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POSITION:
Assistant Professor Political Science; August, 1998.
EDUCATION:
B.S.; Syracuse University; 1983; Finance and Management.
M.P.A.; American University; 1989; Public Administration.
Certificate; School of Accounting and Finance, University of Wales,
Bangor, 1992; Economics;
Ph.D.; Virginia Commonwealth University, 1998; Public Policy and Administration.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Budgeting, Financial Management, Strategic Planning, Policy Analysis
CURRICULUM VITA:
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy and Administration,
1998
Virginia Commonwealth University
Major: Public Policy
Concentration: Public Financial Management
School of Accounting and Finance, 1992
University of Wales, Bangor
Concentration: Impact of EU on U.S. Economic System
Master of Public Administration, 1989
American University
Bachelor of Science, 1983
Syracuse University
Concentration: Business Administration
Professional Teaching Experience:
August 23, 1998-Present
Assistant Professor: Public and Non-Profit Budgeting, Public
and Non-Profit Financial Management, Strategic Management, Public
Administration
Department of Political Science
Kent State University
Bowman Hall
Kent Ohio, 44242-0001
August 15, 1997 - June 30, 1998
Instructor: Public and Nonprofit Budgeting, Financial
Management, Public Policy Analysis
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Public Administration Institute
1000 River Road
Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
Other Teaching Experience:
1998-Present
Assistant Professor: Kent State University. Instructed visiting
Russian government officials in public budgeting, taxation and accounting
for revenue and expenditures.
1994-96
Instructor: Department of Accounts, Commonwealth of Virginia
Instructed and facilitated training classes and seminars. Topic
areas included integrating planning, budgeting and accounting.
Refereed Publications:
- Beckett-Camarata, Jane. Tax Increment Financing in Ohio: A Case
Study. Municipal Finance Journal (Forthcoming)
- Beckett-Camarata, Elizabeth Jane. Editor, Special Symposium Edition:
Strategic Planning. International Journal of Public Administration
(forthcoming).
- Beckett-Camarata, Elizabeth Jane, Camarata, Martin R., and Barker,
Randolph W. (January 1998) Integrating Internal and External
Customer Relationships through Relationship Management: A Strategic
Response to a Changing Global Environment. Journal of Business
Research, Tulane University Press, New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Beckett-Camarata, Elizabeth Jane and Camarata, Martin R. (1996).
Integrating Internal and External Customer Relationships as a Strategic
Response to a Changing Global Environment. Proceedings of the First
International Conference on the Dynamics of Strategy in the
21st Century. Surrey: SEMS, University of Surrey, UK. (Paper selected
for conference best paper publication).
Other Publications:
- Beckett-Camarata, J. (1999). Book Review: INVADING THE PRIVATE:
State Accountability and New Investigative Methods in Europe. Steward
Field and Caroline Pelser (Editors). Ashgate: Dartmouth, 1998. Journal
of Law and Politics.
- Mason, J.,Byrd, L., Beckett-Camarata, J. (1994). "The Citizen’s
View of Richmond City Services", Survey Research Laboratory,
Virginia Commonwealth University.
- Beckett-Camarata, Elizabeth Jane (1992). "The Status of Women
in the Public Sector", Virginia Review, May/June.
Professional Service:
Refereed Conference Papers for International Academy of Management,
February, 2000
Refereed Conference Papers for Midwest Academy of Management,
March, 2000
Research Advisory Board, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Refereed article for American Journal of Public Administration,
1999
Refereed articles for Academy of Management Journal, 1999
Refereed articles for Academy of Management Journal, 1997
Professional Papers and Conferences:
Papers:
International:
- Beckett-Camarata, Elizabeth Jane and Camarata, M.R. (2000) "Toward
an Integrative Model: Performance Measurement in Not-for-Profit
Organizations". Paper to be presented at International
Performance Measurement Conference: Performance Measurement: Past,
Present and Future: Robinson College, Cambridge, UK, July 19-21, 2000
- Beckett-Camarata, Elizabeth Jane. (1996). "Integrating Internal
and External Customer Relationships as a Strategic Response to a Changing
Global Environment". Surrey:SEMS, University of Surrey, UK.
