Board of Directors
Executive Committee

Kirke Harper, Chairman
William Bransford, Vice Chair
Joan B. Keston, Past Chair
Steve Porter, Treasurer
Pat Neigoot, Secretary
Dan C. Galvan, Director at Large
Myra Shiplett, Director at Large
Kevin Simpson, Director at Large
Caryn Marks, Director at Large

Board Associations

American Foreign Service Association

AFSA is the voice of 11,000 US Foreign Service members from (Bogota to Nairobi) who represent US interests throughout a changing world.

2101 E St. NW
Washington, DC 20037-2990
Phone: (202) 338-4045
Fax: (202) 338-6820
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.afsa.org
Publications: Foreign Service Journal (monthly)
Editor: Karen Kresbach
Editors phone: (202) 944-5511
President: John Noland
Executive Director: Susan Reardon


American Society for Public Administration

ASPA is the only generalist organization and one of the oldest professional associations for 11,000 administrators in all levels of government, teaching and research, the nonprofit and private sectors.

1120 G St. NW #700
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 393-7878
Fax: (202) 638-4952
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.aspanet.org
Publications: Public Administration Review (bimonthly)
Public Administration Times (monthly)
Editor: PAR- Larry Terry (202) 393-7878
Editor: PAT- Christine McCrehin (202) 393-7878
President: Dan Ahern
President Elect: Glen Harncope
Executive Director: Mary R. Hamilton


Association of Government Accountants

AGA serves professionals in the government financial management community by
providing quality education, fostering professional development and
certification, and supporting standards and research to advance government
accountability.

2208 Mount Vernon Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22301-1314
Phone: (703)684-6931
Fax: (703) 548-9367
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.agacgfm.org
Publications: Financial Management Topics (monthly)
The Journal of Government Financial Management (quarterly)
Editor: Marie Force (904) 292-2497, [email protected]
National President: Richard V. Norment, CGFM
Executive Director: Charles W. Culkin Jr., CGFM


Association of Technical & Supervisory Professionals

ATSP members are employees of the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service, dedicated to the inspection and protection of our nation's meat and poultry supply.

Suite 300
Landmark Center
Omaha, NE 68102
Phone: (402) 221-7400
Website: http://www.atsp.net
President: Ronnie Dunn

The Bureaucrat: The Public Manager

The Bureaucrat, Inc. publishes "The Public Manager," a quarterly journal for public service practitioners. Started as "The Bureaucrat" 28 years ago, the journal has received awards from six major professional associations.

12007 Titian Way
Potomac, MD 20854-3345
Phone: (301) 279-9445
Fax: (301) 251-5872
Web Site: www.thepublicmanager.org
E-mail: [email protected]
Publications: The Public Manager (Quarterly)
Editor: Warren Master
President: Thomas Novotny

Council for Excellence in Government

Founded in 1983, the nonpartisan, nonprofit Council for Excellence in Government works to improve the performance of government at all levels and government's place in the lives and esteem of American citizens. Council programs reflect the mission by addressing four strategic priorities:

• Attract and develop talented people for public service
• Encourage innovation and results-oriented performance in government
• Promote electronic government as a tool for improving performance and better connecting people to government
• Improve the connection between citizens and government and encourage their participation in governance

Council members are business, education, and nonprofit leaders who have served in government and are united by a strong commitment to the Council's mission.

1301 K St. NW Suite 450 West
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 728-0418
Fax: (202) 728-0422
Website: http://www.excelgov.org
President: Patricia McGinnis

Council of Former Federal Executives

COFFE's former Federal executives and senior managers "promote quality career service." COFFE's mission is to promote efficiency, effectiveness, and responsiveness in the administration of Federal government by fostering, preserving, and improving Federal career service so as to attract the best and the brightest men and women to government service.

PO Box 655
Hamilton, VA 20159
Phone: (703) 765-9362
Fax: (703) 931-8012
Publications: COFFE News (monthly)
Editor: Joe Maas (301) 384-3330
President: Reginald Jones


Executive Women in Government

EWG is an organization composed of over 400 women who are executives in the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of the Federal government. EWG advocates for the advancement of women, in the social, economic, and political structures of our society.

Website: http://www.execwomeningov.org
Publications: Newsletter (Quarterly)
President: Paula Lettice


FDR Conferences, Inc.

FDR Conferences, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization providing complete training solutions for the federal community. Since 1986, they have provided superior training for federal employees through the Annual FDR Conference, Direct Enrollment Seminars and On Site, agency specific training. If you're a federal employee searching for interactive practical training or a federal training coordinator seeking training for your agency's employees, FDR Conferences, Inc. is the right choice.

