Faculty & Staff
Quality Faculty
You’ll learn from some of the best in the field. Our full-time and adjunct faculty members bring years of public service experience, as well as academic expertise into the classroom. Many receive research grants to study and publish articles on topics including public safety, performance measurement and management, public budgeting, labor law, and education policy.
Approaches
Suffolk recruits a well-rounded team of faculty members who are leaders in academia and in practice. Our faculty manifests a variety of approaches in teaching, research, service, and practice, giving you a wide-range of role models, knowledge, and skills on which to draw.
Full-Time Faculty
Brenda Bond, PhD
Chair, Institute for Public Service
Associate Professor of Public Administration
Areas of Expertise
- Development, implementation and evaluation of public safety policies and practices
- Organizational change in criminal justice
- Systematic and collaborative approaches to organizational and community challenges
Professional Experience
Previously, Bond served as the strategic development and resource advisor for the North Eastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC) and the director of research and development at Lowell Police Department.
Degrees
PhD, MA, Brandeis University
MA, BS, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Intellectual Contributions
Brenda Bond’s Intellectual Contributions (pdf)
Contact
Phone: 617-305-1768
Fax: 617-227-4618
Email: bbond@suffolk.edu
Office: Sargent Hall, Room 5509
Brendan Burke, PhD
Associate Professor, Public Administration
Areas of Expertise
- Public Budgeting
- State and Local Government
- Public Policy
Degrees
PhD, MPA, MA University of North Carolina
BA, Georgetown University
Intellectual Contributions
Brendan Burke’s Intellectual Contributions (pdf)
Contact
Phone: 617-305-1992
Fax: 617-227-4618
Email: bburke@suffolk.edu
Office: Sargent Hall, Room 5516
Lauren Hajjar, PhD
Adjunct Professor full-time as of Fall 2018
Areas of Expertise
- Non-profits
- Organizational change
- Healthcare policy
Research & Professional Experience
- Lauren Hajjar was previously a Research Fellow at Brandeis University, where she completed her PhD in Social Policy and Management with a concentration in Behavioral Health.
- Her research focuses on the adoption of evidence-based practices within public sector organizations along with community policing and gang violence initiatives to diversity in healthcare organizations and outcomes evaluations for HIV programs.
Degrees
BA, Saint Anselm College
MA, Suffolk University
MA, PhD, Brandeis University
Contact
Email: lhajjar@suffolk.edu
Marc Holzer, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Public Administration
Areas of Expertise
- Public Policy
- Public Affairs and Administration
- Public Management in US and Europe
Professional Experience
Marc Holzer is an American public administration scholar and a defining international figure in modern public administration and affairs. Holzer’s career and dedication to public service has spanned decades, beginning with his appointment to the faculty of the John Jay College/City University of New York (1971), Rutgers University – Newark (1989), and most recently Suffolk University (2017), where he continues to make important contributions to the field. His primary research interests span public service, public affairs and administration, public performance improvement, and public management in the U.S., Asia and Europe.
Academic Career and Accomplishments
Holzer’s academic career began at the City University of New York’s John Jay College as an Assistant Professor of Public Administration in 1971. He advanced through the academic ranks, achieving an Associate Professorship in 1975 and full Professorship in 1980. Holzer continued at John Jay College until mid-1989, when he joined Rutgers University at Newark. During his tenure at Rutgers he rose to become a Distinguished Professor of Public Administration in 2002; Board of Governors Professor of Public Affairs and Administration in 2006; and University Professor in 2016. In 2006, Holzer became the Founding Dean of the Rutgers University School of Public Affairs and Administration. During his tenure as Dean, the School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) was ranked nationally in U.S. News as high as: 7th in Public Management/Administration and 23rd in Public Affairs, as well as: 4th in Information and Technology Management, 10th in Public Finance and Budgeting, 11th in City Management and Urban Policy, 18th in Nonprofit Management, and 24th nationally in Public Policy Analysis. Under his tenure as Dean, SPAA was also ranked as the 5th Most Innovative Public Service School in the U.S. (Best Value Schools); 6th in MPA rankings for Public Administration Programs (Graduate Programs.com); and 18th Most Social Media Friendly Public Administration School (MPADegree.org). In 2017, Holzer retired from Rutgers as an Emeritus Professor and joined Suffolk University’s Institute for Public Service in Boston, Massachusetts as a Distinguished Professor.
