Community Work
United Way of the Cape Fear Area, Board Member, 2016-Present; Chair, 2020-Present; Treasurer, 2019-2020; Finance Committee, Member, 2017-2020; Hurricane Relief & Recovery Allocations Committee, Member, 2018-Present; CEO Search Committee, Member, 2017
Cape Fear Collective, Research and Data Advisor, 2019-Present
MedNorth Health Center, Finance Committee, Member, 2020-Present
Voyage (formerly Blue Ribbon Commission on the Prevention of Youth Violence), Board Member, 2014-2020; Treasurer, 2014-2019; Finance and Governance Committee, Member, 2014-2020
Advisor to community nonprofits, Wilmington, NC, 2013-Present
New Hanover County SERVE Professional Development Academy, Instructor for 10 workshops on Public Budgeting (6) and Finance for the Public Servant (6), Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020
City of Wilmington Leadership Development Academy, Instructor for 2 workshops on Public Budgeting (1) and Finance for the Public Servant (1), Fall 2019
Sampson County Leadership Development Academy, Instructor for 2 workshops on Public Budgeting (1) and Finance for the Public Servant (1), Fall 2019
Cumberland County Leadership Development Academy, Instructor for 4 workshops on Public Budgeting (2) and Finance for the Public Servant (4), Spring 2019, Spring 2020
Nonprofits 101 for AmeriCorps and National Service members, Instructor for 1 workshop on Nonprofit Financial Management, Spring 2020
Academy for Strategic Management, Instructor for 3 workshops on Strategic Planning & Implementation, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015
Cape Fear Collective, Research and Data Advisor, 2019-Present
MedNorth Health Center, Finance Committee, Member, 2020-Present
Voyage (formerly Blue Ribbon Commission on the Prevention of Youth Violence), Board Member, 2014-2020; Treasurer, 2014-2019; Finance and Governance Committee, Member, 2014-2020
Advisor to community nonprofits, Wilmington, NC, 2013-Present
New Hanover County SERVE Professional Development Academy, Instructor for 10 workshops on Public Budgeting (6) and Finance for the Public Servant (6), Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020
City of Wilmington Leadership Development Academy, Instructor for 2 workshops on Public Budgeting (1) and Finance for the Public Servant (1), Fall 2019
Sampson County Leadership Development Academy, Instructor for 2 workshops on Public Budgeting (1) and Finance for the Public Servant (1), Fall 2019
Cumberland County Leadership Development Academy, Instructor for 4 workshops on Public Budgeting (2) and Finance for the Public Servant (4), Spring 2019, Spring 2020
Nonprofits 101 for AmeriCorps and National Service members, Instructor for 1 workshop on Nonprofit Financial Management, Spring 2020
Academy for Strategic Management, Instructor for 3 workshops on Strategic Planning & Implementation, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015
UNCW and Professional Service
Center for Social Impact, Founding Director, 2020-present
Master of Public Administration, Director, 2018-2020
Innovation and Economic Prosperity Committee, Member, 2020
Fall 2020 Planning Committee, Special Advisor, 2020
Faculty Senator, Public and International Affairs, 2017-2019
Faculty Senate Budget Committee, 2018-Present
Pi Alpha Alpha, UNCW Chapter, Advisor and Founder, 2014-Present
Quality Enhancement for Nonprofit Organizations, Advisory Board Member, 2013-2016
General Education Assessment
ETEAL Critical Reflection, Scorer, Summer 2018, Fall 2014
Critical Thinking, Scorer, Spring 2017
Information Literacy, Scorer, Spring 2016
Diversity, Scorer, Spring 2015
MPA Nonprofit Management Concentration, Advisor, 2013-2019
Minor in Nonprofit Management & Leadership, Co-advisor and Co-founder, 2014-2019
MPA Admissions, Scholarships, and GTAs Committee, Member, 2014-2015, 2017-Present
