NECoPA Officers and Board of Trustees


Officers

Chair:
Rahul Pathak
Associate Professor, Baruch College, CUNY
(2025-2027)

Chair-Elect:
Triparna Vasavada, PhD
Associate Professor, Penn State University Harrisburg
(2025-2027)

Treasurer:
Tony Mazzucco, ICMA-CM
Town of Norwood / Valdosta State University
(2025-2027)

Secretary:
Brenda Morrissey, DPA, FP-C
Senior Quality Improvement Specialist, Northwell Health
Owner, Second Chance Safety, LLC
(2025-2027)

Communications & Engagement:
Rudy de Leon Dinglas, PhD, MPA
Sr. Officer for Academic Affairs & Strategic Initiatives, the Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence – School of Government & Policy at the Johns Hopkins University
Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Lecturer, University of Virginia
(2025-2027)

Immediate Past Chair:
Gina Scutelnicu-Todoran
Professor, Pace University
(2025-2027)


Board of Trustees

Bok Gyo Jeong, PhD
Associate Professor, Department Chair, Kean University
(2025-2027)

Huiting Qi, PhD
Assistant Professor, SUNY Empire State University
(2025-2027)

Intae Choi, PhD
Assistant Professor, Myongji University
(2025-2027)

Stephen R. Rolandi, MPA
Adjunct Professor – John Jay College of Criminal Justice – CUNY & Pace University
(2025-2027)

Jyoti Aggarwal, EdD
University of Texas, Dallas
(2025-2027)

Younhee Kim, PhD
Professor, Penn State University Harrisburg
(2025-2027)

Theo Arapis, PhD
Chair & Associate Professor, Villanova University
(2025-2027)

Angela Kline, PhD
Associate Professor, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
(2025-2027)

Carey Brown, Ed.D
Assistant Professor, Kean University
(2025-2027)

Areeba Hashmi (Student Representative)
MPA Candidate, Pace University
(2025-2027)