Join us for the joint SECOPA-NECOPA 2026 Conference September 17th-19th in Norfolk at the Waterside Marriott. This will be our chapter’s fall event. Hope to see you there!

https://secopa2026.com/

The Summer newsletter (PDF) plus event photos:

Awards:

Julian F. Hirst Award
George Bains

Wolfgang Pindur Award
Stephen King

John Dunning Award
Gary Roberts

Christine Mann Darden Award
Amelia Ross-Hammond

Academic Scholarship
Saige Hill

Elections:

President Elect (2023-2024)
Stephen King

Executive Council (2023-2025)
Gail Nicula
Steve Wright
Jasmine Benford
Brian Smith

Student Representative (2023-2024)
Robin Dunbar

February 16, 2023 Webinar.

Annual Research Symposium 

The Hampton Roads Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration (HR-ASPA) is holding its annual research symposium on March 16, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. (EST). The symposium is virtual. We welcome presentations from scholars, practitioners, graduate students, and anyone else interested in sharing their thoughts and ideas on the symposium theme. This year’s theme is “Trust in Government and Other Challenges of Public Service in a Multi-sector Environment.” The
symposium will explore, in sequential panel presentations, how public, private, and non-profit agencies approach the growing trust gap between government organizations and the public, in inter-and intra-agency and boundary-spanning settings, and where the work of public/private/and non-profit entities intersect. Topics could include: 

• Transparency and responsiveness in government 
• Leadership best practices to further trust in government, including servant
• leadership, ethical leadership and decision making
• Equitable resource allocation and fiscal stewardship; competition for funding  
• Environmental justice, including equity for neglected and marginalized communities 

Format 

Panel Presentations are expected to be 10-12 minutes in length, with each panel having no more than 4 presentations. Each panel is moderated. Panels will be 60 minutes in length.  

Submission 

Participation in the symposium is free. We welcome submissions from both members and non-members of the Hampton Roads chapter of ASPA. Proposals are being solicited for panel presentations. You can propose an individual panelpresentation or a full panel (3-4 presentations).   Proposals must be submitted to Gail Nicula (jnicula@odu.edu) by February 3, 2023. Acceptance
notifications will be shared no later than February 20, 2023. Proposals must include: 

• Author(s) name, affiliation, and contact information (i.e., email and phone).  
• Member/Non-member status in ASPA and HR-ASPA.  
• Title and abstract of the proposed presentation (250 words). 

Questions? 

If you have any questions, please contact either Gail Nicula (jnicula@odu.edu) or Gary Roberts (garyrob@regent.edu).

Webinar held on Nov 16, 2022 12-1 P.M. EST.

Link to the webinar recording.

Speakers
MARIANA MARTINEZ, COO, MI FAMILIA VOTA, WASHINGTON, DC
CARL BLAKE, CEO, PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA, FREDERICKSBURG, VA

October 25, 2022 at 12 noon.

Video.

Congratulations to the chapter award recipients for this year:

• Julian F. Hirst Award for Distinguished Service
  Mechelle Smith, Director, Norfolk Criminal Justice Services
• George Robert House, Jr. Award for Outstanding Service
  Jimmy McNamara, Director, Chesapeake Planning Department
• Dr. Wolfgang Pindur Award for Distinguished Service in Academia and Practice
  Gary Roberts, Regent University
• John Dunning Award
  David Chapman, HR ASPA webmaster, Master Lecturer Emeritus, Old Dominion University
• Hampton Roads ASPA Chapter Academic Scholarship for Studies in Public Administration
  Norah Alshayhan, Ph.D. student, Public Administration and Policy, Old Dominion University

We celebrated the chapter award recipients and welcomed the incoming HR ASPA council at the Annual Awards event on Thursday, May 19, 2022 from noon-12:30 pm, via Zoom.