• Leadership in the International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
• Leadership in the American Society for Public Administration(ASPA)
• Leadership in the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM) 
• Service on editorial boards for the Public Administration Review, Public Performance and Management Review, International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior, International Journal of Electronic Government Research

• Galena Rotary Public Policy Roundtable
• LaSalle County Local Government Assistance Project

• Salvation Army Advisory Board of Directors
• Lake Michigan Federation Board of Directors
• Girl Scout Councils

• North Central Association Reaccreditation Steering Committee
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s Search Committee

Types of Pubilc Service

• Service to the Profession

• Service to Local Governments
  

• Service to the Broader Community
  

• Service to NIU