Dwight Vick Email & Phone Number

Amarillo, TX, US

Tulia, Texas, United States

Albany, New York, United States

Laredo, Texas Area

• Teach online graduate-level public administration and public policy courses to Master of Public Administration students. Courses include human resources, public policy, and management.

Serve local nonprofit organizations to apply for local, federal, private and state grants and edit publications.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

A member since graduate school, I currently serve as a contributor to its trade journal, PA Times. I served as members of its 2010 and 2015 national conferences as well as several of its regional chapters.

Amarillo, Texas Area

• Creating a comprehensive prevention coalition located in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains.
• Working with various groups to expand supporto Texas National Guardo Various nonprofit groupso Counselorso Prevention specialists

Amarillo And Lubbock, Texas

• Recruit and train potential foster care and adoptive parents throughout Texas Panhandle
• Conduct home studies and inspections, unannounced visits, etc.
• Find temporary and permanent placement for children in need of foster care-to-adoptive homes throughout Texas
• Determined, investigated, and reviewed client eligibility for Medicaid, SNAP, and TANF programs

Amarillo, Texas Area

• Recruit and train potential foster care and adoptive parents throughout Texas Panhandle
• Conduct home studies and inspections, unannounced visits, etc.
• Find temporary and permanent placement for children in need of foster care-to-adoptive homes throughout Texas
• Determined, investigated, and reviewed client eligibility for Medicaid, SNAP, and TANF programs

Lubbock, Texas Area

• Direct the region’s only state-supported substance abuse treatment and prevention program located in the Texas South Plains and Panhandle. Serve 2000+ citizens at in-patient treatment facility and 5000+ in our.
• Supervise 83 employees and oversee $3.7 million in state contracts and partnerships with private insurance companies.… Show more Direct the region’s only state-supported substance abuse treatment and prevention program.
• Supervise 83 employees and oversee $3.7 million in state contracts and partnerships with private insurance companies.
• Oversee eight state contracts issues by the Texas Health and Human Services Department (DHHS).
• Diversifying agency’s financial portfolio to include private insurance carriers.
• Approve all expenditures and oversee all human resources and client records.

Greater Chicago Area

Taught masters level classes in public administration and public policy. Incorporated course-wide research projects which focused upon practical issues facing Southside Chicago communities.

Chicago, Illinois

• Conducted research on a nonprofit program. Study examined the impact on children, teachers, principals, and schools where men consistently read to kindergarten through 3rd grade classrooms in nine Bronzeville community.
• Approved by GSU and Chicago Public School’s Institutional Review Board in 2015
• Study includes an examination of the program’s organizational structure, leadership, budget, as well as educational and social impact of an all-male reading program in the… Show more Conducted research on a nonprofit.
• Study includes an examination of the program’s organizational structure, leadership, budget, as well as educational and social impact of an all-male reading program in the classroom
• Serve as a participant/observer by reading to 2nd grade students at Mollison Elementary School
• Funded, in part, by GSU’s Intellectual Life Grant Program

University Park, IL

• Taught masters and doctoral level classes in public administration and nonprofit management. Spearheaded initiatives with convert face-to-face classes to online format. Served as members of internal and external.
• Team membero Master of Public Administration program’s national accreditation committee o GSU’s Graduate Councilo GSU’s… Show more Taught masters and doctoral level classes in public administration and nonprofit.
• Team membero Master of Public Administration program’s national accreditation committee o GSU’s Graduate Councilo GSU’s Community Outreach Committee for the 50th Anniversary of the Passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
• Coordinated current recruitment efforts with o GSU’s Office of Veterans Affairs o American Society for Public Administration’s (ASPA) 2015 National Conference
• Serve as a university representative on the o Executive Board member, Chicagoland ASPA chapter, o College representative to Illinois Board of Higher Education – Faculty Advisory Committeeo Member, University Professors.
• Published one article, two case studies, two book reviews in two-year period

Hereford, Texas

• Conducted research on a child-focused, anti-hunger nonprofit program located in rural Texas. Study examines the impact on children, teachers, principals, and schools.
• Supervised pilot program at one school serving 50 children
• Approved by WTAMU’s Institutional Review Board in 2008
• Study includes an examination of the program’s organizational structure, leadership, budget, marketing plan as well as program’s social impact on the child, teacher, parent/s, and community… Show more Conducted.
• Study includes an examination of the program’s organizational structure, leadership, budget, marketing plan as well as program’s social impact on the child, teacher, parent/s, and community
• Hereford community leaders requested the findings to be published in a Texas-based journal and a national oneo Full article was published in PB&J: Politics, Bureaucracy, and Justiceo Case study published by the Rutgers.

Canyon, Texas

• Served as undergraduate coordinator for two undergraduate programs in public administration (PA) and emergency management administration (EMA)
• Restructured and updated EMA curricula to meet current needs
• Created statewide marketing plan to increase enrollment into the EMA programo Texas State Law requires state colleges and universities that offer emergency management courses and degrees to provide free tuition to its.
• Created statewide marketing plan to increase enrollment into the EMA programo Texas State Law requires state colleges and universities that offer emergency management courses and degrees to provide free tuition to its.
• Coordinated 2+2 Agreement with San Antonio College (SAC) faculty and WTAMU administration to directly accept EMA majors from SAC into WTAMU
• Renamed and restructured undergraduate PA curriculum to increase enrollmento Expanded program from four students to 20 students within one yearo Created online recruitment program and updated its websiteo Transitioned.

Vermillion, South Dakota

I taught MPA courses in their program.

Varied

• The White House, Domestic Policy Council Intern
• U.S. House of Representatives Intern
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Arizona State House of Representatives
• Maricopa County, Arizona Department of Public Health
• Arizona Department of Corrections

Okinawa, Japan

A GS-13E and O-6E, I taught MPA courses to military personnel stationed at Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Camp Zama in Toyko, and Yongsan Army Garrison in Seoul. One of the greatest experiences of my life.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Public Administration And Social Service Professions

Activities and Societies: American Society for Public Administration I earned my Ph.D. in Public Administration from Arizona State.

Postdoctoral Studies, Substance Abuse Policy, Treatment, And Addiction

I held a one-year post-doctoral researcher/student at the Center of Substance Abuse and Addiction (CASAA)

Substance Abuse Counseling, Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

I enrolled in substance abuse counseling classes to enhance my education into the field of substance abuse and public policy. An absence.

Master’S Degree, Public Administration

Activities and Societies: Pi Alpha Alpha I earned my MPA from the University of Memphis (then Memphis State University).

Bachelor’S Degree, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: I was an active member of professional organizations such as Delta Mu Delta, our college's advanced business.

Associate’S Degree, Journalism And Business Administration

Activities and Societies: I served as student body president and active in the college's Ranger Band. I studied journalism and business.

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

Activities and Societies: Pi Alpha Alpha