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Invited Talks

Rural Community Capacity (RC2) Program,
North Carolina Department of Commerce Rural Transformation Grant
Appalachian State University, Hickory Campus

Workshop Topic: Local Government Budgeting and Finance, July 25, 2024.

Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Meeting
U.S. General Services Administration

Presentation in reference to: Brunjes, B., & Rodriguez-Plesa, E. (2023). Equity in Government Contracting: Analyzing the Performance of Small Disadvantaged Businesses. Public Administration Review. DOI: 10.1111/puar.13704, August 15, 2023.

Rural Community Capacity (RC2) Program,
North Carolina Department of Commerce Rural Transformation Grant
Appalachian State University

Workshop Topic: Local Government Budgeting and Finance, July 20, 2023.

Blavatnik School of Government, and Government Outcomes Lab
University of Oxford

Exploring Opportunities for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses in Public Sector Contracting: Insights from Set-Aside Programs as part of The Research Forum on Public Service Partnerships, March 31, 2023.

McCourt School of Public Policy, and Better Government Lab
Georgetown University

Breakout Session Presenter on the “Business of Government & Equity” as part of the Roundtable on the President’s Management Agenda as part of the ‘Year of Evidence Action’, November 16, 2022.

School of Public Policy
University of Connecticut

Graduate Level – Fall 2022 - Online

Executive Master of Public Administration Seminar

Lecture Title: Sustainable Public Procurement in U.S. Local Governments (w/Dr. Dimand)

Rural Community Capacity (RC2) Program,
North Carolina Department of Commerce Rural Transformation Grant
Appalachian State University

Workshop Topic: Local Government Budgeting and Finance, July 27, 2022.

Department of History, Philosophy, Politics, Global Studies, and Legal Studies
Morehead State University

Graduate Level - Spring 2022 – Online

Master of Public Administration Speaker Series

Lecture Title: Does Representation Matter? Examining Supplier Diversity Policy of Local Governments

McCourt School of Public Policy
Georgetown University

Graduate Level - Spring 2021 – Online

PPOL 514 Public Management

Topic: Procurement and Contract Management

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