August 2005
John G. Bretting
Master of Public Administration Program
Institute for Policy and Economic Development
The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas 79968-0703
(915) 747.7974, FAX (915) 747.7948
jbretting@utep.edu
Academic Training
1991 Doctor of Philosophy, Political Science University of Houston
Dissertation: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Impact of the Model City
Charter on Revenues and Expenditures. Dissertation Director, John P. McIver
1985 Master of Arts, Political Science University of Houston
1979 Bachelor of University Studies University of New Mexico
Political Science, Urban Planning
Areas of Training
· American Government: Urban Politics and Public Policy, State and Local Government, Interest Groups, Women and Politics, Race and Ethnic Politics.
· Public Policy & Administration: Intergovernmental Relations, Program Evaluation, Non-Profit Management and Marketing, Public Budgeting and Finance, Environmental and Natural Resources.
· Research Methodology: Research Design, Survey Research Methods, Field Research Methods, Advanced Multivariate Statistics, Measurement Theory, and Time Series Analysis.
Academic Experience
August 2004-present Associate Professor (with tenure) and Associate Director for Academic Affairs, MPA Program, Institute for Policy and Economic Development, University of Texas at El Paso.
August 2002 - July 2004 Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Political Science and Director, Master of Public Administration Program, The College of Charleston, S.C.
May 2002- July 2002 Associate Professor (with tenure), College of Public Policy, Public Administration Program, University of Texas at San Antonio
October 1997- July 2002 Research Associate, Metropolitan Research and Policy Institute, University of Texas at San Antonio, Downtown Campus.
September 1996– April 2002 Assistant Professor, College of Public Policy, Public Administration Program, University of Texas at San Antonio.
August 1991- August 1996 Assistant Professor,
School of Public Administration, University of New Mexico.
August 1988- August 1991 Lecturer, Division of Public Administration,
University of New Mexico
September 1988 - August 1990 Associate Director,
Institute for Public Policy, Department of Political Science, University of New Mexico. (Co-founder of The Institute for Public Policy- Survey Research Center.)
January 1986-July 1988 Instructor, Department of Political Science,
University of Houston.
Teaching Experience
University of Texas at El Paso
1. Seminar in Administrative Theory
2. Organizational Theory and Behavior
3. Urban Administration
4. Introduction to Public Administration
5. Public Budgeting and Financial Management
6. Intergovernmental Relations: Bi-national Policy Focus
7. Comprehensive Integration of Public Administration (Capstone): Feasibility Study for the El Paso County Library Fabens, Texas.
8. Non-Profit Administration
College of Charleston
1. Introduction to Public Administration
2. American Government
3. Workshop on Neighborhoods, Participation, and Community Development
4. Urban Policy
5. Quantitative and Research Methods for Public Administration
6. Urban Planning
7. Essential Elements of Nonprofit Administration
8. Special Topics: Public Arts Management, the Rise of the Creative Class, and Urban Design.
University of Texas at San Antonio
1. Applied Research: Designs, Survey Research Methods, and Field Methods Approaches.
2. Applied Research: Gender, Race & Environmental Policy (Issues of Environmental Justice and Equity)
3. Intergovernmental Relations: Domestic and Bi-national Public Policies (United States and Mexico).
4. Contemporary Perspectives of Public Administration
5. Environmental and Social Justice Administration
6. Introduction to Urban Planning
7. Quantitative Methods and Statistics for Public Administration
8. Regional and Urban Economic Development
9. Theories of Public Bureaucracy
10. Social Justice
11. Urban Public Policy: Urban Disorder & Decline
12. Urban Public Policy: Race & the City
13. Urban Management
University of New Mexico
1. Administration of Urban and Local Government
2. Budgeting for Public Agencies
3. Contemporary Public Administration
4. Field Research Methods
5. Intergovernmental Administration
6. Public Financial Administration
7. Public Sector Marketing
8. Research Design and Quantitative Analysis
9. Urban Politics, Public Policy, and Political Economy
10. Topics in American Government: The Politics and Political Economy of Budgeting
11. Topics in American Government: Urban Politics and Policy
University of Houston
American Government: National, State, and Local
Introduction to Public Administration
Civic Education Project – Environmental Summer School, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Faculty Member: One of five policy experts from the United States instructing 32 Russian professors and advanced graduate students methods and pedagogy for teaching environmental public policy, June 16th – 30th 2001.
Other professional experience
1981-1983 Executive Director, The Park People, Inc. Houston, Texas (C.A.O. responsible for: administration and management, fund raising, community organizing and out-reach, and programmatic activities of this not-for profit corporation.)
1980-1981 Community Planner, Department of Parks and Recreation, Houston Texas (Applied survey research and development of the department’s first marketing plan.)
1978-1980 Neighborhood Planner, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Albuquerque, New Mexico and Houston Field Office (Community participation programs and neighborhood planning.)
Publications
“Does Urban Context Matter? Social Diversity Influences on Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Gay and Lesbian Politics in San Antonio, Texas”, Q: Journal of Sexual Orientation and Public Policy at Harvard, Fall 2001, Vol 1. No. 1, p.1-24. (with J. Dean Steger and Arturo Vega).
“Introduction to the Focus Issue on Growth Management”, Public Work Management & Policy, October 2001, Vol. 6 No.2, pp.80-90 Guest co-editor of this Special Focus Issue of PWM&P (with Lisa S. Nelson).
“New Mexico”, John G. Bretting, in Home Rule in America: A Fifty State Handbook, (2001) Dale Crane, Planton Rigos, and Melvin Hill (eds.), Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, Inc. Pp. 295-302
“Latina Gender Consciousness and the Environmental Movement in New Mexico”, Hispanic Research Center, Working Papers Series, WP – 10, February 1999. (with Diane M. Prindeville). Pp. 1- 38.
