Nebraska Certified Public Manager Program
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Graduation Ceremony December 10, 2020
Graduation Ceremony Nebraska Certified Public Managers速 Welcome & Introductions
Ellen Freeman-Wakefield, Director Nebraska Certified Public Manager速 Program, UNO School of Public Administration
Opening Remarks
Dr. John Bartle, Dean UNO College of Public Affairs and Community Service
Remarks
Dr. Mary Hamilton, Founder and Director Emeritus UNO School of Public Administration
The Farmer and The Donkey Ms. Rita Paskowitz Story Teller
Salute to Graduates
Ellen Freeman Wakefield
Closing Remarks
Dr. Craig Maher, Director UNO School of Public Administration
Celebration Story Ms. Rita Paskowitz
CPM速 Faculty 2020
Tara Bryan, Ph.D. Jim Harrold, Ph.D. Silas Clarke, MPA Ethel Hill Williams, Ph.D. Carol Ebdon, Ph.D. Christine Reed, Ph.D. Thomas Houston, J.D.
CPM速 Advisory Board Katrina Brooks, CPM Dan Esch, CPM Traci Fullerton, CPM Nicole Gallardo, CPM Mark Gordan, CPM Phil Green, MPA
Christian Janousek, Ph.D., J.D. Jooho Lee, Ph.D. Patrick McNamara, Ph.D. Megan Nelson, MPA Susan Ogborn, MPA Rita Paskowitz Dan Wheeler, Ph.D.
Mary Hamilton, Ph.D. Heike Langdon, CPM Chad Lingel, CPM Rita Paskowitz Charley Steed, MA Sue Troester, CPM
2020 Graduates
2020 Graduates
Jacob “Jake” Berst
Charles Corbett
Project
Project
Jacob Bettsworth
Matt Howey
Project
Sarpy County Sheriff’s Department Redesign
Project
Paul “PJ” Biodrowski
Sharee Jacobs
Project
Project
Community Corrections Director Sarpy County Community Corrections Implementation of the Public Safety Assessment (PSA) Into the Sarpy County Criminal Justice System
Lieutenant Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office
Information Security & I.T. Operations Manager Sarpy County Information Systems I.T. Risk Management
Community Corrections Specialist Sarpy County Community Corrections Sarpy County Community Corrections within the Sarpy County Jail
Sergeant Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office Sarpy County Sheriff Entry Level Exam Process
Information Systems Manager Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office Proposal for an Additional Intelligence Specialist
2020 Graduates
2020 Graduates
Brian McCoy
Jerry R. Self, Jr.
Project
Project
Tim Linke
Chris Vance
Project
Succession Planning for Lincoln Fire and Rescue
Project
Teresa Negron
Kris Whisenhunt
Project
Project
Facilities Management Director Sarpy County Facilities Management Raising Expectations and Accountability in a Work Order Maintenance Environment
Battalion Chief Lincoln Fire & Rescue Department
Executive Director YouTurn YouTurn Employment Program
Public, Intergovernmental & Congressional Affairs Officer. VA Central Iowa Health Care System Evaluation of Public Affairs Duties and Responsibilities within the Veterans Integrated Service Network
Sr. Administrator/Records Coordinator Sarpy County Clerk’s Office Development of Bi-lingual Services and Materials for Sarpy’s Hispanic Community
Owner/Consultant Whisenhunt Consulting; Lincoln, NE Family Friendly Financial Literacy Pilot Program
Nebraska Certified Public Manager® The Nebraska Certified Public Manager® (CPM) Program is a nationallyaccredited comprehensive management development program. It provides participants with the skill-based knowledge necessary to improve themselves and their organizations. The CPM Program boasts an outstanding faculty and a practical, results-oriented curriculum. The Nebraska CPM Program is funded and sponsored by the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) School of Public Administration. The University of Nebraska at Omaha shall not discriminate based upon age, race, ethnicity, color, national origin, gender-identity, sex, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran’s status, marital status, religion, or political affiliation. UNO is an AA/EEO /ADA institution. For questions, accommodations or assistance please call/contact Charlotte Russell, ADA/504 Coordinator (phone: 402.554.3490 or TTY 402.554.2978) or Anne Heimann, Director, Accessibility Services Center (phone: 402.554.2872).