1100 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 331-0004
Fax: (202) 331-7779
Publications: Newsletter (annually)
President/Chairman: G. Jerry Shaw
Co-Chairman: William L. Bransford



Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund

FEEA, by and for federal employees, provides emergency loans, scholarship money and educational loans to public employees and their dependents in need.

8441 W Bowles Ave., Suite 200
Littleton, CO 80123-9501
Phone: (303) 933-7580 or (800) 323-4140
Fax: (303) 933-7587
Website: http://www.feea.org
Publications: Helping Hand (3 times a year)
Editor: Robyn Kehoe (202) 708-4909
Scholarship: http://www.feea.org/scholarships.shtml
President: Robert Tobias
Executive Director: Steve Bauer
Washington Representative: Robyn Kehoe (202) 708-4909

Federal Executive Institute Alumni Association

Approximately 2,000 top-level government executives who are graduates of the Federal Executive Institute are FEIAA members.

PO Box 1001
Great Falls VA 22066-9001
Phone: (703) 587-4456
Fax: (703) 406-9724
E-mail: [email protected]
Publications: Executive Summary (monthly)
Editor: Tom Novotny (301) 279-5872
President: Karen Shaffer
Program Coordinator: Gary Weber


Federal and Armed Forces Libraries Roundtable

FLRT promotes library and information service and the library and information profession in the federal community; appropriate utilization of federal library and information resources facilities; and provides an environment for the stimulation of research and development relating to the planning, development and operation of federal libraries and information activities.

Publications: Federal Librarian (Quarterly)
Editor: Jane Sessa
Editors phone: (202) 482-1610
President: Stephanie R. Jones
V. President: Jewel Armstrong Player


Federal Managers Association

The 20,000 members of FMA shape the people and workplace from desk to shipyard in nearly every Federal agency making it the largest professional association for managers and supervisors.

1641 Prince St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 683-8700
Fax: (703) 683-8707
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.fedmanagers.org
Publications: Federal Managers (Quarterly)
President: Michael Styles
V. President: Nancy Shaffer


Federal Physicians Association

FPA works to improve research for an AIDS cure, testing of prescription drugs, health care in developing nations, and the health of Native Americans and NASA astronauts.

PO Box 45150
Washington, DC 20026
Phone: (703) 426-8100
Fax: (703) 426-8400
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.fedphy.org
Publications: The Federal Physician (quarterly)
President: Rich Grandville, MD, Ph.D.
Executive Director: Dennis Boyd

Federally Employed Women

Federally Employed Women (FEW) is a membership organization which:

• Strives to eliminate sex discrimination in the federal government;
• Enhances opportunities for career advancement of women;
• Establishes and maintains with federal agencies, working relationships that advocate the fair application of EEO and personnel laws, policies, procedures, and practices;
• Improves the quality of life for women by influencing Congressional and Administration actions; and
• Works continually to achieve a unified and diverse membership that values and capitalizes on similarities and differences at all levels of the organization

The FEW mission and purpose statement was revised to recognize that the mission of an organization is its driving force, and that FEW's mission needed to be consistent with the needs of federal women today on into the 21st century.

Federally Employed Women, Inc.
P.O. Box 27687
Washington, DC 20038-7687
Phone: (202) 898-0994
E-mail: [email protected]
Executive Vice President: Patricia Wolfe

Federation of Government Information Processing Councils

FGIPC represents more than 38,000 public sector information resource management employees throughout the nation who are dedicated to enhancing communications between government, industry, and the academic community for better government operations through automation.

11350 Randan Hills Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: (703) 218-1955
Fax: (703) 218-1960
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.fgipc.org
Publications: Federation Facts (Quarterly)
Editor: Mary Ann Emely (703) 506-9554
President: John Ortego
Executive Director: Alan Balutis

International Public Management Association

The International Personnel Management Association (IPMA) is an organization that represents the interests of over 5,000 human resource professionals at the Federal, State and Local levels of government. We exist to provide information and assistance to public sector HR professionals in order to help them do their jobs better. Many public agencies have experienced layoffs and budget cuts, and our mission is to provide them with cost effective tools.

1617 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 549-7100
Fax: (703) 684-0948
Website: http://www.ipma-hr.org

National Academy of Public Administration

NAPA is chartered by Congress to improve the effectiveness of government at all levels, federal state and local. It provides independent advice and counsel of the highest professional standards on government organization, processes and programs.

