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Outreach
- State and Community Service
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Outreach is an essential part of the mission of the Andrew Young School. Faculty, research associates and graduate students were heavily involved in Georgia and in the Atlanta region, in all manner of ways. We developed and implemented training programs, carried out applied research projects, spoke at public and private meetings, worked directly with government officials in evaluation of policy options, and served on boards of nonprofit agencies. We tried to help make better policy in our state, and believe we added value in many areas. The following listing shows the very great breadth of our state and community service. See also the more detailed discussions in the sections describing the activities of Domestic Programs, Health Policy Center and the Program for Rehabilitation Leadership.
Georgia Health Policy Center
received a grant from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation to bring five top-level policy makers, faculty and students to Atlanta for a public discussion of pertinent topics in its Child Policy Speaker Series. More than 160 researchers, policymakers, practitioners, advocates, students and faculty attended the series from Fall 2004 through Winter 2005.
facilitates and staffs the Rural Health Committee of the Georgia Rural Development Council, drawing from research and field experience to inform the Council’s legislative recommendations for strengthening the state’s rural health infrastructure and improving health at the community level.
hosted a site visit for members of the Chinese Ministry of Health to learn about improving rural health systems and coverage models for the uninsured, Atlanta, Ga., October 2005.
hosted a site visit for members of the Atidim - Israeli Cadets for Public Service to learn about the work of the Georgia Health Policy Center, Atlanta, Ga., October 2005.
hosted a site visit for members of the Chinese Ministry of Health to learn about rural health systems and coverage models for the uninsured, Atlanta, Ga., October 2005.
offered one‑on‑one sessions about Healthcare Financing and Medicaid to Georgia's 62 new legislators as well as incumbents in Winter 2005.
at the request of the governor's office, GHPC coordinated and facilitated a two-day meeting on the "Transformation to Consumer-Driven Medicaid" at the Floyd Building. More than 260 Georgians, from a broad cross-section of the state and representative of all Medicaid stakeholders, brought many perspectives to the topic. The Center staff members are currently synthesizing the outputs from the meeting to provide feedback to all attendees, November 17-18, 2005.
participated in the Georgia Rural Health Association's Rural Health Day to celebrate community work that aims to improve health and to raise awareness of rural health issues, February 2005.
provided sustainability education and technical assistance to 12 rural health networks resulting in 12 plans that have the potential to create, over a span of four years, more than 50 new jobs in rural Georgia and save local hospitals and other providers more than $18.4 million, via free care clinics, prescription assistance, and care management for the chronically ill, Winter 2005.
presented, on behalf of the state Office of Rural Health Services, a grant writing seminar and best practice conference for rural health networks, small hospitals, and other community-based agencies focused on health. Local, state, and national best practices were illuminated and linked across four main topic areas: Leveraging Resources, Rural Health IT, Prescription Assistance, and Care Management, Cordele, Ga., December 2005.
moderated the annual forecasting dinner of the Atlanta Society of Financial Analysts, January 2005.
See Karen J. Minyard.
served as moderator for the discussion "A World View: From Plains to the Planet" with the Honorable Jimmy Carter and The Honorable Andrew Young at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Atlanta, Ga., April 13, 2005.
served as a panelist at a session on the need for financial literacy throughout the country at the "From Civil Rights to Silver Rights, the Dawning of a New Era in 21st Century America" conference, sponsored by Operation Hope and AYSPS, Atlanta, Ga., April 12, 2005.
and Karen Minyard met with the Uganda Africa Delegation of the "1 World 1 Vision Global Foundation" during their visit to the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Atlanta, Ga., September 11-18, 2005.
made a presentation to the Atidim Cadets for the Public Service Program from Israel. The group’s visit was organized by the Jewish Agency for Israel and the Atlanta Chapter of the American Jewish Committee, September 16, 2005.
assisted the Georgia Senate Budget Office in the development of the FY05 amended and FY06 budget and advised them on their transition to a program budget.
