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Key Executive Leadership MPA Program
(202) 885-3217
Fax: (202) 885-1176
key@american.edu
Watkins Building, Room 117
Corrine Thompson-Melissari
Graduate Academic Advisor
Robert Durant
,Professor
Professor Durant’s teaching and research focus is executive branch politics, public management, policy implementation, environmental policy, and administrative reform. He is Associate Editor for Administrative Research for Public Administration Revie... [More]
Denise Fantone
,Adjunct Instructor
Ms. Fantone began her federal government career at the Department of Justice in the charter class of the Presidential Management Intern (now Fellows) Program. Following her internship she joined the Office of Management and Budget’s Budget where she ... [More]
Edward Girovasi
,Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Ed Girovasi is a Senior Consultant with the Financial, Acquisition and Resource Management Group of LMI in McLean, VA. LMI is a not-for-profit strategic consulting firm dedicated to improving the management of government programs. He provides his gov... [More]
Jocelyn Johnston
,Department Chair, Public Administration and Policy
Professor Johnston’s current research focuses on government contracting, public management, and intergovernmental programs and policy. Her publications can be seen in such scholarly journals as the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory... [More]
Joseph Kaplan
,Adjunct Instructor
JOSEPH V. KAPLAN, a founding principal of Passman & Kaplan, P.C., received his BA from Penn State University in 1975, and his JD in 1978 from Gonzaga University. In 1979, Mr. Kaplan received his LL.M. from the George Washington University National La... [More]
Nancy Kingsbury
,Adjunct Professor
In October 2000, Dr. Kingsbury assumed the newly created position of Managing Director for Applied Research and Methods at the Government Accountability Office (formerly General Accounting Office), where she is responsible for managing GAO’s advanced... [More]
Christopher Koepke
,Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Chris Koepke, Ph.D. is a Deputy Group Director for Strategic Research and Campaign Management at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). He is responsible for all Medicare communication campaigns, strategic planning, and marketing researc... [More]
Robert Kramer
,Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Professor Kramer is an internationally recognized authority on action learning, and consults on leadership development worldwide. From 2002-2005, he was director of the Key Executive Leadership MPA program at AU.In 2002 he received the Outstanding T... [More]
Patrick Malone
,Executive-in-Residence
Dr Malone teaches courses in public sector leadership, leadership ethics, organizational analysis, and public administration. He also directs the AU Key Maritime MPA program. He is a frequent guest lecturer on leadership in multiple venues including ... [More]
Robert Marshak
,Senior Scholar in Residence
Dr. Marshak has taught organization dynamics and change leadership in SPA since 1977. His areas of expertise include: organizational change and development, organizational discourse, and organization theory and behavior. Dr. Marshak has served on the... [More]
David Rosenbloom
,Distinguished Professor
Distinguished Professor of Public Administration, Rosenbloom specializes in constitutional-administrative law, administrative theory, history, reform and personnel management. A major contributor to the field and a Fellow in the National Academy of P... [More]
Carl Shapiro
,Adjunct Associate Professor
Carl Shapiro has been an economist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for over 25 years. Currently, Dr. Shapiro is the Science Impact Program Coordinator. The Science Impact Program is a focused effort to increase the use and value of natural sci... [More]
Gwendolyn Sykes
,Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Gwendolyn Sykes is currently serving as Yale University's first Chief Financial Officer (CFO). She is the former CFO for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Through her leadership, Ms. Sykes ensured the financial health of the o... [More]
Robert Tobias
,Distinguished Practitioner in Residence
Robert Tobias teaches courses in public management, leadership, facilitation and team development, conflict management and alternative dispute resolution, and managing labor management relations. In addition, he is the Director of the Institute for t... [More]
Ruth Zaplin
,Adjunct Instructor
Dr. Ruth Zaplin is the assistant director for the Key Executive Leadership Programs. Prior to becoming assistant director, Zaplin served as an executive coach and adjunct faculty member in the Key Programs. Her background includes developing and lead... [More]
Donald Zauderer
,Associate Professor Emeritus
Dr. Donald G. Zauderer is Professor Emeritus of Public Administration at American University, where he directed the Key Executive Program for emerging leaders in public service. Upon retiring from American, Dr. Zauderer served as Senior Advisor at Th... [More]



