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