Faculty Peer Review Committee, Member, 2016-2017
MPA Assessment Committee, Member, 2014-2017
CHE Policy Committee, Member, 2016-2017
RTP Policy Committee, Member, 2016-2017
Committee exploring establishment of Graduate Nonprofit Certificate, Member, 2013-2016
Post-Tenure Review Policy Development Committee, Member, 2015-2016
Curriculum Committee, Member, 2015-2016
MPA Faculty Search Committee, Member, 2014-2015, 2017-2018
Directed Independent Studies (8)
Co-authored 6 conference papers and 1 published article with MPA students
ARNOVA Section on Data and Analytics, Board Chair, 2021-present
ARNOVA Section on Finance and Financial Management, Board Member, 2019-2020ARNOVA Best Conference Paper Award, Chair, 2018-2019
ARNOVA Webinar, Publications, Promotions, & Private Life: Work/Life Balance Across the Academic Career, Presenter, December 2018
ARNOVA Scholarships & Travel Grants Committee, Member, 2018
North Carolina Public Administration Alliance, Co-founder and Board Member representing UNCW
Reviewer
Public Administration Review
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
Nonprofit Management & Leadership
Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
Journal of Consumer Affairs
Journal of Technology in Human Services
Journal of Academic Ethics
Routledge, Nonprofit Financial Health book proposal, Reviewer, January 2019
Sage Publications, Nonprofit Fund Development textbook, Reviewer, September 2014
Oxford University Press, Public Administration textbook, Reviewer, August 2013
Master of Public Administration, Director, 2018-2020
Innovation and Economic Prosperity Committee, Member, 2020
Fall 2020 Planning Committee, Special Advisor, 2020
Faculty Senator, Public and International Affairs, 2017-2019
Faculty Senate Budget Committee, 2018-Present
Pi Alpha Alpha, UNCW Chapter, Advisor and Founder, 2014-Present
Quality Enhancement for Nonprofit Organizations, Advisory Board Member, 2013-2016
General Education Assessment
ETEAL Critical Reflection, Scorer, Summer 2018, Fall 2014
Critical Thinking, Scorer, Spring 2017
Information Literacy, Scorer, Spring 2016
Diversity, Scorer, Spring 2015
MPA Nonprofit Management Concentration, Advisor, 2013-2019
Minor in Nonprofit Management & Leadership, Co-advisor and Co-founder, 2014-2019
MPA Admissions, Scholarships, and GTAs Committee, Member, 2014-2015, 2017-Present
Faculty Peer Review Committee, Member, 2016-2017
MPA Assessment Committee, Member, 2014-2017
CHE Policy Committee, Member, 2016-2017
RTP Policy Committee, Member, 2016-2017
Committee exploring establishment of Graduate Nonprofit Certificate, Member, 2013-2016
Post-Tenure Review Policy Development Committee, Member, 2015-2016
Curriculum Committee, Member, 2015-2016
MPA Faculty Search Committee, Member, 2014-2015, 2017-2018
Directed Independent Studies (8)
Co-authored 6 conference papers and 1 published article with MPA students
ARNOVA Section on Data and Analytics, Board Chair, 2021-present
ARNOVA Section on Finance and Financial Management, Board Member, 2019-2020ARNOVA Best Conference Paper Award, Chair, 2018-2019
ARNOVA Webinar, Publications, Promotions, & Private Life: Work/Life Balance Across the Academic Career, Presenter, December 2018
ARNOVA Scholarships & Travel Grants Committee, Member, 2018
North Carolina Public Administration Alliance, Co-founder and Board Member representing UNCW
Reviewer
Public Administration Review
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
Nonprofit Management & Leadership
Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
Journal of Consumer Affairs
Journal of Technology in Human Services
Journal of Academic Ethics
Routledge, Nonprofit Financial Health book proposal, Reviewer, January 2019
Sage Publications, Nonprofit Fund Development textbook, Reviewer, September 2014
Oxford University Press, Public Administration textbook, Reviewer, August 2013