Leanna L. Holmer
Associate Professor
Ph.D. Public Policy and Management, Ohio State University
Dr. Holmer has more than 20 years experience in management and consulting capacities with state, local, and nonprofit organizations. She also provides training, organization development, and strategic planning services for a diverse group of public agencies and nonprofit organizations. Her published articles have focused on the role of emotional development in leadership and organizational health, and on strategies for teaching leadership, team, and management skills. Dr. Holmer teaches Organizational Analysis, Management and Human Relations Skills, and Social Justice and Social Policy. contact: llh@seattleu.edu

Russell M. Lidman
Professor and Director, Institute of Public Service
Ph.D. Economics, University of Wisconsin
Prior to becoming the Director of Seattle University's Institute of Public Service, Dr. Lidman was Assistant Commissioner in the Employment Security Department of Washington State with responsibility for policy and he served as Governor Locke's Executive Policy Advisor in human services. Earlier, he held positions as Director of the Washington State Institute for Public Policy and Academic Vice President and Provost of The Evergreen State College. Dr. Lidman has worked, conducted research and published in the areas of welfare reform, human resources, higher education and economic development. He was responsible for the policy design of this state's WorkFirst welfare reform. Dr. Lidman teaches Government Finance, Policy Formation and Implementation, and Comparative Public Administration. contact: lidmanr@seattleu.edu

Kent Robinson
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Public Administration and Policy, Portland State University
Dr. Robinson's research interests include citizen trust in government and natural resource management. He previously taught both undergraduate and graduate courses at Lewis and Clark College and Portland State University. His extensive professional experience includes working as a policy analyst for the American Forest and Paper Association and an operations research analyst and computer programmer with the U.S. Forest Service. He teaches Policy and Program Research and Public Budgeting for the MPA program. contact: robinsok@seattleu.edu.

James E. Sawyer
Associate Professor
Ph.D. Economics, University of Utah
Dr. Sawyer has held the Louis B. Gaffney Chair of Arts and Sciences at Seattle University, and teaching and administrative appointments at West Virginia University and Oregon State University. He is currently working with an international consortium of public and private institutions focused upon innovation and the diffusion of information technology, particularly to economically marginalized populations. Dr. Sawyer teaches Economic Analysis and Management Analysis and Control. contact: jsawyer@seattleu.edu

Paul E. Sommers
Professor
Ph.D. Economics, Yale
Dr. Sommers is a noted scholar in regional economics and public policy. His areas of expertise include community and economic development and workforce education. His research record is extensive, with over 120 articles, book chapters, and reports, as well as over 40 invited conference presentations. Dr. Sommers earned his Ph.D. in economics from Yale University and his bachelors from the University of California at Berkeley. He taught for many years at the Northwest Policy Center at the University of Washington's Evans School of Public Affairs. Dr. Sommers joined the Institute of Public Service staff in July 2004, and teaches Policy and Program Research and Public Budgeting. contact: sommersp@seattleu.edu

Marie Rose Wong
Associate Professor
Ph.D. Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington.
Dr. Wong's teaching and research interests are in urban studies, including housing, history, and land use development, and in Asian American studies. She has a number of publications and presentations on Chinese American settlements and urban preservation of ethnic communities. Prior to joining Seattle University, she taught at Texas A&M, Iowa State University, and the University of Washington. Dr. Wong teaches Creating and Sustaining the Livable City. contact: docwong@seattleu.edu

John Collins, Ph.D.

James B. Hogan, Ph.D.