Academy for Strategic Management

University of North Carolina Wilmington

 A 40 Hour Program

 Designed for Mid-Level

Government and Nonprofit Managers or High Potential Staff

Apply Now for Fall, 2009 Class!

For More Details and an Application
 Call the Public & International Affairs Department /Master’s of Public Administration Program at 910-465-0239 (Dr. Tom Barth)

Session Topics

 Leadership and Self-Assessment
Strategic Planning and Implementation
Managing Human Resources
Managing for Results: Performance Measurement,
Benchmarking, and Re-engineering
Meeting Management, Effective Presentations and Media Relations
Ethics, Values, and Public Perceptions

Other Academy Details:

•  Each of the six modules will be held on Fridays from 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
• Modules will be co-taught by Master of Public Administration faculty and practitioners.  Sessions will include concepts, examples, cases, and practice exercises.  The standard format will be a lecture provided by faculty followed by panels of community practitioners who will link theory with practice.
• Cost for Academy and six sessions is $500.  Scholarships are available upon request.
• This program is designed for mid-level executives in the public and nonprofit sector.  Two years of supervisory experience is preferred.  Continuing Education Credits are given and Academic Credit is Optional.

Sample Academy Faculty

UNCW:

• Tom Barth, Professor of Public Administration
• Stephen Demski, Vice Chancellor for Public Service and Continuing Studies
• Milan Dluhy, Professor of Public Administration
• Angela Douglas, Lecturer, Public Administration
• Myungjung Kwon, Assistant Professor of Public Administration
• Mark Imperial, Associate Professor of Public Administration
• Cindy Lawson, Assistant to the Chancellor, Marketing and Communications
• Laurie Paarlberg, Assistant Professor of Public Administration
• Nelson Reid, Professor of Social Work
• Debra Saunders-White, Vice Chancellor For Information Technology
• Earl Sheridan, Professor of Political Science and Wilmington City Council

Community:

• Bill Bennett, Director of Planning and Development, NC State Ports
• Mark Boyer, Public Information Office, New Hanover County
• Tufanna Thomas, Strategic Director, Blue Ribbon Commission on Youth Violence
• John Carey, Chief of Police, City of Wrightsville Beach
• Sterling Cheatham, City Manager, City of Wilmington
• Chris Coudriet, Assistant County Manager, New Hanover County
• Ben David, District Attorney, New Hanover County
• Stephen Dillon, Executive Director, The Community Foundation of Southeastern North Carolina
• Rob Gerlach, President, VTA Group
• Donna Girardot, Executive Officer, Wilmington-Cape Fear Homebuilders Assn.
• Cam Griffin, Budget Director, New Hanover County
• Scott Harrelson, Assistant to the Director, New Hanover County Health Dept.
• James Leutze, Chancellor Emeritus, UNCW
• Chris May, Executive Director, Cape Fear Council of Governments
• Landon Parker, former Assistant to the City Manager, Town of Leland
• Calvin Peck, Town Manager, Bald Head Island
• Linda Pearce, Executive Director, Elderhaus, Inc.
• Jennifer Sullivan, Development Director, Cape Fear Botanical Garden
• Malissa Talbert, Communications Manager, City of Wilmington
• Tay Keong Tan, Executive Director, Wilmington Health Access for Teens
• Chuck Thurlow, Mayor, Town of Belville, NC
• Roy Tucker, former executive with federal government

We are always looking for local executives interested in joining the faculty and sharing their expertise…please contact Dr. Tom Barth at 910-465-0239