Throughout his tenure at several academic institutions, Holzer has been actively involved in academic publications within the field. He is the founder and Editor in Chief of Public Performance and Management Review (PPMR) (SSCI ranked #13), Co-Editor of the American Review of Public Administration (ARPA) (SSCI ranked #14), and Editor in Chief of the journals Chinese Public Administration Review (CPAR), and Public Voices: A Journal of Artistic, Humanistic, and Reflective Expression (PV). He previously served as Editor in Chief of the International Review of Public Administration (the journal of the Korean Association of Public Administration).
Holzer is a Past President of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA, 2000-2001), and currently chairs the ASPA Endowment. He is the founder or co-founder of a number of organizations, networks and publications, including: the School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University-Newark (2006); the National Center for Public Performance (1974); the E-Governance Institute (2005); Annual Productivity and Performance Conferences (1974); Sino-U.S. Public Administration Conferences (2002-date); Northeast Conference on Public Administration (NECoPA) (2012); the ASPA Classics Book Series (1999); the Public Solutions Books Series (2014); and ASPA sections on Korea, China and Humanities/Arts. He has also founded the Virtual Museum of Public Service (2014) and the Public Administration Gateway (2015).
He has been recognized with over 20 national and international awards for his contributions in the field of research, teaching and service. Selected Honors and Awards include: National Academy of Public Administration: Elected Fellow, 2003. The American Society for Public Administration: Dwight Waldo Award, 2013 for outstanding contributions to the professional literature of public administration over an extended career; Public Administration Review, 2015:In recognition of authorship (with Patria de Lancer Julnes) of one of the most 75 influential articles published since PAR’s inception in 1940; Paul Van Riper Award for Excellence and Service, 2018; William and Frederick Mosher Award for Best Article (in Public Administration Review) by an Academician, 2001 (With Patria de Lancer Julnes); Joseph Wholey Distinguished Scholarship Award for Best Scholarly Publication in Performance-based Governance in a Public Administration Journal, 2001 (with Patria de Lancer Julnes); Charles H. Levine Memorial Award, 2000; Donald Stone National ASPA Achievement Award, 1994. National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration and The American Society for Public Administration: NASPAA/ASPA Distinguished Research Award, 2009. National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration: Excellence in Teaching Award, 1998; Conference of Minority Public Administrators: Presidential Leadership Award, 2006; Southeastern Conference for Public Administration: The (Netherlands) Senator Peter B. Boorsma Award, 2002; Public Technology Institute: Elected Fellow, 2016; Center for Media and Peace Initiatives, 2015; School of Public Policy and Administration – University of Delaware: Charles P. Messick Fellow, 2012; International City/County Management Association: Academic Award in Memory of Stephen B. Sweeney, 2005 ; Chinese Public Administration Society: Honorary Council Member. 2004 and Award for Excellence, 2002; World Academy of Productivity Science: Elected Fellow, 2001; Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey: Board of Trustees Award for Excellence in Research, 2001; The Class of 1962 Presidential Public Service Award, 2002; Human Dignity Award, 2004;Leaders in Faculty Diversity Award, 2016.
Holzer’s more than 600 scholarly publications include: 75 Books and Monographs; Editorship of four journals and several book series, comprising 300+ volumes/issues; Editorship/Co-Editorship of 23 Journal Symposia; Authorship/Co-Authorship of 78 Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals. In addition, Holzer has served as the Chair of almost fifty doctoral dissertations in public administration and global affairs.
