E-mail: ramona3@uakron.edu

University of Akron, Department of Public Administration & Urban Studies. Currently teaching: Introduction to the Profession of Public Administration, Ethics in Public Service, and Leadership and Decision-Making (Fall 1999 – Spring 2000).

Arizona State University, College of Public Programs, School of Public Affairs. Guest Lecturer. Areas of specialization: The Foundations of Public Administration and Intergovernmental Relations (Fall 1998 – Spring 1999).

EMPLOYMENT (University Administration):

Arizona State University, College of Education, Assistant to the Dean for Public and Political Affairs. Official media spokesperson and development officer for the college. Coordinated activities of the business advisory committee and superintendent’s advisory committee, 1988-1993.

Arizona State University, Office of the Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Special Assistant for Administrative Projects. Reported directly to the vice-president on multiple university projects. Assisted with the coordination of the university’s federal lobbying efforts, liaison to the deans of the several colleges, identified and articulated the scope and direction of university/tenant relations in the ASU Research Park, 1984-1986.

Southwest Key, Inc., Program Director, Unaccompanied Minors Shelter Care Program. Staffed and operated a 24 hour secure residential shelter under contract with the Office of International Affairs (OIA) and the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Mayor responsibility for balancing a $2 million budget and supervising 54 multilingual staff (Mandarin, Spanish, Hindi), 1996-1997.

Boettcher & Company, Associate, Municipal Finance. Financial advisor to schools, colleges and universities. Analyzed existing and future debt structures. Prepared Official Statements, maintained contact with bond rating agencies, bond counsel, treasurers, school administrators, governing boards, and the state legislature, 1986-1988.

Office of Congressman John McCain (now U.S. Senator), Deputy Administrative, Assistant. Coordinated casework originating in the district office with the Washington, D.C. office. Supervised staff, interns, and volunteers. Prepared responses to constituent inquiries and special requests. Addressed constituent concerns in education, veteran’s affairs, and social security. Assisted with the planning and coordination of congressional field hearings on the "Rising Cost of Health Care in the United States." Liaison to community groups, colleges, universities, and tribal governments, 1983-1984.

"Affirmative Action Policies and Workplace Discrimination: Perceived Effects on the Careers of Mexican Americans in Municipal Administration," Review of Public Personnel Administration, (Summer 1999), pp. 49-57.

"Mexican American Professionals in Municipal Administration: Do They Really Lag Behind in Terms of Education, Seniority, and On-the-Job Training?" Public Personnel Management. (In Press.)

"Can Mentoring Mean the Difference Between Success and Failure for Mexican American Professionals? – A Research Note," Journal of Public Management and Social Policy, Race and Ethnic Studies Institute, Texas A & M.

U. S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Appointed by the Secretary of Defense to a nine member civilian advisory board, 1990-1993.

Community Colleges of the Air Force, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama. Appointed by the Secretary of Defense to a nine member civilian advisory board. 1990 recipient of the Air Force Award for Meritorious Civilian Service, 1986-1990.

National Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, U. S. Department of Education, Washington, D. C. Appointed by the Secretary of Education to a thirteen member advisory board, 1990-1992.

Distinguished Graduate, Maricopa County Community Colleges District Governing Board, 1986.

Delegate to the World Congress on Land Policy, London, England, 1985.

Arizona State University Research Park Board of Directors. Honored as the first woman appointed to the board as a charter member, 1984.

U. S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General. Honored for services rendered as director of the Unaccompanied Minors Shelter Care Program, 1997.

Southwest Key Program, Inc. Honored for developing a national model for the care of unaccompanied minors, 1997.

Intern. Scottsdale Community College Legislative Intern Program. Intern for Majority Leader, Sandra Day O’Connor (now U. S. Supreme Court Justice.)

Fellow. Kellogg National Fellowship Program, Battle Creek, MI. One of forty-three candidates selected to represent the State of Arizona. Studied day care policies in the United States, England, Sweden, Finland, Japan, Australia, Canada, and Ecuador.

Panel moderator and panelist. Public Administration Theory Network, January 28-29, 2000, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Conference theme: "Multiple Perspectives, Multiple Works." Panel title: "American Film: Perceptions of and Impact on Public Programs, Public Policy, and Public Officials."

Panelist. American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) 61^st National Conference, San Diego, CA, April 1-4, 2000. Panel topic: "Seeing through the glass darkly? Public Administration through the Cinematic Lens."

American Political Science Association (1999).

American Society for Public Administration (1999).