Community Advisory Board
The MPA Community Advisory Board is established as a consultative body that lends
expertise to the degree program, and it will serve as an advisory panel on the program’s
policies and operations.
The Community Advisory Board interacts with the MPA Director, the Chair of the Department of Social Sciences, the Dean of the Katherine Reese Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, and other campus officials in its advisory and consultative role.
Community Advisory Board assists the MPA program in fulfilling its mission statement by:
- Designing a curriculum that will help the program and its graduates meet regional needs for professionals in the discipline
- Locating appropriate internship and applied research opportunities
- Promoting the program
- Providing practitioner insight
- Evaluating program performance
Notable Members
The board consists of several members of the community who work in public and non-profit sectors. Some of our notable members are:
Chief Patrick Clayton (MPA Alumnus)
- Â鶹AV-Richmond County Sheriff’s Office
John Waller (Retd. Colonel - MPA Alumnus)
- City Administrator, Thompson, GA
Carmen Landy (MPA Alumna)
- CEO, Helping Hands
Tammy G. Shepherd
- Independent Non-Profit Professional
Dr. Christopher McKinney
- Associate Vice President, Research, Innovation Commercialization, Â鶹AV
Todd Glover (MPA Alumnus)
- Executive Director, Municipal Association of South Carolina
Stuart T. Bedenbaugh
- City Manager, City of Aiken
Brian Sanders
- Assistant County Administrator, Aiken County
Ashley Jacobs
- Independent Government Professional