Spring 2007 MPP Alumni Notes
MPP ’06
Elizabeth Bax Hoffman has moved to Rockville, Md., where her husband, Mike, is working for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Ann Hardman joined the U.S. Department of State as a Foreign Service Officer in September 2006. She is currently in language training and will serve a two-year tour at the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh, beginning in July 2007.
Kris Nordstrom is co-author of a report released in March 2007 by the N.C. Budget and Tax Center titled “Getting Our Money’s Worth: An Evaluation of the Economic Model Used for Awarding State Business Subsidies.” The report questions the benefits of incentives offered to companies expanding into North Carolina, and was featured in the News and Observer on March 23, 2007. Kris works at the N.C. Fiscal Research Division in Raleigh, N.C.
Kuangzhen Wu and her husband welcomed a daughter, Tiffany Tianyi Zhang, on Feb. 22. Kuangzhen and her family live in Shanghai, China.
MPP ’05
Jill Homan is working for Perseus Realty, a real estate acquisitions and development firm in Washington, D.C.
Anika Rasner has a new position as a research scientist at the German Social Security Administration in Berlin, Germany. Anika is completing her PhD at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.
Paul Stahle was accepted into the U.S. Foreign Service and will begin work on April 30. Paul and his wife, Ryan, welcomed Simon Jed Stahle on March 5, 2007, joining brother, Jasper, and sister, Isabella.
MPP ’04
Tim Greeff, who focuses on fighting the construction of new coal plants for the Natural Resources Defense Council, worked effectively with a coalition of environmental groups to challenge the construction of 11 new coal plants in Texas by TXU Energy, resulting in the reduction of the proposed construction from 11 plants to 3, and an agreement to refrain from building additional coal plants using current coal technology. Tim was a featured expert in news coverage of the TXU agreement in the Boston Globe, Houston Chronicle, and other media.
MPP ’03
Nick Cornelisse and his wife, Mel, announce the birth of Riley Benjamin Cornelisse on March 14, 2007. Nick works at the U.S. Government Accountability Office in Washington, D.C.
Kevin Hutchinson, his wife, Katherine, and his daughter, Ellie, welcomed a son, Conlon James (“CJ”) Hutchinson, on March 5, 2007. Kevin is a consultant with Public Consulting Group in Raleigh, N.C.
Heather Lee has a new position as assistant director of the Police Athletic League of New York City.
MPP ’02
Scott Douglas, along with his wife, Diane, and son, Malcolm, announce the birth of Philip James Douglas on January 14, 2007. Scott is a policy analyst at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Delvecchio Finley is president of the California Chapter of the National Association of Health Services Executives, president of the California Association of Health Leaders, a fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives, and a regent with the California-Northern and Central California Region of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Delvecchio is a division administrator at San Francisco General Hospital.
Fang Liu, her husband, Hongliang Cui, and their daughter, Sydney, welcomed a son and brother, Austin Cui, on Jan. 19. Fang and her family live in Winston-Salem, where she is an attorney with Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice.
Eric Sapp and his partner in Common Good Strategies, Mara Vanderslice, were featured in the April 2007 issue of Details Magazine as two of 27 mavericks who are changing 2007. Eric lives in Alexandria, Va.
Margaret Smith-Isa left Kaiser Permanente to join the state of Oregon’s Public Employees Benefit Board as program development coordinator. She’ll be working to improve health care quality and outcomes for state employees.
MPP ’01
Eric Baim has joined the health care practice of Hogan & Hartson as an associate in the Washington, D.C., office.
MPP ’00
Greg Ferrante is leaving his position with Booz Allen Hamilton to join the Gates Foundation in Seattle, Wash., as a financial analyst.
Amy Hepburn and her family, Matt, Juliette and Liliana Fore, welcomed a son and brother, Gavin Fore, on March 10.
Kerry Reichs has written a novel that has been accepted for publication by Harper Collins, tentatively scheduled for publication in June 2008. Kerry lives in Washington, D.C.
MPP ’99
Julie Prince Bell has left the N.C. Division of Aging and Adult Services and is now an independent consultant and association manager. She and her family live in Cary, N.C.
