New York Metropolitan Chapter ASPA NEWS

The American Society for Public Administration, ASPA, is a national professional organization dedicated to better government and excellence in the public service.

Upcoming Chapter Program Event:

Topic: Current Issues in Business

Location: Pranzo (34 Water Street, Manhattan)

Date: Friday, December 15, 2006

Time: 6:00PM

Speaker: Robert J. Sanator, M.S., Ph.D., Dean Emeritus, College of Management, Professor, College of Management, Long Island University

The presentation will be followed, at 7:00PM, by the Chapter Holiday Party (Pizza and Salad).

Please contact Usha Narasimhan at usha.narasimhan@nyct.com to RSVP or for further information.

 

Rutgers University School of Public Affairs and Administration

            Marc Holzer, a former NY Metro Chapter President, was named Dean of the new School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University.  The school will be at the Rutgers Newark Campus.  Rutgers created the new school from the Graduate Department of Public Administration; Dean Holzer had been the Chair of that Department.

            The school offers a doctorate in public administration, a master of public administration, and an executive master of public administration.  The school also offers several certificate programs.  The Rutgers news releases quoted Rutgers-Newark Provost Steven J. Diner as stating that the new school “…will expand [Rutgers] contribution to solving one of the central issues facing our society – the efficient use of government resources.”

            The public administration programs developed under Dean Holzer’s leadership have won both national and international attention.   Information on the school and its programs may be found at www.newark.rutgers.edu/publicadmin.

 

Bill Ciaccio Seeking National Council Seat

            Longtime Chapter President Bill Ciaccio has been nominated as the District I Candidate for the ASPA National Council.

            Mr. Ciaccio is a Senior Director at the MTA/NYC Transit.  He earned an MPA degree at Columbia University in 1979.

Before becoming Chapter President, he was a Chapter Council Member and Chapter Treasurer over a twelve year period.  Mr. Ciaccio was elected Chapter President in 2001 and has served in that position since then.  During his tenure as president, the Chapter has hosted Annual Awards Dinners that have been extremely well-attended.

In his Candidate Statement, Mr. Ciaccio stated that “[t]he major problems facing ASPA are retaining our current members and attracting new members.  If elected these will be the priorities that I will work on.”  He also said that “strong chapters are the backbone of the organization.”

            National ASPA was scheduled to mail ballots on November 15, 1006.  Ballots must be returned with a postmark no later than January 8, 2007.  If you did not receive your Ballot in the mail, you should contact the National ASPA office at 202-393-7878 or via e-mail to info@aspanet.org.

 

New Chapter Members

            The Chapter welcomes our newest members: Judith Albury; Michele Alier; William Allen, MPA; Abdoulaye Balde; Rodney B. Benson; Kito K. Bryant; Wendy Carter; Aaron I. Dabbah; Cleopatre Duplessy; Edward Falterman L., M.P.A.; Sharon Faulk Jean-Pierre; Audra Fobbs; Nino Giguashvili, MPH; Michael Graziano; Nina Gritsay; Eric Hawlk; Richard Hudson; Jill Hyland; Gary Jenkins; Kay Jordan;

Amanda Kahn; Kathleen Kelly; Carol McMahon; Krystyna Myssura; Patricia Nemeth;

Nicola Nurse, MPA; Paul E. O'Connell; Kristen Rouse; Frederick Sahakian; Kevin M. Sanders; Meridith Seife; Tasha Valentino; Jillian Williams; and Lawrence Zacarese.

 

Chapter Events:

December 15, 2006: Chapter Program Event and Holiday Party (6:00PM, Pranzo, 34 Water Street, Manhattan) (Contact Usha Narasimhan at usha.narasimhan@nyct.com).

Regional and National Events:

December 7, 2006 (8:00AM – 10:00AM): Covering or Creating the News: The Role of the Media in New York City Elections (The Peter F. Vallone, Sr. Seminars in Government 2006 – 2007 Lecture Series -- Presented by the School of Public Affairs, Baruch College, CUNY) (Location: Baruch College, Newman Conference Center, 151 East 25th Street, Seventh Floor, Manhattan (RSVP at 646-660-6851 or spa_conferences@baruch.cuny.edu)

February 12 -13, 2007: AGA’s Fifth Annual National Leadership Conference (Theme: Forging New Paths to Improved Accountability) (Location: The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC) (Information: www.agacgfm.org/nlc)

March 21 – 23, 2007: Transatlantic Workshop on Ethics and Integrity – 2007 (Theme: New Concepts, Theories and Methods in the Study of Ethics and Integrity of Governance) (Location: The University of Maryland System Conference Center, Silver Springs, MD) (Information: http://www.uakron.edu/colleges/artsci/depts/paus/tad.php)

March 23 – 27, 2007: ASPA’s 68th National Conference (Theme: Monumental Possibilities: Capitalizing on Collaboration) (Location: Washington, DC, Omni Shoreham Hotel) (Information: www.aspanet.org)

April 4 – 5, 2007: Excellence in Government Conference (Location: Washington D.C. Convention Center (Register at: www.letsmeet.net/forms/eig)

April 12 – 15, 2007: MPSA 65th Annual National Political Science Conference (Location: Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL) (Information: http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/index.html)

 

NY Metropolitan Chapter ASPA

Governing Board

2006-2007 Chapter Officers:

President: William Ciaccio (646-252-3820)

Vice President: Usha Narasimhan

Treasurer: Chris Meyer (212-360-3187)

Secretary:

2006-2007 Chapter Council:

Sybil Alexander   

Jeanne Marie Col

Paul Gallo             

Pilar Gorordo        

Judith Kirchhoff

Christian Meyer

Steven Parker

Caroline Westbrook

Daniel Williams

Ex-Officio Chapter Officer:

Immediate-Past President:  Gregg Van Ryzin

NY Metropolitan Chapter ASPA

Mailing Address:

New York Metropolitan Chapter ASPA

c/o Mr. William Ciaccio

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2 Broadway, Fourth Floor

New York City, NY   10004

NY Metropolitan Chapter ASPA

e-Mail Address:

Webmaster@nymetroaspa.org

NY Metropolitan Chapter ASPA

Web Site:

http://www.nymetroaspa.org/index.html

National Council/Region 1 Senior Representative:

Stephen R. Rolandi              646-660-6715

Stephen_Rolandi@aspanet.org

ASPA National Office:

1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 840

Washington, D.C., 20004

Phone:    202-393-7878         FAX:      202-638-4952

National ASPA Web Site:

http://www.aspanet.org