MPA Program at CCNY
This week the MPA Program hosted a panel discussion about the roles, organizations, and sectors that will define and design the future of public service, and the skills, knowledge, and competencies that emerging professionals need to succeed.
MPA Executive Director Bobby Derival moderated the conversation with three distinguished panelists:
- Eric Horvath is Director of Capital Strategies at Common Future, a national nonprofit focused on eliminating the racial wealth gap and building an economy for all, where he leads the organization’s work on innovative capital products designed by, for, and with BIPOC communities.
- Lucy Joffe is the Assistant Commissioner for Housing Policy at the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”). In this role, she oversees HPD’s Policy Development & Special Initiatives, Fair Housing Policy & Investments team and the Research & Evaluation team.
- Riley Jones IV is a social entrepreneur in the field of education. He is a Co-Founder of Sector Software, an organization using technology to create and facilitate opportunity pathways for the new economy. He currently serves CityBridge Education as Director of Ventures, supporting entrepreneurial work in the field of education and workforce development.
MPA students and faculty attended the hyflex event both in-person and over Zoom. Watch a recording of the event.