Degrees
PhD, University of Michigan
MPA, University of Michigan
BA, University of Rochester
Intellectual Contributions
Marc Holzer’s CV/Intellectual Contributions (pdf)
Contact
Phone: 617-573-8316
Fax: 617-994-4260
Email: mholzer@suffolk.edu
Office: Sargent Hall, Room 5412
Sandy Matava, MPA
Instructor, Public Administration
Director, Moakley Center for Public Management
Areas of Expertise
- Human Services Management
- HIV/AIDS Services
- Public Policy Analysis
- Nonprofit Strategic Analysis and Planning
- Client and Community Relations
Professional Experience
Matava is the former commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Social Services. She has also served more than a decade in the public sector as commissioner of the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind.
Degrees
MPA, Suffolk University
BA, University of Connecticut
Intellectual Contributions
Sandy Matava’s Intellectual Contributions (pdf)
Contact
Phone: 617-573-8024
Fax: 617-227-4618
Email: mmatava@suffolk.edu
Office: Sargent Hall, Room 5602
Linda J. Melconian, JD, Hon
Assistant Professor, Business Law and Ethics and Public Administration
Senior Fellow, Moakley Center for Public Management
Areas of Expertise
- Public Policy Development
- Administrative Law
- Business Law and Ethics
- Healthcare Law and Ethics
- Non-Profit Law
Professional Experience
Melconian served as a Massachusetts State Senator from 1983 to 2005 and was appointed the first woman Majority Floor Leader of the Massachusetts Senate in 1999. Previously, she served as Assistant Counsel to U.S. Speaker of the House Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr.
Degrees
JD, George Mason University
MA, George Washington University
BA, Mount Holyoke College
Intellectual Contributions
Linda Melconian’s Intellectual Contributions (pdf)
Contact
Phone: 617-557-1503
Fax: 617-227-4618
Email: lmelconian@suffolk.edu
Office: Stahl, Room 7051
M. Jae Moon, PhD
Visiting Professor
Areas of Expertise
- Public management
- Information technology
- Comparative public administration
Professional Experience
Professor Moon is Professor of the Department of Public Administration at Yonsei University. Before joining Yonsei University, he taught at the Graduate School of Public Affairs in the University of Colorado at Denver (1998-2002), George Bush School of Government and Public Service in Texas A & M University (2002-2004), and the Department of Public Administration in Korea University (2004-2006). His research interests include public management, information technology/e-government, and comparative public administration. His research has recently appeared in major public administration and policy journals.
Professor Moon is a Fellow of National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA). He also served as International Director of American Society for Public Administration and Vice President of Korean Association of Public Administration in 2017. He was Book Review Editor for Public Administration Review (2002-2005) as well as the Editor-in-Chief of International Review of Public Administration (2008-2010 and 2014-2015). He is the recipient of Mosher Award for the best article in Public Administration Review as well as the Peter Boorsma Award for International Scholar in 2009. He was a member of the Presidential Council for Future and Strategy and evaluation panel of various agencies including the Ministry of Public Administration and Security and the Ministry of Justice.
In 2015, his article on e-government was also selected as one of the most influential 75 pieces published in Public Administration Review which celebrates the 75th anniversary. Recently, he was also selected as one of three of the best lectures of 2016 for the National Institute of Human Resource Development.
Degrees
Ph.D., Maxwell School, Syracuse University
Intellectual Contributions
Douglas Snow, PhD
Professor, Public Administration
Areas of Expertise
- Public Budgeting and Financial Management
- Tax Policy
- Organization, Staffing, and Procedures of State Legislatures
- Microenterprise Finance and Economic Development
How is public money allocated? It’s a question that drives Professor Snow’s research. And it’s a topic that’s central to many MPA classes.Whether Professor Snow is studying rainy day funds or the budgeting strategies of local schools, his research provides a wealth of examples and cases that add depth to class discussions.
