Kathy Colon, Office Manager
416 Thompson
413-545-3956
kcolon@pubpol.umass.edu

Kathy Colon, Office Manager, works closely with students, staff and faculty to provide assistance on CPPA daily operations and management. For over twenty years, Kathy has provided administrative assistance in a variety of office settings, including eleven years at the University of Massachusetts.

M.V. Lee Badgett, Director
412 Thompson
413-545-0159
lbadgett@pubpol.umass.edu

As the Center's Director, Lee Badgett provides the vision and leadership--in close collaboration with faculty, students, staff, the University and external policy-related constituents (both academic and applied)--necessary for continued growth and innovation. Lee Badgett is a professor of Economics at UMass Amherst. and is also Research Director at the Williams Institute at UCLA's School of Law.

Satu Zoller, Associate Director. Graduate Program, Student Advising, and Student Administration
418 Thompson
413-545-2714
szoller@pubpol.umass.edu

Satu Zoller, Associate Director, oversees the administration of many aspects of the Graduate Program and serves as a student adviser. She received a Masters in Public Affairs with a concentration in economic development from the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute, University of Minnesota. She previously worked in both the government and nonprofit sectors, including the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Minnesota Planning (a state agency), and for a community-based nonprofit organization in Cusco, Peru.

Susan Newton, Associate Director. Research Development, Research Support, and Special Projects
404 Thompson
413-577-0478
snewton@pubpol.umass.edu

Susan Newton, Associate Director for Research, assists with planning and fundraising for CPPA and STS research initiatives. Susan also coordinates certain of the Center's many special projects and iniatives. Susan received her doctorate in sociology from Purdue University, and has worked previously in grants administration at Amherst College and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Eve Eichwald, Associate Director. Finance,Technology, and Special Projects
402 Thompson
413-577-0239
eichwald@pubpol.umass.edu

After working in municipal government finance and administration in positions that include the finance director of a major city and as a manager in the San Francisco Controller's office, Eve came to CPPA after lecturing in the Spring of 2008 on public budgeting. Eve has a Masters in urban planning (U of Oregon) and a post-graduate fellowship in public policy. Eve Eichwald manages CPPA's finances, and coordinates certain of the Center's initiatives and special projects.