Community Engagement

Professional Leadership and Affiliations

Leadership Roles:

Massachusetts Department of Higher Education Basic Needs Committee 2020-2021
United Way of Greater Plymouth County – Board of Directors 2016-2019
Global Spark – Board of Directors and Treasurer 2011-2018
American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) – Special Assistant to the President for Fundraising and Resource Development 2011-2012
Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM) – American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) – Executive Committee Member 2007-2010
Section on Transportation Policy and Administration Executive (STPA) American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)- Executive Committee Member 2006-2008, Chair-Elect 2008, Chair 2008 to 2010
Section for Women in Public Administration (SWPA) -American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) – Executive Committee Member 2005-2007
BSU NEASC Accreditation Steering Committee Member- Section 8 Leader 2011-2012
BSU Center for Sustainability Co-Coordinator 2010, Coordinator 2011-2014
Political and Economic Development Committee Chair – BSU Center for Sustainability 2007-2010
BSU Presidents’ Climate Commitment Task Force Member and Chair 2007-2012
Sustainable Communities – BSU Television Program Founder and Moderator 2011
BSU Davis Grant Committee Member 2011-2012
Global Civic Education and Leadership Projects Program- Program Director- 2007- 2015
Forced Migration Exploratory Project on Forced Migration in Jordan- Trip to Jordan’s Syrian and Palestinian Refugee Camps Summer 2014
Student and Research Trips for Women as Global Leaders and Insight Dubai in the United Emirates 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011
Center for Legislative Studies- Commonwealth Politics – Television program Moderator/Commentator 2006-2010
BSU Public Administration Graduate Internship Coordinator 2006-2015 and Political Science Undergraduate Internship Coordinator 2006-2011
BSU Internship Faculty Working Group 2007- 2011

Professional Affiliations:

Institutional Representative (IR) for the MA ACE Women’s Network
American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
Phi Alpha Alpha – National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration
Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM) – ASPA
Section for Women in Public Administration (SWPA) – ASPA
Section on Transportation Policy and Administration (STPA) – ASPA

Community Development Consultation, Research, and Outreach

Leadership Roles:

Faculty Director of the Institute for Policy Analysis and Regional Engagement 2013-2015
Faculty Director of the Institute for Regional Development 2007-2009

Community Projects, Research, and Outreach:

HEALing Federal Grant- Opioid Abuse Prevention- Principal Investigator 2020-2021
Support the Soupman Strategic Planning and Fundraising 2020-2021
Plymouth 400 Indigenous Conference Organizing 2018-2020
Massachusetts Chronicles 2018-2021
Veterans in the Workforce Report- IPARE 2015
Green Cities Initiatives in the Gateway Cities Report- IPARE 2015
Southeastern MA Workforce Development Baseline Report- IPARE 2014
United Way Regional Needs Assessment- IPARE 2013-2014
Town of Whitman Economic Development Study- IPARE 2013
BSU Economic Impact Study- IPARE 2013
Medicinal Marijuana Zoning for Brockton, MA- IPARE- 2013-2014
Greater Brockton Community Health Network Area 22- IPARE- 2013
College Shadowing Days- Institute for Social Justice and Mentors for Change 2013
Razia’s Ray of Hope Policy, Procedures, and Strategic Plan- IPARE 2013
Town of Carver Solar Energy Use Citizen Survey-IPARE 2012
Community Connections of Brockton Strategic Plan- IPARE 2012
Southeastern Homeland Security Regional Advisory Council- Analysis and Inventory Update for the Massachusetts Resource Directory Database System ($81,800 project grant) -2008-2009
BAWIB Brockton Schools Drop-Out Study ($15,000 project grant) 2008-2009
Northeastern Economic Developers Association Work and Benefits Study 2009
Community-Based Social Marketing for Residential and Commercial Water Conservation- Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs- ($26,000 project grant) 2007-2008
Town of Avon Citizen Survey 2009
Heritage Museums and Gardens Strategic Planning and Marketing Assessment 2009
Plymouth Chamber of Commerce Strategic Planning 2009
Boston Public Library Investor Education Workshops Evaluation 2008
Community Engagement in Sustainable Development and Environmental Planning 2006-2007 (Sustainability Education and Project Development with Bridgewater Citizens and BSU Student Hosts)- Co-Founder and Co-Coordinator- BSU College and Community Partnerships with Susan McCombe
Green Awareness Day at Bridgewater/Raynham High School- April 17, 2007
Green Rally at BSU with Bridgewater/Raynham and Middleborough High Schools- November 2, 2007
Citizen Leadership Program Director and Trainer 2006-2009, 2013-2017
Old Colony Crossroads Collaborative- Development Team Convener and Facilitator 2008-2009
Massachusetts Archeological Society Survey Design 2009
VINFEN Staff Development Project- BSU Institute for Regional Development 2008
Explore Historic Plymouth Community Development Project- BSU Institute for Regional Development 2007-2008
Old Colony Y Membership Survey- BSU Institute for Regional Development 2007 and 2008
City of Salem Downtown Assessment Survey- BSU Institute for Regional Development 2007
Expanding the Learning Time Project Mediator- Rochester Memorial School- BSU Institute for Regional Development 2005
IRD Development Committee & IRD Visioning Committee 2005-2007
Creative Approaches for the Revitalization of New England Communities, Lecture and Training Faculty Organizer, May 2, 2008.
Budgeting 2010 Summit: Impacts of State Budgeting Issues on Local Governments, Organizer, May 11, 2009.
NEBHANDS- Technical Assistance to Charitable Organizations 2004-2005
VISINET INC- Accreditation Planning and Grant Development 2004-2005
BSU University Travel and Carbon Emissions Management Study and Report 2010
BSU Air Travel Emissions Offsets Report 2008
New England Roots and Shoots of the Jane Goodall Institute –Mentoring Strategic Plan Consultant and Service Learning Project Coordinator 2007
Bridgewater Fire Department- Assistance with National Health Service- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant application 2006