Degrees
PhD, Northern Illinois University
MPA, Brigham Young University
BA, Idaho State University
Contact
Phone: 617-573-8048
Fax: 617-227-4618
Email: dsnow@suffolk.edu
Office: Sargent Hall Room 5506
Aimee Williamson, PhD
Associate Professor, Public Administration
Areas of Expertise
- Education Policy
- Organizational Behavior
Degrees
PhD, MPA, University of Colorado
BA, University of Notre Dame
Intellectual Contributions
Aimee Williamson’s Intellectual Contributions (pdf)
Contact
Phone: 617-570-4896
Fax: 617-227-4618
Email: awilliamson@suffolk.edu
Office: Sargent Hall, Room 5521
Richard H. Beinecke, In Memoriam
Staff
Anna Quadri
Assistant Director
Phone: 617-573-8330
Email: aquadri@suffolk.edu
Mallory Sullivan
Conference & Publications Coordinator
Phone: 617-994-4273
Email: msullivan9@suffolk.edu
Graduate Fellows
Amruta Khedekar
Graduate Program: Suffolk University, Master of Science in Finance, 2019
Undergraduate Studies: Narsee Monjee College, Bachelor of Management Studies
Leanne McAuliffe
Graduate Program: Suffolk University, Master of Healthcare Administration, 2019
Undergraduate Studies: Merrimack College, Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training
Jonathan Mercurio
Graduate Program: Suffolk University, Master of Public Administration
Undergraduate Studies:
Alicia K. Robillon
Graduate Program: Suffolk University, Master of Public Administration, 2018
Undergraduate Studies: University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Corey Silvia
Graduate Program: Suffolk University, Master of Public Administration – Stat e & Local Government, 2018
Undergraduate Studies: University of Rhode Island, Bachelor of Science in in Health Studies & Psychology – Health Psychology
Joshua Weissman LaFrance
Graduate Program: Suffolk University, Master of Public Administration, Master of Science in Political Science, 2019
Undergraduate Studies: Suffolk University, Bachelor of Science in Government
Porntida Yansomboon
Graduate Program: Suffolk University, Master of Science in Finance, Suffolk University, 2019
Undergraduate Studies: Davenport University, International Business
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Lecturers
Sonia L. Alleyne, MA
Adjunct Professor
Areas of Expertise
- Grant management
- Public administration
- Strategic planning
- Public service
- Media relations
Research & Professional Experience
Sonia Alleyne previously served as Vice President, Community Reinvestment Manager for New England at Santander, the ninth largest bank in the world. She is a member of the Board of Overseers for the New England Aquarium, and serves on the Local Advisory Board for the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). She serves on the Board of the Massachusetts Community and Banking Council (MCBC), President of Youth Build Boston, President of the Roxbury Community College Foundation Board, member of the New England Blacks in Philanthropy, and as a Board Member for the Dorchester Board of Trade.
Degrees
BS, Northeastern University
MA, Suffolk University
Contact
Mark J. Andrews, MA
Adjunct Professor
Areas of Expertise
- Municipal Administration and Finance; Development Programs
- Collective Bargaining Strategies; Financial Management Systems
- Capital Planning, Design Development and Construction Management
- Administrative Planning, Budget Development and Grant writing
- Strategic Planning and Management Principles; Legislative Process
Research & Professional Experience
Mark Andrews currently serves as the Town Administrator of Pepperell, Massachusetts. He wrote the town’s fiscal recovery plan, “Opportunities for the Future,” that was adopted by the creation of the FY 2016 Operating budget and Capital plan. This plan utilized a combination of planned municipal efficiencies that were driven by comprehensive expenditure controls and creative revenue enhancements. He has also served as Town Administrator of Wenham, Massachusetts, and Wareham, Massachusetts.
Degrees
MPA, Suffolk University
BA, University of Lowell, Massachusetts
Leann Baldwin, MS
Lorraine Carli, MEd
Adjunct Professor
Areas of Expertise
- Grant management
- Public administration
- Strategic planning
- Public service
- Media relations
Research & Professional Experience
Lorraine Carli currently serves as vice president of Outreach and Advocacy for the National Fire Protection Association where she oversees all media and public affairs activities, editorial content for NFPA’s Web sites, the organization’s magazine, the NFPA Journal, and NFPA’s Wildland Fire Operations and Public Education Divisions. She serves as President of the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition and as a member of the Board of Directors for The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, The Center for Campus Fire Safety, and Electric Safety Foundation International (ESFI). She has served as a public relations consultant working in health care, medical technology, government, and non-profit organizations.
