Third Cohort Graduates from Schaefer Center's Lauded Public Management Program
July 27, 2015
Contact: University Relations
Phone: 410.837.5739
The third cohort of government and nonprofit managers and supervisors to graduate from the Maryland Certified Public Manager Program has been announced by the University of Baltimore's Schaefer Center for Public Policy. Participants in the program began their course of study in April 2014, and completed the program with the presentation of their capstone projects on July 17.
Reflecting on the graduates and their course of study, Ann Cotten, director of the Schaefer Center and the Maryland Certified Public Manager Program, said, "By completing the rigorous 300 hours required by the program, these CPM candidates have demonstrated their commitment to professional public service. They are prepared to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars and improve outcomes for the people they serve."
The participants and their respective agencies are:
- Richard A. Arthur
Maryland Supplemental Retirement Plan - La'Tonya T. Bryant
Baltimore City Department of Human Resources - Phu Cao
Maryland Public Health Association - Sandra J. Downs
Parking Authority of Baltimore City - Kate Hession
Maryland Emergency Management Agency - Ludovic T. Kamani
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Babila R. Lima
Baltimore City Department of General Services - Cherisa A. Moore-Cobb
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Tiaa Booker Rutherford
Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
The CPM program is accredited by the National Consortium of Certified Public Managers. Through this leadership development program, participants gain the comprehensive, applied public sector management skills needed to meet the complex demands and challenges of the 21st century public management environment. The CPM program is a 15-month, non-residential course resulting in a certificate. It is offered in cohort format to groups of 25 participants.
Currently recognized in 38 states, the CPM certification allows credentialed graduates to connect to a national professional network of Certified Public Managers and to a local network of fellow CPM graduates.
The program is intended for federal, state, local and nonprofit employees who supervise or manage employees or large projects in Maryland.
Learn more about the program and UB's Schaefer Center for Public Policy, part of the College of Public Affairs.
The University of Baltimore is a member of the University System of Maryland and comprises the College of Public Affairs, the Merrick School of Business, the UB School of Law and the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences.