New York Metropolitan Chapter ASPA NEWS

Upcoming Chapter Program Events:

Public Service Awards Banquet

Wednesday, June 14, 2006, 6:00PM

Sal Anthony’s Restaurant, SPQR

133 Mulberry Street, Manhattan

Donation: $60 per person

Please RSVP by June 9, 2006

Contact Paul Gallo at 646-252-3823

(Please see the enclosed Flyer)

Death of Former Chapter President

The Chapter sadly reports that former Chapter President Raymond Joseph passed away on March 14^th. Besides his work with our Chapter, Mr. Joseph served on the National ASPA Council and on the executive board of ASPA’s Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA). He had chaired both the Chapter Development Committee and the Pride Steering Group. Mr. Joseph was a career manager at the City of New York Department of Education.

Results That Matter

Former chapter president Paul Epstein is lead author of the new book Results That Matter: Improving Communities by Engaging Citizens, Measuring Performance, and Getting Things Done (Jossey-Bass, 2006).

Results That Matter and the new website www.resultsthatmatter.net present a new “Effective Community Governance Model” that emphasizes how performance measurement and citizen engagement can be used together to foster continual community improvement.

The book (available at http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787960586.html) features case studies from across the country that illustrate how governments and nonprofit organizations measure and improve performance, engage citizens in decision and planning processes, and use both “managing for results” and “governing for results” cycles to achieve results that matter most to the people of the community.

In October 2005, Paul and co-author Lyle Wray presented the model and related ideas from the book and website to the chapter. Paul Coates of Iowa State University is the third co-author, with contributions by David Swain, formerly of the Jacksonville Community Council Inc.

Columbia Association Annual Scholarship Dinner Dance

The Columbia Association -- New York City Transit Authority, Inc. will hold its Annual Scholarship Dinner Dance on Friday, October 6, 2006 at Riccardo’s (21-01 24^th Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102). Cocktails (Open Bar) will begin at 7:00PM, with dinner to follow.

The Italian-American honorees are: Thomas R. Suozzi (Nassau County Executive), Matilda Raffa Cuomo (Former First Lady, State of New York), Mel Simeti (Director, ADA, Capital Program Management), Nick Danza (General Superintendent, Queens Division, Department of Buses), and Lucy Cafaro (Staff Analyst II, Division of Car Equipment, Department of Subways).

Donations are $65.00 per person. Please RSVP by September 29, 2006. For Tickets or for additional information, please contact the Committee Chairperson, Paul Gallo, at 646-252-3823.

New Chapter Members

The Chapter welcomes our newest members: Tawana Atterberry; Marjorie Bissainthe; Floretha Bryant; Patricia L. Caines; Reza Chuback; Geum Lyul Chung; Martinez Elsy-Patricia; Garry Enriquez; Enoch Francis; Lescene Gibbons-Ortiz; Irwin Harrington; Abderrahmane Hassani-Alaoui; Tami Johnson; Christopher Miles; Susan H. Morris; Christina Post; Leonard Rizzo; Stephen Schwimmer; Anthony Sheppard; Gisele C. Shorter; Alana M. Smith; Dennis C. Smith; Orapin Sopchokchai; Ronnie Steppat, Jr.; Saltanat Sulaimanova; Kirstin Swanson; Richardeanea Theodore; Angela Villar; and Laurel A. Wright-Hinckson. We also welcome new members to the NYU – Wagner Chapter: Amanda Greep; Alyssa Holmgren; Christa Jones; and Chulwoo Kim.

Chapter Events:

June 14, 2006: Chapter Public Service Awards Banquet (6:00PM, Sal Anthony’s Restaurant, SPQR, 133 Mulberry Street, Manhattan) (Donation: $60) (Contact Paul Gallo at 646-252-3823).

Regional and National Events:

July 10 – 11, 2006: Excellence in Government 2006 (Location: Washington Hilton, Washington, DC) (Visit www.excelgov.com for more information.)

October 6, 2006: Columbia Association New York City Transit, Inc Annual Scholarship Dinner Dance (Location: Riccardo’s, 21-01 24^th Avenue, Astoria, NY) (Donation $65.00 per Person. RSVP by September 29, 2006.) (For Tickets or Information, contact Paul Gallo, Committee Chairperson, at 646-252-3823.)

International Events:

June 1 – 3, 2006: A Performing Public Sector: The Second Transatlantic Dialogue. (A cooperation of ASPA’s SPMM and its European counterpart at EGPA). (Location: Leuven, Belgium) (Conference web site: www.publicmanagement.be/performance.)

June 8 – 9, 2006: Building Public Service-Oriented Government: The Third Sino-U.S. International Conference for Public Administration (Location: Beijing, P.R. China) (Host Institute: School of Public Administration, Renmin University of China) (Organizing institutes: ASPA, Chinese Public Administration Society (CPAS)) (For information, e-mail: menzhong@yahoo.com.)

July 28 – 30, 2006: World Future Society Conference (Location: Sheraton Centre Hotel, Toronto, Canada) (For Information: www.wfs.org/2006main.htm.)

NY Metropolitan Chapter ASPA

Governing Board

2005-2006 Chapter Officers:

President: William Ciaccio (646-252-3820)

Vice President: Usha Narasimhan

Treasurer: Chris Meyer (212-360-3187)

Secretary:

2004-2005 Chapter Council:

Sybil Alexander (2004 - 2006)

Jeanne Marie Col (2005 – 2007)

Paul Gallo (2004-2006)

Pilar Gorordo (2005 – 2007)

Judith Kirchhoff (2005 - 2007)

Christian Meyer (2005 - 2007)

Steven Parker (2005 - 2007)

Caroline Westbrook (2005 – 2007)

Daniel Williams (2005 - 2007)

Ex-Officio Chapter Officer:

Immediate-Past President: Gregg Van Ryzin

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