Indiana University and its O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs will play host to an in-person meeting as part of the National Academy of Public Administration’s Fall meeting.
NAPA is presenting five full days of programming in early November. While all events are being offered virtually, in-person attendance will be available at five host sites, including IU Bloomington on November 9. The other four in-person sessions will take place in Washington, D.C., Phoenix, Omaha, and San Francisco.
The IU event will focus on “Public Leadership to Expand the Boundaries of Urban Sustainability.” O’Neill School faculty members will serve as moderators for the three panel sessions, with a luncheon keynote address by acclaimed best-selling author Frances Moore Lappé.
While the event is free to attend for IU faculty, staff, and students, advanced registration is required.
“We’re honored to host such a distinguished group of visitors as part of NAPA’s annual fall meeting,” said O’Neill School Dean Sian Mooney. “We look forward to hosting a spirited dialogue with many of the nation’s leading experts on sustainability and remarks from Frances Moore Lappé.”
Founded in 1967, NAPA helps government leaders solve their most critical management challenges. Its congressionally chartered non-partisan non-profit Academy has provided expert advice to government leaders in building and managing more effective, efficient, equitable, accountable, and transparent organizations.
The November 9 event begins at 8:45am with welcome remarks from IU President Pamela Whitten, NAPA President and CEO Terry Gerton (virtually), and Dean Mooney, and will feature panel discussions on:
Public Leadership to Expand the Boundaries of Urban Sustainability (9:15-10:45am)
- James Brainard, Mayor, Carmel, Ind.
- Stan Meiburg, former Acting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator and current director of the Wake Forest University Sustainability Graduate Program
- Rachel Krause, Professor, University of Kansas
- Moderator: James Perry, distinguished professor emeritus, O’Neill School
Urban Food Systems (11am-12:30pm)
- Jill Clark, associate professor, The Ohio State University John Glenn College of Public Affairs
- Milele Kennedy, director of community nutrition and food policy, Office of Public Health & Safety, City of Indianapolis
- Tamara Downs Schwei, Homegrown Minneapolis and food policy coordinator, City of Minneapolis
- Nathan Shoaf, Urban Agriculture State Coordinator, Diversified Food and Farming Systems, Purdue Extension
- Moderators: Shellye Suttles and Aaron Deslatte, assistant professors, O’Neill School
Justice, Equity, and Energy (2:30-4pm)
- Cassaundra Rose, Latino Verde science director and senior science analyst and climate council coordinator with the State of Maine Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future
- Savannah Sullivan, climate policy Lead for Green Umbrella
- Denise Abdul-Rahman, vice president, Midwest Renewable Energy Association, and Environmental Climate Justice Chair of the Indiana State Conference of the NAACP
- Moderator: David Konisky, professor, O’Neill School
Lappé, whose 1971 work Diet for a Small Planet celebrates its 50th anniversary this fall, will present “Hiding in the Climate Crisis: Honest Hope in Democratic Action” at 12:30pm.
NAPA’s national network of over 850 Fellows includes former cabinet officers, Members of Congress, governors, mayors, and state legislators, as well as prominent scholars, business executives, and public administrators.
Fifteen current or former O’Neill School faculty members have been named NAPA Fellows, including Dean Mooney in 2020.
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