Degrees
MEd, University of Massachusetts
BA, Northeastern University
Contact
Sandy Cades, MBA
Adjunct Professor
Degrees
BS, University of Pennsylvania
MBA, Boston University
Contact
scades@suffolk.edu
Ronald Corbett, EDD
Adjunct Professor
Degrees
AB, Harvard University
EDD, University of Massachusetts
MS, Northeastern University
Contact
rpcorbett@suffolk.edu
David Farrag, ESQ
Adjunct Professor
Degrees
JD, Suffolk University
MPA, Suffolk University
BS, Northeastern University
Contact
Douglas Gutro, MPA
Adjunct Professor
Areas of Expertise
- Local, State, and Federal governance
- Environmental policy
- Quantitative analysis
Research & Professional Experience
Douglas Gutro is currently the Acting Director of Public Affairs at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s regional office in Boston. Gutro served fourteen years as a local elected official, in his hometown of Quincy, Massachusetts, including a term as City Council President. He served as a member of the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s Board of Directors and on the board of the Massachusetts Municipal Councilors Association. In 2014, he was selected as a member of a State Department sponsored team of local municipal officials to participate in a public administration exchange program traveling to Pakistan. In 2000, he was selected to travel to India as part of a cultural exchange program sponsored by Rotary International.
Degrees
MPA, Suffolk University
BS, University of Massachusetts – Boston
Contact
Jenny Joseph-Hayle, MPA
Adjunct Professor
Degrees
BA, San Francisco State University
MPA, Suffolk University
Contact
jjoseph1@suffolk.edu
Richard J. Kelliher, JD
Adjunct Professor
Areas of Expertise
- State and Local government
- Capital planning
- Public finance & Financial management
Research & Professional Experience
- Richard Kelliher recently served as an Interim Town Administrator for the Town of Belmont, Interim Labor Relations Hearing Officer for the City of Boston, and currently works with the Moakley Center for Public Management at Suffolk University and the Collins Center for Public Management at the University of Massachusetts-Boston.
- He has served as the Chief Administrative Officer of Newton, Massachusetts, an Adjunct Faculty with Clark University, the Associate Director of the Massachusetts Municipal Association, as Manager of Little City Hall in Jamaica Plains, and many more.
Degrees
BA, Harvard College
JD, Suffolk University
Contact
rjkelliher@suffolk.edu
Mike Lavin, PhD
Adjunct Professor
Areas of Expertise
- Non-profit management
- Program evaluation
- Human resource management & Local government administration
- Grant writing & management
- Administrative law
- Strategic planning & Public policy analysis
Research & Professional Experience
- Michael Lavin, PhD is an adjunct professor and former retired professor with the Institute for Public Service.
- His previous research focused on Land-Use Planning in Massachusetts, Business & Governmental Relations, Strategic Planning, Regional Event Impact Studies, and Municipal and Educational Relations.
- He served with The Charles River Center, the Merrimack Valley Center for Self-Direct Leadership, Career Resources Corporation, the Town of Barnstable, Town of Yarmouth, U.S. Congressman William Delahunt, Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, and many more.
- Devoted and served within the Statewide Steering Committee, The Arc of Cape Cod, Chair of the International Conference on e-Government, hosted the Cape Cod Breakfast Seminar Series, and as a founding member of the Merrimack Valley Partners.
Degrees
BA, Saint Anselm College
MA, College of William & Mary
PhD, Tufts University
Contact
mlavin@suffolk.edu
Nancy London, MA
Adjunct Professor
Areas of Expertise
- Grant writing & management
- Public administration
- Strategic planning & management
Research & Professional Experience
- Nancy London is a principal and co-founder of Grants Etcetera, Inc., a consulting company that specializes in resource development, grant writing and research, strategic planning, program design and implementation, board development, organizational change, and training in each of these areas.
- She served as the Chief of Staff to the Mayor in Newburyport, Massachusetts, helping the City go from a deficit situation to its first surplus in many years.
- Ms. London currently works for the Mayor of Newburyport as the City’s part-time grant writer.