National:
- Beckett-Camarata, Elizabeth Jane (2000). "Creating the Public
Organization of the Future: Strategic Planning for the New Millennium".
Paper to be presented at the National ASPA Conference, San Diego,
California.
- Beckett-Camarata, Elizabeth Jane (2000). "Eyes Wide Open: Teaching
Public Financial Management for the 21st Century".
Paper presented at the Teaching Public Administration Conference,
January 2000.
- Beckett-Camarata, Elizabeth Jane (1999). "Measuring Local Government
Performance: An Analysis of Municipal Financial Performance Outcomes".
Paper presented at the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management,
October, 1999.
- Beckett-Camarata, Elizabeth Jane (1997). "Managing Internal
and External Stakeholder Relationships". Paper presented at the
National ASPA Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Regional:
- Beckett-Camarata, Elizabeth Jane (2000). "An Evaluation of
Ohio Fiscal Stress and Fiscal Emergency Policy". Paper to be
presented at Midwest Political Science Association, April 2000.
- Beckett-Camarata, Elizabeth Jane (1999). "Tying the Knot: The
Nexus between Planning and Budgeting and its Effect on U.S. Municipal
Financial Performance". Paper presented at the Southern Political
Science Association Conference, November 1999.
- Beckett-Camarata, Elizabeth Jane (1999). "The Role of Campaign
Financing in Determining Presidential Outcomes." Paper presented
at Ohio Conference of Economists and Political Scientists, October
1999.
- Beckett-Camarata, Elizabeth Jane (1999). "Strategic Planning
in the Public Sector: The Role of Organizational Capability".
Paper presented at the Southeast Conference of Public Administration,
October 1999.
Beckett-Camarata, Elizabeth Jane (1997). "Globalization and Harmonization
of Financial Standards". Paper presented at Southeast Conference
of ASPA, September 1997.
- Beckett-Camarata, Elizabeth Jane (1996). "A Key to Governance:Managing
Internal and External Stakeholder Relationships". Governing in
the Northeast Corridor. Conference of ASPA Regions I, II and IV and
Woodrow Wilson School of Princeton University.
- Beckett-Camarata, Elizabeth Jane (1996). "Redefining Public
Administration: The Changing Role of State and Local Government".
Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, National
Capitol Area Chapter, George Washington University.
- Beckett-Camarata, Elizabeth Jane (1992). "Linking Planning
to Financial Management in the Public Sector", Conference of
the American Society for Public Administration and Virginia Commonwealth
University on Public Sector Strategic Planning.
Conferences:
International:
- Beckett-Camarata, Elizabeth Jane (August, 2000). Session Chair at
International Academy of Management Conference. Toronto Canada
National:
- Beckett-Camarata, Elizabeth Jane (January 2000). "Teaching
Public Financial Management for the New Millennium". Panel Moderator
at National Conference on Teaching Public Administration. Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida.
- Beckett-Camarata, Elizabeth Jane (March 1997). "Creating an
Effective Learning Environment". Panel Moderator at National
Conference on Teaching Public Administration. Richmond, Virginia.
Research Experience:
Virginia Commonwealth University Survey Research Laboratory
- Research funded by the university to conduct survey research to
analyze quality of selected Richmond City Services. Designed and administered
survey, analyzed results and submitted report.
Kent State University
- Awarded research grant funded by Ohio State Urban Services Program
to conduct qualitative and quantitative research on selected Ohio
municipalities to assess fiscal health.
Dissertation Research
- Research on the Financial Performance of U.S. Municipalities. Qualitative
and Quantitative Data used to analyze effect of strategic planning
on financial performance measures of a sample of 363 local governments
in the United States.
