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181 Graham Hall | University of Delaware | Newark, Delaware 19716-7380
Education | Research and Professional Interests | Experience | Awards | Memberships | Teaching | Presentations | Publications
EducationBS, University of Delaware 1978, Arts & Science (Graphic Design) - graduated with Honors
also attended Salisbury State College (now Salisbury University) 1974-76
Research and Professional Interestscommunication, visual design, website design and development, e-government policy
Experience2006 - present
Assistant Policy Scientist, Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware
2000 - 2006
Policy Specialist II, Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware
1992 - 2000
Art Director, Center for Composite Materials, College of Engineering, University of Delaware
1987 - present
Designer (freelance), Deshon & Associates (Newark, Delaware)
1985 - 1992
Graphic Designer, Center for Composite Materials, College of Engineering, University of Delaware
1980 - 1985
Graphic Designer/Cartographer, Center for Composite Materials, College of Engineering, University of Delaware
1978 - 1980
Designer, Harwood & Lloyd, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware)
AwardsJefferson Award for Public Service for years of volunteer service to Newark Charter School, 2005
First Place Award (with the University of Delaware Graphic Communications Center) in the Greeting Cards/Programs Non-Offset category for design of Policy Summit program entitled "School Choice in the New Era of Federal Accountability" at In-Print® 2004, the annual conference of the International Publishing Management Association
University of Delaware Professional Merit Award, 1999
MembershipsDelaware Municipal Web Developers Group
Delaware Association for Public Administration (DAPA)
TeachingTwo special-problems technology courses:
UAPP666 - Website Development (fall 2007 and spring 2005)
Guest lecturer each semester:
LEAD101 - Understanding Consumers
“Magazine Design Tips”
Presentations“Delaware Towns Can Profit from Active Involvement in the MWDG,” Municipal Clerks Certificate Training Program, Dover, Del., October 9, 2009.
“Intro to Website Best Practices,” Municipal Clerks Certificate Training Program, Dover, Del., October 9, 2009.
“Making Your Website a Success: Some Basic Tips to Remember While Planning and Designing Your Site,” Newark Charter School 8th grade technology class, Newark, Del., January 5, 2007.
“Municipal Web Developers Group Member Training Workshop,” covering HTML basics, theory, and hands-on exercises in Dreamweaver, Newark, Del., June 15, 2006.
“Magazine Design Tips,” presentation to Understanding Consumers class (LEAD101) each semester since spring 2006.
“Municipal E-Government Analysis: An In-Class Overview,” presented in UAPP803 class (Seminar in Public Administration), University of Delaware, Newark, Del., November 16, 2004.
“Municipal E-Government Update,” at the 16th Delaware Institute for Local Government Leaders, Rehoboth Beach, Del., October 28, 2004.
“Municipal Website Development,” an Academy for Local Government Leadership workshop, Dover, Del., April 8, 2002.
“Serving the Public On-Line: Municipal Examples Nationwide, What Delaware Cities and Towns Offer, Making Municipal Homepages Effective,” at the 13th Delaware Institute for Local Government Leaders, Rehoboth Beach, Del., October 26, 2001.
Publications“Kyle Sonnenberg: MPA alum returns to Delaware as Newark city manager,” in Public Management, December 2009, p. 24.
“The Third Transatlantic Dialogue: ‘Leading the Future of the Public Sector,’” with Maria Aristigueta, in PA Times International Supplement, March 2008.
“One Church’s Journey Into Covenant Discipleship,” in Covenant Discipleship Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 4, Winter 2008.
“IPA Program Review,” with B.J. DeCoursey, Lisa Moreland, Marcia Scott, et al., February 2007.
“DHCC Web Development Project Report,” with Kristen Osborne and Jen Herst, an IPA internal report in cooperation with the Delaware Health Care Commission and the Delaware Government Information Center, May 2002.
