Rick Morse is Professor of Public Administration and Government at the UNC School of Government, where he has been on the faculty since 2006. His research, teaching, and consulting focus on public leadership, collaborative governance, and civic engagement. He is the author of numerous articles and book chapters, lead editor of two books, Transforming Public Leadership for the 21st Century (Routledge, 2007), and Innovations in Public Leadership Development (Routledge, 2008), lead author of The Citizens Academies Handbook (UNC School of Government, 2017) and co-author of Local Government in North Carolina, 5th edition (UNC School of Government, 2021). Dr. Morse serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Public Leadership. He teaches in a variety of the School’s continuing education programs for local government officials and serves as Director of the Civic Fellows “Leading for Results” program. Dr. Morse holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in public policy from Brigham Young University and a PhD in public administration from Virginia Tech.Areas of expertise: public service leadership; community and regional collaboration; civic engagement; community visioning