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SPA: Public Administration
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Graduate programs: spagrad@american.edu
Academic Counselors – MPA/MPP
Renee Howatt
,Academic Counselor
Renee has over 30 years of experience in both the higher education and corporate sectors. She was Assistant Director of Central Admission at AU from 1980-1984, and after receiving her MS in Public Relations from AU, she went on to manage the marketin... [More]
Janet Nagler
,Academic Counselor
Janet Nagler has been an Academic Counselor at American University since 1981, when she began advising adult and nondegree students, both graduate and undergraduate in the (former) Continuing Education Advising Center. In 2000 she transferred to the ... [More]
Academic Counselors – Key Executive Leadership Programs
Raeseh Et'Tawil
,Certificate Program Coordinator
Raeseh Et’Tawil is a program coordinator with the Key Executive Leadership Certificate Program. In her role, she provides academic support and career counseling to executive students in the non-profit and public sectors. Raeseh previously served as a... [More]
Jennifer Tether
,Academic Program Coordinator
Jennifer Tether is the Academic Program Coordinator for the Key Executive Leadership Programs. Prior to joining the SPA team, Jennifer served as the Programs Manager for the Libya Diplomatic Training Program and UAE Diplomatic Training Program for th... [More]
Corrine Thompson-Melissari
,Advisement Specialist
Corrine joined the Key staff in the fall of 2007 as an advisor for the Key Executive Leadership MPA Program. She manages the educational experience of all Key MPA cohorts, serving as the students' main liaison to the university.
Staff
David Baratta
,Senior Administrative Assistant
David Baratta serves as the senior administrative assistant in the Department of Public Administration and Policy in the School of Public Affairs and assists with the budget, event planning, and data collecting for the department. He also acts as the... [More]
Eden Waller
,Administrative Assistant
Eden Waller joined the Department of Public Administration and Policy in August of 2012 as the Department's Administrative Assistant. She assists the Department's chair, faculty, staff and students. She also assists in maintaining the department's ad... [More]

