Springfield-Greene County Health Department Public Information Officer, Kathryn Wall, has been named to the Springfield Business Journal's 2020 list of Most Influential Women. To read the full profile, see Influential Women. Kathryn is a 2019 MPA alumna and is the President-Elect of the Southwest Missouri Chapter of the Public Relations. … [Read more...] about Kathryn Wall Named one of 2020’s Most Influential Women
Many Master of Public Administration graduates follow a path into local government or nonprofit leadership. But for 2015 alum David Chiles, the path was a little less traditional. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard in 2007. He began to work in the construction and design industry, looking at renewable energy and other sustainability issues. In 2013, … [Read more...] about Putting an MPA to work in the mortgage industry
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Alex Jermeland was thrust into a new role: planning director for Dakota County’s COVID-19 Continuity of Operations Plan team. “This was not a role I expected,” Jermeland, a 2014 Master of Public Administration alum, said. “Due to training I received at Missouri State, I was ready to step into it.” He records internal actions and tracks … [Read more...] about Alex Jermeland: Part of the solution
Congratulations to 2008 alumni, Garrett Tyson, on being named Planning and Development Director for the City of Nixa, Missouri. Nixa's strong past and amazing future just go a little more amazing. … [Read more...] about Garrett Tyson Named Planning and Development Director in Nixa
Congratulations to 2013 Political Science and 2015 MPA alumna, Allyssa Miget, on her promotion to Policy Director for the State of Missouri. … [Read more...] about Allyssa Miget Promoted