1100 New York Ave., NW
Suite 1090E
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 347-3190
Fax: (202) 393-0993
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.napawash.org/napa/index.html
Publications: Public Objective (quarterly)
Editor: George McCarthy
Chairman: Carl Stonberg
President: Philip Burgess


National Association of Assistant US Attorneys

Promotes the interests of Assistant US Attorneys.

C/O
9001 Braddock Rd.
Suite 380
Springfield VA 22153
Phone: 1-800-455-5661
Fax: 1-800-528-3492
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.naausa.org
Publications: NAAUSA Quarterly (quarterly)
President: Richard L. Delonis
Executive Director: Dennis W. Boyd


National Association of Federal Veterinarians

NAFV speaks for 3,000 veterinarians who supervise meat and poultry inspection, manage infectious diseases, license drugs for animals, conduct medical research and enforce animal welfare laws.

1101 Vermont Ave. NW Suite 710
Washington DC 20005
Phone: (202) 289-0334
Website: http://users.erols.com/nafv
Publications: The Federal Veterinarian (monthly)
Editor: Dr. Dale D. Boyle (202) 289-6334
President: Dr. Alice M. Thaler
Executive Director: Dr. Dale D. Boyle


National Association of Retired Federal Employees

NARFE makes sure that the voices of more than 500,000 federal retired employees continue to be heard on issues like retirement benefits.

606 N Washington St.
Alexandria, VA 22314-1943
Phone: (703) 838-7760
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.narfe.org
National President: Charles Fallis


National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration

NASPAA is an institutional membership organization which exists to promote excellence in public service education. The Association is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation to accredit masters degree programs in public affairs and administration. The membership includes more than 220 US university programs in public affairs and administration and more than 35 associate members.

1120 G St., NW Suite 730
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 628-8965
Fax: (202) 626-4978
Website: http://www.naspaa.org
President: Jo Ivey Boufford
Executive Director: Kenneth Tolo

National Education Association

The NEA mission is to: To fulfill the promise of a democratic society, the National Education Association shall promote the cause of quality public education and advance the profession of education; expand the rights and further interest of educational employees; and advocate human, civil, and economic rights for all.br>
1201 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Website: http://www.nea.org

Partnership for Public Service

A newly formed non-partisan organization dedicated to revitalizing public service. The partnership seeks to restore public confidence in and prestige to the Federal civil service through and aggressive campaign of public-private partnerships as well as focused research and educational efforts.

1725 Eye St. NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006
Website: http://www.ourpublicservice.org
President: Max Stier

Patent Office Professional Association

Mission/Purpose: POPA speaks for more than 1,700 engineers, scientists, and lawyers seeking to establish better working conditions and an atmosphere of professionalism while enhancing the Patent system's goal of encouraging invention.

742 S 26th St.
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: (703) 305-3000
Fax: (703) 308-0818
Website: http://www.popa.org
Publications: Newsletter (Monthly)
Editors: Ronald J Stern, Randy Myers (703) 305-3000
President: Ronald Stern (301) 308-0801


Presidential Management Alumni Group

Mission/Purpose: To attract to the Federal Service outstanding men and women from a variety of academic disciplines who have a clear interest in, and commitment to, a career in the analysis and management of public policy and programs.

PO Box 23280
Washington DC 20024
Phone: (202) 358-0808
Fax: (202) 358-3938
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.pmi.opm.gov/alumni.asp
President: Matthew M. Crouch


Professional Managers Association

Mission/Purpose: PMA represents 200,000 Federal managers and management officials who are working together to achieve management excellence.

PO Box 77235
Washington, DC 20013-7235
Phone: (202) 874-1508
Fax: (202) 874-1739
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.promanager.org
Publications: PMA Capitol Digest(Weekly)
Editor: Hydi Miller 202-874-1547
President: Ray Woolner
Executive Director: Pat Neigoot


Senior Executives Association

A professional association of career federal executives, SEA's mission is to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and productivity of the federal government; to advance the professionalism and advocate the interests of career federal executives; and to enhance public recognition of their contributions.

PO Box 44808
Washington, DC 20026-4808
Phone: (202) 927-7000
Fax: (202) 927-5192
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.seniorexecs.com
Publications: Action (monthly)
President: Carol A. Bonosaro
Chairman: John Euler


Worldwide Assurance for Employees of Public Agencies, Inc.

WAEPA is a non-profit voluntary employees beneficiary association that provides life insurance to government employees. It is governed by a board of directors composed of US government employees who serve without pay.

7651 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22043-2595
Phone: (703) 790-8010
Fax: (703) 790-4606
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.waepa.org
Publication: WAEPA News (annually)
President: Maurice Brice
Executive Director: John Montague