SPA Leadership Program Directors
1990
SPA Leadership Program Founder: Cornelius Martin "Neil" Kerwin (Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University)
Professor in the Department of Government. Dean of the School of Public Affairs from 1988 to 1997; provost from 1997 to 2005; and acting--then interim--the president of American University from 2005 to 2007. Dr. Cornelius M. Kerwin served as American University’s 14th president from September 2007 to May 2017.
1990-1992
First Program Director: Thomas K. Little (Ph.D., The Ohio State University)Ìý
Department of GovernmentÌý
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1992-1998
Second Program Director: ÌýRichard Levick, Esq (Washington College of Law, American University)
Department of Justice, Law and Criminology
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1998-2002
Third Program Director Mary Boergers, M.A. (Catholic University of America)
Department of GovernmentÌý
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2002-2007
Fourth Program Director: Sarah Stiles (Ph.D., Boston University)Ìý
Department of Government
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2007-2008
Fifth Program Director: ÌýTimothy M. LaPira, (Ph.D., Rutgers University)
Department of Government
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2008-2015
Sixth Program Director: Margaret H. Marr (J.D., Yale University)
Department of Justice, Law and Criminology
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2015-2022
Seventh Program Director: Paul Christopher Manuel (Ph.D., Georgetown University)
Department of Government
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2022-2023
Eighth Program Director: Jason Fabrikant (J.D., Washington College of Law, American University)Ìý
Department of Justice, Law and Criminology
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2023-
Ninth Program Director: Jessica Waters (J.D., Washington College of Law, American University)
Department of Justice, Law and Criminology