presented at a Georgia House-Senate Conference Committee on program budgeting reform/documentation of federal sources of funding in the budget.
presented a research report on tax allocation districts at a forum for Research Atlanta; over 125 people attended the forum, which received press coverage in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
presented on tax allocation districts at forum for Atlanta City Councilmember Ann Fauvre; over 100 people attended the forum, which was featured on Channel 11-Alive (NBC) local news.
developed a training program and taught an executive education program in program and performance budgeting for Georgia’s legislative budget office staff.
served on the Steering committee for the “Grandparents Raising Grandchildren” demonstration project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration of Children and Families and Administration on Aging.
served as Board Member for The Center for Active Retirement Education at Kennesaw State University and of the United Way Community Basics.
served as Member of the DeKalb County Department of Health MAPP project, the DeKalb County Board of Health Medical Corps, the Georgia Kinship Care Coalition, and Member of the Center for Disease Control Advisory Board on Pandemic Preparation.
provided research and consultation services for the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
presented his research on investment and overconfidence to the Skyline Civitan organization, Atlanta, Ga., January 11, 2005.
presented "The Endangered Species Act: Has Listing Animals Kept them Safe?" to the Audubon Society, Atlanta, Ga., August 2005.
attended the annual director’s retreat for Georgia Council on Economic Education (GCEE) at Calloway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Ga., September 10-12, 2005.
participated in Framework Review Conference for Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE), October 4, 2005.
served on the local boards of Fulton Atlanta Community Action Authority, Community Housing Resource Center, Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, Operation PEACE, Kids Voting Atlanta, Atlanta Fulton Coalition for Health and Wellness, Atlanta Community Access Coalition, and the Metro Group Executive Committee.
served as Chair of the United Way Fulton Advisory Board.
served on the Advisory Boards for the Institute for the Study of Disadvantage and Disability: The Impact of the Broader Environment of Economic and Social Disadvantage on Child Health and Development; for the Kilpatrick Stockton project to study Technical Education and High School Dropouts; and for EDUPAC, sponsored by Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.
served as Founding Board member of the Regional Atlanta Civic League.
served on the Steering Committee for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Women Conference on Child Abuse.
served on the Advisory Committee for the Metro Voices, Metro Choices campaign, sponsored by the United Way and the Ad Council.
served as Principal for a Day at Hill Elementary School for Atlanta Public Schools, in a program sponsored by the Metro Chamber of Commerce.
served on The Core Team to establish the Atlanta Fulton Family Connection.
chaired the Education Task Force for the Metro Group and gave technical assistance to Metro Group Task Force on Diversity.
served on the Coalition for Atlanta Public Schools that included the Metro Chamber of Commerce, Metro Group, 100 Black Men of Atlanta, and Concerned Black Clergy.
served on the Steering Committee for Community Knowledge Project to provide easy public access through the Internet to existing data and information from government and nonprofit sources.
served as the State Fiscal Economist for the State of Georgia.
developed periodic revenue forecasts for Governor Sonny Perdue's budget decision-making.
developed economic conditions summary for Georgia’s Bond Offering documents.
met with the major bond rating agencies to discuss Georgia’s economic outlook.
provided estimates of revenue impacts from proposed changes to Georgia’s tax code; estimates were developed for approximately 35 proposals.
assisted Governor’s policy staff in developing proposals that address the Governor’s policy objectives within a manageable cost for the state.
assisted state working groups on various policy issues including the status of the state’s unemployment insurance fund, the status of the Second Injury Trust Fund and implications to the state’s economic and fiscal condition of major corporate restructuring actions.
presented the economic outlook for Georgia to various state groups and public interest groups.
appeared before the Georgia Senate to discuss the Governor’s motor fuel tax suspension Executive Order.
served on the Technical Advisory Committee that reviews accountability programs and assessments in Gwinnett County Public Schools.
presented "Economic Analysis" to Glennwood Academy, Decatur, Ga., September 2005.
presented "What Will our Workforce Look Like in Ten Years?" to the System Directors of Human Resources meeting, Atlanta, Ga., June 2005.
