Governance

The MA program in Public Policy and Administration is a Department-based program housed in the Department of Politics and Public Administration, although faculty from several Departments / Schools are active in the program.

The principal governance document is a PDF filebylaw, opens in new window that is adopted by the Program Council, the Dean of Arts, the Yeates School of Graduate Studies Program Council, and the Senate of the University.

The bylaw establishes a Program Council, sets out its membership (Article 3) and sets out the composition and mandate of a number of Standing Committees (Article 8). Below is the structure of the Council and the Executive Committee. For other committee membership, consult the program.

3.0: Program Council
Membership	Members	Term
Graduate Program Director	Carolyn Johns	01 Jul 2018 – 30 Jun 2022
Chair of Program Council	Carolyn Johns	to F21
Chair, Department of Politics and Public Admin	Tuna Baskoy (Interim)	01 Jul 2020 – 30 Jun 2021
Faculty	All faculty who are “active” (as defined by the Bylaw) in the program
Student 1	Deepika Kumar		F20 – F21
Student 2	Ellen Burch	P/T	F20 – F21
Student 3	Jennifer Kelly		F20 – F21
Student 4	Lubomir Martchenko		F20 – F21
Program Administrator	Julia Macan (non-voting)

8.1: Executive Committee
Membership	Members	Term
Graduate Program Director	Carolyn Johns	01 Jul 2018 – 30 Jun 2022
Chair, Graduate Program Council	Carolyn Johns	to F21
Faculty 1 (elected in odd year)	Mike McGregor	to F21
Faculty 2 (elected in even year)	Greg Inwood	to F22
Faculty 3 (elected in even year)	Tuna Baskoy	to F22
Student Rep 1	Deepika Kumar	F20 – F21
Student Rep 2	Jennifer Kelly	F20 – F21
Program Administrator	Julia Macan (non-voting)