Purpose:

1. Guide curriculum development and programmatic changes

2. Devise recruitment strategies

3. Establish formal internships for our students

4. Foster closer ties between the MPA program and the community at large

5. Help the MPA program advance the public affairs mission of Missouri State

Advisory Board Members:

Evelyn Honea, Deputy City Manager, City of Springfield

Clay Goddard, Assist. Director of Health, Springfield-Greene Country Health Dept.

David L. Coonrod, Presiding Commissioner, Greene County Commission

Melissa Haddow, Executive Director, Community Partnership of the Ozarks

Mark M. Levin, City Administrator, Maryland Heights, MO

Jim Krischke, City Administrator, City of Republic, MO

Richard Sheets, Deputy Director, Missouri Municipal League, Jefferson City

David Hall, Assistant Chief of Operations, Springfield Fire Dept.

Ryan Nichols, Director, Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Management

Ronald M. Reynolds, Director, State Emergency Management Agency, State of MO

Jennifer Kennally, President and CEO, United Way of the Ozarks

Dean Thompson, Director of Economic Development, City Utilities of Springfield, MO

Lynn Rowe, Chief of Police, Springfield, MO

Bernard McCarthy, Director, Center for Homeland Security, MSU

H. Wes Pratt, Diversity Outreach and Recruitment, MSU

Stephen Robinette, Acting Assistant Provost, MSU