Part-Time Staff

David retired in 2018 after serving over eight years as City Manager for Independence, Oregon. While Independence was not the last City in which David served, there was none better over a 40-year public service career...

Diane L. Odeh is a Ph.D. candidate at Portland State University’s Hatfield School of Government, where her research focuses on civic engagement, social equity, administrative ethics, and organizational development....

Senior Fellow at the Center for Public Service at PSU.

Elizabeth Holmes Gaar brings over 42 years of public service dedicated to natural resources management and collaborative leadership to her role leading Portland State University’s Executive Seminar Program in Natural...

Ivy O’Neal is a Center for Public Service Fellow. She currently serves as the Capstone Advisor and Instructor within the Executive Master of Public Administration program. Additionally, Ivy works with visiting scholars...

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Jillian Girard, PhD is a researcher and educator specializing in the public and non-profit sectors. Based in Portland, Oregon, she teaches a wide range of research-focused topics, including quantitative and qualitative...

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Kent Robinson is a CPS Senior Fellow with an interest in local government service design, public revenue and finances, and public program governance. Kent has served as the project team leader for several CPS consulting...

KONO, Nariyo, Ph.D, is Senior Fellow, Center for Public Service and Adjunct Assistant Professor, University Studies Program at Portland State University in Oregon, USA. Born and educated in Japan, Nariyo Kono received...

Nhu To-Haynes is a public health consultant and instructor with over 25 years of public health experience at both local and state levels of government. Dedicated to providing innovative and comprehensive technical assistance...

Ms. Reva Feldman is an executive level leader with over 25 years of experience working in local government, city management, finance, budgeting, legislative matters, grant management, leadership development, special...

Dr. Mogren completed a 27-year career as an Army engineer officer in June 2001. His final assignment was to serve as the Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff for the Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division headquartered...

Bob Winthrop has been a part-time Senior Fellow with Portland State's Center for Public Service since 2010. He led the development of the Center's expertise in Oregon public sector compensation. Bob has co-authored...

Sara is a research fellow for the Public Compensation team at Portland State University’s Center for Public Service (CPS). Her work focuses on data collection, data analysis, and report writing. In addition, she is...

Dr. Lazenby serves as Adjunct Associate Professor for the Center for Public Service and has taught courses in both the EMPA and MPA programs since 2007. In his research and projects role at CPS, Lazenby specializes...

Dr. Morford is an adjunct faculty in the Department of Public Administration, with more than 35 years as a practitioner and academic in the field of human dimensions of natural resources in the U.S. and Canada. She...

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