presented "How Many Jobs Are Enough?" to the Georgia State University Economic Forecasting Sponsor Seminar Program, April 2005.
presented "Economic Outlook for Northwest Georgia" to the Catoosa County Chamber of Commerce, February 2005.
and Shena Ashley** presented “Highlights of the 2005 Homeless Survey” at the Homeless Symposium, hosted by AYSPS, Pathways Community Network, Research Atlanta, and Regional Leadership Forum, Georgia State University Student Center, Atlanta, Ga., November 2, 2005.
presented results of the Tri-Jurisdictional 2005 Homeless Survey to the Regional Commission on Homelessness, R. Charles Loudermilk Sr. Conference Center, Atlanta, Ga., December 7, 2005.
served on the Design Team for the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta’s study of African American philanthropy: “Giving: A Shared Inheritance.”
gave an invited speech on “HR Consulting: One Path to Forging Strategic Partnerships” at the Georgia Merit System’s Workforce Planning and Development Conference for Georgia State Government Human Resource Professionals, Atlanta, Ga., December 9, 2005.
served as staff member of the Georgia High Risk Pool Commission.
served as Member of the Finance, Eligibility, and Long-Term Care Sub-Committees of Governor Perdue’s Medicaid Modernization effort.
served as Member of the Commission for a New Georgia Healthcare and Eldercare Strategic Industries Technical Advisory Group.
served as Member of the Atlanta Regional Commission Aging Atlanta Data Committee.
see also Karen J. Minyard.
served on the Academic Advisory Board for the Partnership for Public Service and on the Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation (COPRA) of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA).
served on the National Workgroup for a State Rehabilitation Council Training Initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration.
served on the National Rehabilitation Leadership Institute Advisory Board, a guidance group for an executive leadership development initiative sponsored by San Diego State University and George Washington University.
and Chip Kenney presented at the 2005 Coca-Cola Student Leadership Conference hosted at Georgia State University, Atlanta, Ga., September 10, 2005.
served as Membership Chair and President-Elect of the Georgia Rural Health Association.
served as Chair of the Outcomes Committee of the Sub-Committee of Governor’s Medicaid Modernization effort.
was one of five health leaders recently appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue to the Cervical Cancer Elimination Task Force, which was created in the 2005 legislative session.
served as Board Member for the Governor's Steering Committee for the Healthcare Prevention Initiative, the Atlanta Regional Health Forum, the Community Health Leadership Network, and the Georgia Association of Primary Health Care.
served as Member of the Commission for a New Georgia Healthcare and Eldercare Strategic Industries Technical Advisory Group.
presented an overview of the state of healthcare in Georgia to bring the 2005 General Assembly up to date on issues related to health policy and programming. The presentation included an analysis of Georgia's state health plan and spending in comparison with eight comparable states, Atlanta, Ga., January 2005.
presented an overview of Georgia's current health and health policy to a group of community leaders, Macon, Ga., August and April 2005.
, Tina Anderson-Smith, Glenn M. Landers, and Mary Ann Phillips presented a primer on healthcare financing and Medicaid to members of the Georgia General Assembly, March 2005.
served as a Member of the Fifth U.S. Congressional District Task Force on Multicultural Initiatives.
served as a Member of Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin’s Task Force on the Design of Atlanta’s New Public Safety Complex.
served as a Member of the Coalition to Remember the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot, and gave a lecture on the 1906 Race Riot to the Senior Committee of Trinity Presbyterian Church, October 4, 2005, and to the joint program of First Congregational Church, Central Congregational Church, and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, October 8, 2005.
served as Member of the Planning Team for Consultation on Teaching Public Ministry, Santa Fe, N.M., a program supported by a grant from the Wabash Center for faculty from the 12 seminaries affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, USA, June 26-30, 2005.
presented “Race and Atlanta’s History” to the Faith Leadership Institute, Pine Isle, Ga., January 10, 2005.