- She is one of nine founding members of the Hull View Montessori Charter Public School. She has served on the Board of Trustees as well as the Trustees Committee of the Board.
Degrees
BA, MA, Ohio State University
Contact
nlondon@suffolk.edu
Bernard Lynch, MPA
Adjunct Professor
Areas of Expertise
- Non-profits
- Organizational change
- Strategic planning
- Procurement
- Human resource management
Research & Professional Experience
- Bernard Lynch serves as the Founder and Principal of Community Paradigm Associates, LLC, a multi-faced consultancy group focusing on municipal law, economic and community development, public finance, and so much more.
- He has served as City Manager of Lowell, Massachusetts; Town Manager, Executive Secretary, and Community Development Coordinator for Chelmsford, Massachusetts; and as a Policy Analyst for the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency.
- He has taught within the University of Lowell’s and the University of Massachusetts-Lowell’s the Political Science Department offering courses on Public Administration, Urban Politics, and Fiscal Policy.
Degrees
BS, University of Lowell
MPA, University of Massachusetts
Contact
Eric Mitchell, MPA
Adjunct Professor
Degrees
BA, Tufts University
MS, MPA, Suffolk University
Contact
edmitchell@suffolk.edu
Donna Morrison, MA
Adjunct Professor
Degrees
MA, University of Massachusetts Boston
BS, BA, University of South Florida
Contact
dmorrison@suffolk.edu
Nicole Rivers, MPA
Adjunct Faculty
Assistant Director, Moakley Center for Public Management
Areas of Expertise
- Organization development
- Project management & Development
- Strategic planning
- Policy analysis
- Quantitative analysis
- Grant administration
Research & Professional Experience
- Nicole Rivers is an instructor with the Institute for Public service as well as the Assistant Director to the Moakley Center for Public Management.
- She has professional experience in a variety of areas including organizational development, project management, program development, group facilitation, strategic planning, policy analysis, outcomes measurement, statistical data analysis, program evaluation, market research, and grant administration.
- Her research as a previous Department Fellow focused on HIV/AIDS consumer groups, interviewing human service providers, consumers, and community leaders, and designed and implemented a community policy survey for the City of Somerville.
Degrees
BS, Bridgewater State College
MPA, Suffolk University
Contact
Nicole Rivers
nrivers@suffolk.edu
Gina Spaziani, MA
Adjunct Professor
Areas of Expertise
- Non-profit management
- Public administration – Higher Education Finance and Education Policy
- Grants management
- Entrepreneurship
- Strategic and operational planning – including business plans
Research & Professional Experience
- Gina M. Spaziani is an adjunct professor with the Institute for Public Service.
- She currently serves as the Acting Vice President for Administration and Finance at Middlesex Community College.
- She has experience with policy development and budget analysis as a legislative staffer in the areas of education, human services and public safety.
- She has served as the Budget Director of the Executive Office of Education working on education policy, budget development, and capital planning for early education through higher education.
- She has served on numerous task forces over the years including funding for education, welfare reform, capital planning, and education reform.
Degrees
BA, MA, Suffolk University
Contact
jspaziani@suffolk.edu
Gary Wallace, LPD
Adjunct Professor
Areas of Expertise
- Non-Profits
- Strategic management & planning
- Intergovernmental cooperation
Research & Professional Experience
- Garry Wallace, LPD is an adjunct professor with the Institute for Public Service.
- He currently serves as the CEO/Executive Director of the Lowell Housing Authority that has an annual operating budget of over $30 million that serves thousands of low-moderate income elders, families, and people with special needs.
- He serves as President of two non-profits, The Lowell Youth Activities Program, Inc. that provides college scholarships to low-moderate income youth in the LHA’s programs and Operation Returning Veterans whose mission is to help facilitate comprehensive services for post 9/11 returning veterans.
- He serves as President of Massachusetts Chapter of American Society of Public Administrators as well as a editor and commentator for its monthly publication.
Degrees
BA, University of Massachusetts
MPA, Suffolk University
LPD, Northeastern University
Contact
gkwallace@suffolk.edu