Cindy Siebert Kinkade and her family welcomed a son, Ian, in June 2006. Cindy is a project manager at EDAW in San Diego, Calif.
MPP ’98
Jennifer Baker Frownfelter, along with her husband, Brian, and son, Gavin, announce the birth of son Cole on March 4, 2007. Jennifer works at URS in Phoenix, Ariz.
Jeff Bland, along with his family, Karen, Rory and Sawyer, welcomed Georgia Gert Bland on Dec. 21, 2006. Jeff is an attorney with Hinshaw & Culbertson in Minneapolis, Minn.
MPP ’97
Carolyn Crone Bugg is an adjunct professor in the Department of Government at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va. She is teaching a course in International Political Economy and will be teaching Introduction to Public Policy and Public Administration in the fall semester.
Stephen Elmore has left his position as executive director of the Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute to be a Budget Analyst on Veterans and International Affairs at the Committee on the Budget of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C.
Petrea Moyle Marchand, along with her husband, Vince, and stepdaughter, Maddie, announce the birth of Cordelia Ann Marchand on Feb. 4, 2007. Petrea has also been promoted to government affairs manager for Yolo County, Calif.
Brant Phillips was recently appointed general counsel to the Tennessee Democratic Party. Brant is an attorney with Bass, Berry & Sims in Nashville, Tenn.
MPP ’96
Kirk Odegard has completed his assignment with the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland, and is returning to his position at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, D.C.
Russell Rothman and his family welcomed a daughter, Elena Mia Rothman, on Nov. 8, 2006. Russell is assistant professor of internal medicine and pediatrics and director of the Program on Effective Health Communication at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.
MPP ’94
Mark Pugsley has been appointed to a four-year term as the attorney representative on the Utah Securities Advisory Board by Utah Governor Jon M. Huntsman Jr. Mark is an attorney with Ray, Quinney & Nebeker in Salt Lake City, Utah.
MPP ’93
Paul Brathwaite has left the Congressional Black Caucus for a position as a principal at the Podesta Group, a bipartisan government affairs and public relations firm in Washington, D.C.
MPP ’92
Mary Arndtsen recently moved to New Hope, Pa., with her family. She is an environmental management consultant with Environmental Resources Management (ERM) in Ewing, N.J.
Sheila White Chavis and her husband, Kevin, announce the birth of Logan Asher Chavis on Dec. 11, 2006. Logan joins brothers Kyle and Mekhi. Sheila is an attorney with Brent Adams & Associates in Raleigh, N.C.
MPP ’91
Cindy Adcock has left Equal Justice Works to joint the faculty of Charlotte School of Law, a new law school in Charlotte, N.C., as director of experiential learning programs and assistant professor.
Nicole Sullivan was honored with a 2006 N.C. State Employees’ Award for Excellence, the highest honor a state employee may receive, for innovations in her position as manager of the Office of Research and Planning at the North Carolina Department of Corrections.
MPP ’89
Julie Oletsky Katz has 16-month-old twins, Jesse and Jordan. She lives in Las Vegas, Nev.
MPP ’86
Scott Litch was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Association Forum of Chicagoland. Scott is deputy executive director and general counsel of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry in Chicago, Ill.
MPP ’85
Miriam Saxon will complete Divinity School at Duke University and will be ordained as an Episcopal deacon on May 19, 2007 and then ordained as a priest six months later, in accordance with church canon law. Miriam and her family live in Hillsborough, N.C.
MPP ’84
Hilmi Akil has recently moved to Washington, D.C. to serve as the representative to the United States for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
MPP ’83
Sylvia Malm has been named a team leader at EPA for a project on source water and agriculture. Sylvia works in the prevention branch of the Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C.
MPP ’77
Ran Coble is director of the N.C. Center for Public Policy Research in Raleigh, N.C., which has won two national awards for policy research from the Governmental Research Association, a group of 33 public policy groups in 22 states. NCCPPR received the award for Most Distinguished Research for its study of key issues in higher education and governance of public universities, and an award for Policy Studies that Best Educate the Public for its study of economic development in Eastern North Carolina. Ran was also elected 2007 President of the Governmental Research Association.