served as Institutional Representative of the Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta at Columbia Theological Seminary.
lectured on “Affordable Housing in the Metropolitan Atlanta Area” to the Interfaith Roundtable on Affordable Housing, sponsored by the Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership.
testified to the House Ways and Means Public Finance Subcommittee to provide context for HB198, which would create a bond authority to establish health care tax exempt bonds in Georgia, Atlanta, Ga., February 2005.
presented an update of the State Planning Grant program to the Georgia's Rural Development Council Health Committee at Rural Leadership Day at the State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga., February 2005.
developed the request for proposal and coordinated review and approval of proposals to conduct a Georgia Youth Fitness Assessment to 4,000 school-aged children.
coordinated the work of the advisory committee and contractor to implement the Georgia Youth Fitness Assessment.
served on the expert advisory committee to design an exhibit addressing childhood asthma for Imagine It! The Children’s Museum of Atlanta.
provided technical staff support for meetings of the Philanthropic Collaborative for a Healthy Georgia.
coordinated a meeting to provide technical assistance for school health grantees and present evaluation results to a stakeholder task force addressing school health.
provided a primer about healthcare financing and Medicaid to individual members of the Georgia General Assembly.
coordinated development of an issue paper on “Investment in School Health Makes a Difference: The Impact of the School Health Matching Grants Initiative.”
served on the Healthy Eating, Active Living Task Force of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.
worked with the Georgia Division of Public Health to assist with a planning grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide leadership to the state for the prevention of obesity and other chronic diseases by promoting good nutrition and physical activity.
see also Karen J. Minyard.
presented “Designing and Implementing Effective Performance Measurement Systems” to the Centers for Disease Control’s Evaluation Forum and the Atlanta Area Evaluation Association, Atlanta, Ga., December 2005.
and John Clayton Thomas presented "Initial Results of the GDOT Consultant and Contractor Surveys" to the Georgia Partnership for Transportation Quality annual meeting, Athens, Ga., December 9, 2005.
served on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education representing the 13th Congressional District. He was appointed by Board Chairman Ben Copeland to chair the Board’s Community and Public Affairs Committee.
was appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue to serve on the Commission for a New Georgia’s Workforce Development Task Force.
served as Immediate Past Chair of the Board of the Georgia Foreign Trade Zone.
served on the Steering Committee for “Metro Voices, Metro Choices: Building a Greater Atlanta” civic engagement initiative.
served as consultant to the Fulton County Commission’s Technical Assistance Project.
served as an advisor to the Kentucky House of Representatives.
made two presentations to International NGO Leaders visiting Atlanta through programs sponsored by the U.S. State Department.
presented at the Annual AYSPS Nonprofit Executive Roundtable, April 28, 2005.
served as Board Member at the Center for Educational Partnerships in Music.
worked closely with the Atlanta Development Authority on economic issues related to the Atlanta Beltline Tax Adjustment District; testified before the Atlanta City Council, October 13, 2005.
served on the Board of Regents' “Total Impact Task Force,” working with representatives of other universities throughout the university system and agencies throughout the state.
served as adviser to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra regarding the economic impact of the proposed new Symphony Hall.
worked with David Sjoquist on a project for the Georgia Council for the Arts dealing with creative ways to finance the performing arts.
worked with the Georgia Division of Public Health to assist with a planning grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide leadership to the state for the prevention of obesity and other chronic diseases by promoting good nutrition and physical activity.
presented results of statewide survey on breastfeeding, physical activity, and nutrition programs on behalf of the Georgia Division of Public Health.
provided technical staff support for meetings of the Philanthropic Collaborative for a Healthy Georgia.
coordinated technical assistance meetings for school health grantees and presented evaluation results to stakeholder task force assembled to address school health.
served as volunteer assistant project coordinator at James T. Anderson Boys and Girls Club, Hands on Atlanta Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 17, 2005.
served as technical assistance team leader for the Coastal Medical Access Project, a rural health network in southeast Georgia.
