminology/Psychology from Metropolitan State College of Denver, where he is professor emeritus. Dr. Katsampes began his career in the field of criminal justice as a police officer with the City of Boulder, Colorado. He later assisted in the formation of a criminal justice agency for the City of Lakewood, Colorado, and organized crime investigations for the Denver District Attorney. Dr. Katsampes has taught in the areas of organizational theory, business management, crime causation, management, police science, criminal justice and corrections administration. He has made a number of presentations at conferences across the county and has published numerous articles related to policing in Police Magazine. Many of his articles dealing with issues related to the management of jails and correctional facilities have been published by the American Jail Association, the National Institute of Corrections and the American Correctional Association. He has authored textbooks, manuals and technical reports and maintains an active training and consulting role with police departments, county jails, various sheriffs' departments and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. His particular areas of training and consulting include police and corrections budgeting, recruitment, motivation, situational leadership, jail management and team building. Dr. Katsampes is the course developer and lead instructor for Seminar 2, public organization and resource management.
Kenneth Mentor, JD, PhD
Kenneth Mentor earned a Juris Doctorate from The Syracuse University College of Law and a PhD in Social Science from The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. He also has a Masters Degree in Psychology from Central Michigan University. Dr. Mentor has taught in the areas of public policy, organizational development, program evaluation, administrative law, dispute resolution, law and society, criminology, and justice administration. Dr. Mentor is an experienced online educator and continues to be a leader in the development of effective and innovative online learning environments. He has played key roles in the planning and administration of several web-based graduate degree programs. He is working to define and demonstrate new forms of web-based scholarship and has published and presented in the areas of open access learning, faculty development, program design, and other issues related to online education and teaching with technology. Dr. Mentor is the course developer for the MPA program, has taught Seminar 4 in the MJA program, and is the lead instructor and developer for Seminar 1 in the MPA program.
Kevin Ryan, JD
Kevin Ryan is the Director of Education and Communication at the Vermont Bar Association. He is responsible for all bar education efforts, including continuing legal education programs and public education programs. He is also responsible for print and electronic communications, including editing the quarterly Vermont Bar Journal. For the Journal he writes a highly acclaimed column, Lex et Ratio, addressing matters of law, legal and political philosophy, ethics, and the legal profession. Kevin has been at the VBA for five years, after a 20-year career in academia, during which he taught philosophy, sociology, and criminal justice at Regis University , the University of Denver, and Norwich University. During his academic career, Kevin published numerous articles, book chapters, and book reviews, many focusing on drug policy. Prior to joining the faculty at Norwich in 1991, Kevin worked briefly at a law firm in Denver, Colorado, specializing in tort litigation and insurance defense. Kevin earned his BA in history and political science at Regis College in Denver, Colorado. He did graduate work in Politics at Princeton University, and earned a JD at the University of Denver. He has also been a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School and at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Kevin Ryan is the course developer and lead instructor for seminar four, legal and ethical issues in public administration.
Lynn Ryan MacKenzie, PhD
Dr. MacKenzie earned her Doctor of Philosophy and her Master of Science in Human Services Administration from Cornell University, a Master of Science in Child Care Administration from Nova University, and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Sociology from Brigham Young University. Her professional background spans more than 20 years and includes managing a variety of clinical programs and services, both residential and outpatient and consulting in the areas of services for strategic planning projects, outcome-based management and organizational change initiatives. She previously served as the Executive Director of Tarkio Academy, a 320-bed correctional facility for young men. Dr. MacKenzie works in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, where she is the Executive Director of Algoma Family Services, a non-profit agency providing clinical services to children, adults, and families. She is the Vice-President of the Board of Children's Mental Health Ontario and sits on the Advisory Committee for the Ontario Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health. Dr. MacKenzie is the lead instructor and the course developer for Seminar 3, research methods and statistical applications.
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Norwich University - Master of Public Administration
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