Nebraska Certified Public Manager Program | Graduation Ceremony, December 10, 2020

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.

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