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MPA Welcomes Marcia Zitzelman as our New Interim Assistant Director, PNAPP Olympia Campus!

by Marcia Zitzelman April 18, 2020 Marcia Zitzelman is the new Interim Assistant Director for the Public & Nonprofit Administration and Public Policy cohorts in Olympia. She started her position in early April 2020, and is looking forward to helping… Continue Reading →

Alumni Spotlight: Rachel Homchick (MPA’19) Assistant Director of the Washington Center for Improving Undergraduate Education

by Rachel Homchick April 16, 2020 Rachel Homchick (MPA‘19) was recently selected to be the Assistant Director of the Washington Center for Improving Undergraduate Education after a month long national search. With a sustained record of educational reform, the Washington… Continue Reading →

Retirement in the Time of COVID-19: MPA Faculty Cheryl Simrell King Retires After 20 Years

by Cheryl Simrell King April 6, 2020 We are in unprecedented times. Our MPA students and alumni are front-line workers in this global pandemic: first responders; data wranglers; policy advisors and makers; program implementers; service providers; people managers and inspirers;… Continue Reading →

Alumni Spotlight: Gov Inslee Names Christine Bezanson (MPA’14) Director of Results Washington

by Dhara Katz April 2, 2020 Alumna, Christy Bezanson (MPA’14) will become the Director of Results Washington on May 1, 2020. Congratulations, Christy! Read the full press release here.

Alumni Spotlight: Alejandro Rugarcia (MPA’11) Be the Star of Your Community

by Nettie Gould, MPA Student Ambassador March 30, 2020 As a determined bilingual student, Alejandro completed his MPA while simultaneously learning English. It was hard enough to work three jobs, volunteer, and go to school with an English language barrier…. Continue Reading →

Alumni Spotlight: Jennica Machado (MPA’17) is Thurston County’s Economic Development Manager

by Anna Rhoads March 5, 2020 Jennica Machado (MPA ’17) is Thurston County’s new Economic Development Manager. Starting this position in November 2019, Jennica wears several hats in her new role: public advocate, community collaborator, and project manager, helping Thurston… Continue Reading →

To the Classroom and Beyond: MPA Faculty Joins Practitioners and Academics in Pittsburgh to Help Design an Online Graduate Certificate in Regional Management

by Lucky Anguelov February 28, 2020 Lucky Anguelov of Evergreen’s Master of Public Administration program attended the Regional Intergovernmental Organization (RIGO) mini-conference hosted by the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public And International Affairs (GSPIA). The two-day mini-conference brought… Continue Reading →

Student Spotlight: Mary Wahpat named Associate Judge for Yakama Nation

by Lindsay Fujimoto, MPA ’21 February 14, 2020 Mary is a member of the Yakama Nation and grew up on the reservation, an Associate Judge for the Yakama Nation, and a mom of four children—three boys and one girl. In… Continue Reading →

MPA Faculty Present Research at the Southern Political Science Association

by Lucky Anguelov, Mike Craw, and Cali Ellis January 31, 2020 Three faculty in Evergreen’s MPA program, Lucky Anguelov, Cali Ellis, and Mike Craw, presented research at the Southern Political Science Association’s annual conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, held… Continue Reading →

Professor Trevan speaks at National Congress Of American Indians

by Anna (Staff) Rhoads October 24, 2019 Eric S Trevan, Ph.D. was an invited guest by the National Congress Of American Indians (NCAI) to speak on Tribal economies. He is a Member of the Faculty for the Master of Public… Continue Reading →

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