School of Government Foundation

The School depends on private gifts and revenue from courses and publications for approximately half of its annual operating income.

The School of Government Foundation was established in 1996 to help strengthen financial support for faculty teaching and research, statewide education programs, student scholarships, staff development, and general operating needs.

A Board of Directors representing the School’s diverse state and local government clients, the Master of Public Administration program, and major supporters oversees the operation of the Foundation.

Foundation endowments are managed through the UNC Management Company and Investment Fund.The School depends on private gifts and revenue from courses and publications for approximately half of its annual operating income.

To make a gift to the School of Government Foundation, visit our Make a Gift page.

Glenn Adams

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Vice Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, Cumberland County; Senior Partner, Adams, Burge and Boughman

Glenn Adams

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Vice Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, Cumberland County; Senior Partner, Adams, Burge and Boughman

Marchell Adams-David

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Manager, City of Raleigh

Marchell Adams-David

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Manager, City of Raleigh

Gregory S. Allison

Albert and Gladys Hall Coates Distinguished Term Teaching Professor; Secretary, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors

Gregory S. Allison

Albert and Gladys Hall Coates Distinguished Term Teaching Professor; Secretary, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors

Gregory S. Allison is the Albert and Gladys Hall Coates Distinguished Term Teaching Professor at the School of Government. He is an expert in, lectures on, and provides technical support in the field of governmental accounting and financial reporting. Allison is the director of the School’s Municipal and County Administration course.

He joined the School in 1997. Previously, he was assistant director with the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada in...

Kellie Blue

Vice President, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Manager, Robeson County

Kellie Blue

Vice President, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Manager, Robeson County

K. Lee Carter Jr.

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors, Adjunct Instructor; Vice President, NC Capital Management Trust

K. Lee Carter Jr.

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors, Adjunct Instructor; Vice President, NC Capital Management Trust

Lorrin Freeman

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; District Attorney, Wake County

Lorrin Freeman

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; District Attorney, Wake County

Grant Goings

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Manager, City of Wilson

Grant Goings

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Manager, City of Wilson

J. Edward Kitchen

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Chief Operating Officer, Joseph M. Bryan Foundation; Retired Manager, City of Greensboro

J. Edward Kitchen

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Chief Operating Officer, Joseph M. Bryan Foundation; Retired Manager, City of Greensboro

Kevin Leonard

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Executive Director, North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, Raleigh

Kevin Leonard

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Executive Director, North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, Raleigh

Katie Loovis

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Adjunct Instructor, UNC MPA Program

Katie Loovis

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Adjunct Instructor, UNC MPA Program

Katie Loovis is a member of the School of Government Foundation Board of Directors and serves as an adjunct instructor in the UNC Master of Public Administration program. She joined the UNC MPA faculty in 2021 and the Foundation Board of Directors in 2000.

Loovis's doctoral research is focused on public service management and leadership, and she teaches nonprofit management for MPA students. Her teaching philosophy is that she is a facilitator of her students' learning journey. She...

Dr. Patricia Mitchell CeCD

President, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Assistant Professor, Appalachian State University

Dr. Patricia Mitchell CeCD

President, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Assistant Professor, Appalachian State University

Charles "Chuck" Neely

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors

Charles "Chuck" Neely

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors

Lauren G. Partin

Senior Associate Dean for Administration

Lauren G. Partin

Senior Associate Dean for Administration

Lauren G. Partin is the senior associate dean for administration at the School of Government. Additionally, Partin serves as executive director of SOG Services, Inc., an associated entity of the University, and as treasurer of the School of Government Foundation, Inc. Board.

She joined the School of Government in 2018. Previously, Partin worked for the UNC System Office as the assistant vice president for budget and business enterprises. In that position, Partin led the budget and...

Christopher Riddick

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Principal Technical Advisor, LMI

Christopher Riddick

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Principal Technical Advisor, LMI

Ashley Ruffin

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors, Chief Impact Officer; Local Government Federal Credit Union/Civic Federal Credit Union

Ashley Ruffin

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors, Chief Impact Officer; Local Government Federal Credit Union/Civic Federal Credit Union

Rose Vaughn Williams

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Executive Director, North Carolina League of Municipalities

Rose Vaughn Williams

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Executive Director, North Carolina League of Municipalities

Aimee Wall is dean of the UNC School of Government, a position she has held since February 2023. She is only the fifth person and the first woman to lead the School in its 92-year history of service to North Carolina.

Prior to her appointment, Wall was senior associate dean of the School and a professor of public law and government. She joined the School of Government faculty in 2001, providing expertise and advising focused in the areas of human services law and policy, legislative...

McKinley Wooten

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Assistant Secretary, North Carolina Department of Revenue

McKinley Wooten

Member, School of Government Foundation Board of Directors; Assistant Secretary, North Carolina Department of Revenue