Research Interests:
- Relationship between Strategic Management, Capital Plan and Financial
Performance
- Relationship between Public/Nonprofit Financial Performance Measurement
and Organizational Effectiveness
- The Role of Performance Budgets in Managing for Results
- Relationship between capability and performance in public/nonprofit
organizations
- Globalization and harmonization of financial standards
- Budgeting and Resource Allocation in Emerging Democracies
- Democracy and Capitalism
- Adapting Private Sector Organizational Strategy Models to Public
Sector
- Measuring and Evaluating State and Local Financial Performance
- Forecasting Models
- Linking Strategic Planning to Financial Performance
- Comparative Budgeting
- Performance Measurement as Knowledge Utilization
- Economic Development Policy
- Welfare Policy
- Fiscal Policy
Courses Ready to be Taught:
- Policy Analysis
- Comparative Financial Systems
- Public Finance
- Introduction to Public and Nonprofit Administration
- Public and Nonprofit Financial Management
- Public and Nonprofit Budgeting
- Cash Management
- Debt Management
- Portfolio Management
- Strategic Management
- Applied Microeconomics
- Research Methods
- American Government
- Developing a New Paradigm for Local Government: Managing for Quality
- Managing for Results in the Public and Non Profit Sectors
- Program Evaluation
- Governmental Accounting
- Managerial Accounting
- Public and Non-Profit Financial Analysis
- Public Choice
Professional Experience:
President, Beckett & Associates, March 1996 - Present
- Provide consulting services to local government, state and non-profit
organizations on organizational and financial management assessment
such as strategic planning, performance contracting, managing change
such as welfare-to-work, cash management, performance budgeting, debt
management, performance measurement, setting performance standards,
implementing results based management and integrating program and
financial performance measures.
Chief Finance Offficer, October, 1989-March, 1996
Department of Conservation and Recreation, Richmond, Virginia
- Responsible for managing capital and operating budget development,
execution and control.
- Participate in the development of economic incentives for funding
purchase of land for environmental use.
- Responsible for cash management, debt management and portfolio management
- Conduct studies and analyze financial data and present financial
reports.
- Plan, develop, implement and evaluate financial policy.
- Responsible for agency-wide management accounting and reporting.
Assistant Director, Administration, November,1983-October,
1989
Department of Air Pollution Control, Richmond, Virginia
- Formulated and implemented administrative and financial policy.
- Conducted studies of air quality issues and presented reports to
Board.
- Responsible for managing budget development, execution and control.
Ohio Urban University Consulting
Consultant:
State of Ohio Municipal Treasurers/Finance Officers Association.
Provided consultation to Municipal Finance Officers and Treasurers.
Topic areas included public budgeting.
Service:
- Chairman, International Programs Committee, Kent Rotary
- Mentor student in careers in government and politics at Kent, Ohio
Roosevelt High School
- Taught importance of participation in government in a democratic
society and mentored disadvantaged students at Henderson Middle School.
- Taught Leadership and Public Speaking to 150 Patrick Henry Boy Scouts
for Public Speaking Merit Badge.
- Worked with Community Group to raise funds for Fire Safety and Training
to Youth
- Assisted Hackensack Salvation Army in program to feed homeless
- Taught four classes on strategies for preparing to go from school
to work at Hackensack High School in School to Work Program
Awards and Honors:
- Elected to Pi Alpha Alpha - National Honor Society in Public Administration
Computer Skills:
Including but not limited to: Lotus 1-2-3, Quatro, dBASE, SPSS,
WordPerfect, MS Word, Excel, WWW, Internet and Power point.
Foreign Languages: Russian, French
Association Memberships:
- PA Theory Network
- Academy of Management
- American Political Science Association
- American Society for Public Administration
- Cleveland Association of Business Economists
- Richmond Association of Business Economists
- Kent Rotary
- Toastmasters International, Area Governor, DTM
- Virginia Government Finance Officers Association
- New Jersey Government Finance Officers Association
- Southwest Political Science Association
- Georgia Political Science Association
- Ohio Government Finance Officers Association
- Northeast Ohio Economics and Political Science Association
- Board of Directors, Greater Cleveland Syracuse University Alumni
Association
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