spoke on the assignment of public services and participated in the panel discussion during the Fulton County Study Committee Hearing, December 6, 2005.
served on the Board of the Atlanta Regional Commission.
served on the Board of Directors of the Regional Leadership Forum.
served as Member of the City of Atlanta Telecommunication Public Advisory Committee.
served as Member of the Task Force on Centralized Assessment in the Georgia Department of Revenue.
served as Member of the Public Finance Committee on the Commission for a New Georgia.
served as Member of the Metro Voices/Metro Choices Steering Committee.
served as Member of the Total Finance Impact Technical Committee on the Board of Regents.
served as Member of the Neighborhood Data Project Task Force, Annie Casey Foundation.
presented to the House and Senate Appropriations Committee, Jan. 18, 2005; the Georgia Municipal Association, Jan. 23, 2005; the House Study Committee on Impact Fees, Aug. 20, 2005; the House and Senate Policy Ad Hoc Committee, Oct. 5, 2005; the House Study Committee on Tax and Expenditure Limitations, Oct. 10, 2005; the Senate Study Committee on Fulton County Structure, Oct. 19, 2005 and Dec. 6, 2005; and the Georgia School Board Association, Dec. 2, 2005.
authored the report “Early Metrics of the Georgia Cancer Coalition” and presented her findings to the GCC Board, January 19, 2005.
served on the Georgia Commission on Child Support as a Gubernatorial appointee.
served as AYSPS Representative to the Governing Board of the Regional Leadership Foundation.
served as Reviewer of the Certification of Achievement in Service Efforts and Accomplishments Reporting Program for the Association of Government Accountants.
served on the Atlanta Regional Commission CREATE Community Awards Committee.
see also Theodore H. Poister.
served as Member of the Faith-Based Committee in the Georgia Collaborative Task Force for the Prevention of Obesity & Other Chronic Diseases.
served as Member of the Georgia Collaborative to Improve End of Life Care.
served as Member of Leadership Atlanta and Leadership Georgia.
conducted Fiscal Notes for the State General Assembly Session from January through April 2005.
developed revenue analyses for the Georgia governor and the Georgia General Assembly from January to May 2005.
developed pay raise/health care cost analysis for Governor Sonny Perdue, February 2005.
provided consultation for Kentucky Legislature on tax reform.
presented on “The Fair Tax” for the Atlanta Kiwanis Club.
was appointed to Georgia Child Support Commission economics experts group to revise the child support system in Georgia.
was appointed as a Member of the Expert Group for Intergovernmental Forum on Revenue Systems, organized by the National Academy of Public Administration.
was appointed by Mayor Shirley Franklin to the Early Child Care and Education Task Force for the City of Atlanta.
served as a commissioner on the City of Decatur (Ga.) Planning Commission.
worked in conjunction with Peter Bluestone, John Matthews, David L. Sjoquist, William J. Smith, and Sally Wallace on a presentation of an analysis of various funding options for Georgia K-12 schools.
prepared several Fiscal Notes for state lawmakers associated with the economic consequences of state and federal legislation. The most significant notes included an analysis of the effects to the state from the federal Energy Tax Incentive Act of 2005, the economic effects associated with state legislation HB 282 and the effects associated with HB 488.
served as Member of the Governor’s Procurement Transformation Governance Council in the State of Georgia. This Council, made up of the major state agency commissioners as well as several external business and government managers and researchers, examined purchasing and contracting processes in the State of Georgia to develop and advance these systems for greater efficiency, equity and effectiveness.
presented “Grading the States: Results from the 2005 Survey” to the Georgia Consortium for Personal Financial Literacy at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Atlanta, Ga., March 31, 2005.
served as Member of the Advisory Board for the Foundation Center in Atlanta.
served as Member of the Planning Committee for the 2006 Social Enterprise Alliance Annual Conference in Atlanta.
served as Member of the Planning Committee for the 2006 Academy of Management Annual Conference, Public and Nonprofit Division, in Atlanta.
