The mission of the UNC MPA Alumni Association is to advance and support public service leaders by maintaining and strengthening connections among alumni, students, and faculty. To support this mission, they focus their efforts in the areas of connection, collaboration, and contribution.
The program’s core values are:
All matriculants of the UNC MPA program are eligible for full membership in the Alumni Association. Full members hold voting rights and are eligible for elected office and all privileges afforded members of the Alumni Association. In addition, cooperating membership may be extended to those who have an interest in the UNC MPA program and the betterment of public service. Cooperative members may not hold elective office in the Association, nor may they vote. Current MPA students are always welcome—and encouraged—to attend any Alumni Association-sponsored events.
| President | Jennifer Fox ’19
Business services manager, Durham Workforce Development Board |
| President – Elect |
Deepti Panjabi ’14
Client success manager, BetterUp |
| Past – President |
Corey Petersohn ’16
Budget, innovation, and strategic initiatives manager, Town of Holly Springs, NC |
| Treasurer | Lee Worsley ’97
Executive director, Triangle J Council of Governments |
| Secretary | Brian Murphy ’20
Budget and management analyst, Town of Chapel Hill, NC |
| Scholarship Chair |
Sarah Hazel ’14
Chief sustainability and resiliency officer, City of Charlotte, NC |
| Board Members (Term ends Dec. 2023) |
Nick Byrne ’16
Associate general counsel, Clark Capital Management Group |
| Josh Edwards ’07
Assistant manager, Athens-Clarke County (GA) Unified Government |
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| Jonathan Griffin ’16
Finance director, Transylvania County, NC |
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| Toney Thompson ’18
Innovation strategist, Wake County, NC |
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| Kirsten Wyatt ’04
Executive director and co-founder, Engaging Local Government Leaders |
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| Kenneth Woodcock ’99
Maxwell Air Force Base chief, security forces, U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command |
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| Board Members (Term ends Dec. 2022) |
Courtney Cooper-Lewter ’20
Management analyst, Chatham County, NC |
| Michael Halford ’92 (completing Deepti Panjabi’s term)
County manager, Guilford County, NC |
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| Brian Haney ’17
Assistant county manager, Harnett County, NC |
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| Ryan Rotundo ’16
Founder and CEO, Fratello Consulting Group |
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| Roger Stancil ’78
Retired town manager, Chapel Hill, NC |
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| Alex Vazquez ’16
Senior utility analyst, City of Raleigh, NC |
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| Student Representatives | |
| Ex-Officio Members |
Willow Jacobson MPA director jacobson@sog.unc.edu(link sends e-mail), 919-966-4760 |
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Alumni & External Relations 919-966-4159 |
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| Elizabeth Langefeld Associate director of academic advising and student life elangefeld@sog.unc.edu(link sends e-mail), 919-843-7330 |
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| Brandon Foster Director of annual giving and alumni relations foster@sog.unc.edu(link sends e-mail), 919-962-0426 |
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