Master of Public Administration in Public Policy and Administration and Master of Science in Protection Management Core Faculty
Protection Management: Prof. Charles (Chuck) Nemeth
Dr. Nemeth has spent the vast majority of his professional life in the study and practice of law and justice. A recognized expert on ethics and the legal system, appellate legal practice and private-sector justice, he also is a prolific writer, having published numerous texts and articles on law and justice throughout his impressive career. He has been an educator for more than 30 years. He holds memberships in the New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania bars. Dr. Nemeth was previously a Chair at the State University of New York at Brockport and California University of PA- one of Pennsylvania's 14 State Universities. He is a much-sought-after legal consultant for security companies and a recognized scholar on issues involving law and morality.
Public Policy: Prof. William Pammer
Dr. William J. Pammer has been a member of the faculty at John Jay College of Criminal Justice since 2009. Professor Pammer primarily teaches in John Jay’s Master of Public Administration Program and is the MPA Coordinator for the West Point Program. Prior to his appointment at John Jay, Dr. Pammer served as Commissioner of Planning in Sullivan County, New York from May 2004 to August 2009. During his tenure as Planning Commissioner he facilitated the completion of Sullivan County’s strategic plan, entitled Sullivan 2020, designed and implemented a county-wide flood management program, spearheaded alternative energy and environmental initiatives, and facilitated multi-municipal projects focusing on asset management.
From 2003 to 2004, Dr. Pammer was a Fulbright Scholar with the U.S. State Department assigned to the Republic of Moldova where he taught public management courses at the Academy of Public Administration in Moldova's capital city of Chisinau and researched cross-border issues. While a Fulbright, Dr. Pammer was also a senior development advisor for the United States Agency for Internal Development (US AID) Moldova Local Government Reform Project.
In addition to his public management expertise, Dr. Pammer has had a distinguished academic and consulting background in public administration. He was Chief Executive Officer and President of Analytech Associates, a governmental and policy consulting firm, and he served as Director of the Master of Public Administration Program and Professor of Public Administration at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.
Dr. Pammer has published numerous books, articles, and monographs focusing on program evaluation and fiscal issues, conflict management, economic development, and strategic planning. He is currently a member of the editorial board for the journal Public Administration Quarterly.