“Indigenous Women Activists and Political Participation: The Case of Environmental Justice”, Women and Politics, January 1998, Vol. 19, No. 1 (with Diane-Michele Prindeville). Pp. 39-58.
“Environmental Justice and the Role of Indigenous Women Organizing Their Communities”, John G. Bretting and Diane Michele Prindeville, in Environmental Injustices, Political Struggles: Race, Class and the Environment. (1998) David E. Camacho, (ed.), Durham, NC: Duke University Press. Pp.141-164.
“Reinventing Parks and Recreation”, Parks and Recreation, February 1995, Vol. 30. No. 2, (with Stan Ford). Pp. 61-66.
“Business and Political Finance in the United Kingdom”, Comparative Political Studies, July 1993, Vol. 26, No. 2, (with Neil J. Mitchell). Pp. 229-245.
“Retrospectives on Public Finance”, Environmental Planning C: Government and Policy, Vol. 11, No. 4, November 1993. Pp. 486-487.
“Financing Parks and Recreation – Traditional and Alternative Methods”, Leisure Today, October 1991, Vol. 62, (with Douglas M. Turco)
“A Profile of Municipal Parks and Recreation Directors in Large Western Cities: Do Good Ol’ Boys Really Run the Show/”, John G. Bretting and Douglas M. Turco. Intermountain Symposium on Leisure and Recreation Proceedings. (1990) Brigham Young University.
Work Currently Under Review
“Raza: The Social Construction of Mexican Immigrants” Re-submitted to Latino Studies, (with Lisa Magaña)
Work Currently in Progress
Native American/Minority Politics/Environmental Politics & Policy
- “American Indians, Environmental Equity and Fry Bread Federalism”, to be submitted to Publius (with Barbara Morris)
Urban Politics, Race and Political Economy
- Race and the City: Participation, Mobilization, and Representation - Frontiers of Metropolitan Political Economy. A book length manuscript. Over six years have been invested completing: documents’ research, archival work, interviews, eight metropolitan surveys (SAS), and the reading of scholarly sources. Currently the first chapter and the formal book proposal are in preparation. (with Arturo Vega) J. Bretting will “shop the proposal” at the 2005 Annual Meetings of the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C.
American Politics
- New Mexico in The Constitutionalism of American States. George Connor, Christopher Hammons, Eds., University of Missouri Press. One of fifty chapters on the constitutional history and constitutional theory of the United States.
Paper Presentations (N=70, selected examples since 1995 only)
“Mobilizing Grassroots Democracy: American Indians, Anglos, Mexicans, and Mexican American” to be presented at the 2005 Annual meetings of the American Political Science Assn., Washington, D.C.
“High Stakes Testing: Latino Performance in Texas” preseneted at the 47th Annual Conference of the Western Social Science Association, Albuquerque, NM, April 13- 16, 2005 (with Mary Frances Agnello)
“Public Participation in the Borderlands: Towards Enfranchising Disenfranchised Voices” preseneted at the 47th Annual Conference of the Western Social Science Association, and ASSOCIATION FOR BORDERLANDS STUDY, Albuquerque, NM, April 13- 16, 2005 (with Irasema Coronado, and Tina Mayagoitia ).
“Re-Visiting Fry-Bread Federalism: American Indians, Federalism and Public Policy” presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 7th-9th. (with Barbara Morris)
“Fry-Bread Federalism Revisited”: A Model of American Indian Intergovernmental Relations presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Oakland, California, March 17th-19th, .(with Barbara Morris)
“The Racialization and Social Construction of Local Political Power in San Antonio, Texas” presented at the 2004 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting. September 1-4. (with Arturo Vega)
“Latino Politics in San Antonio: Examining the Cleavages of the Divided City”, presented at the 2004 Annual Meetings of the Western Political Science Association, March 11-13th 2004. (with Arturo Vega)
“Teaching and Field Research: Travels in the Borderlands”, presented at the 2003 Annual Meetings of the Western Political Sciences Association, March 27-29th. (with Josephine Mendez-Negrete)
“The Social Construction of Eastern European Gypsies and Mexican Immigrants” presented at the 2002 American Political Science Association Meetings. (with Lisa Magaña)
“Roma y Raza – Myths and Misunderstandings: The Social Construction of Knowledge and Information Concerning Eastern European Gypsies and Mexican Migratory Workers” presented at the 2002 Western Political Science Association Meetings. (with Lisa Magaña)
“Fry-Bread Federalism: American Indian Intergovernmental Relations and Environmental Policy”, presented at the 2001 Annual Meetings of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, August 30th-September 2nd 2001. (with Barbara J. Morris)
“Insiders, Outsiders, and Spectators: The Tourism of Field Research”, presented at the Gender on the Borderlands Conference, St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, July 2001. Conference funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities”. (with Josephine Mendez-Negrete and Lilliana Saldaña)
“Does Urban Context Matter? -Social Diversity Influences on Attitudes and Perceptions toward Ethnic Minority and Gay and Lesbian Politics-The Case of San Antonio, Texas.”
presented at the 2001 Annual Meetings of the Western Political Science Association, Las Vegas, NV. (with Arturo Vega, and James D. Steger)
“Who Gets, What, Where, When, and How In San Antonio Politics – the Impact of Municipal Reform”, presented at the 2000 Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Jose, California. (with Arturo Vega).
“Competing Demands and Governing Approaches: The Politics of Presidential Appointments”, presented at the 1999 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia. (with Richard Waterman).
“The Hollow Promise of Single Member Districts for Mexican Americans? – Representation in San Antonio Municipal Politics”, presented at the 1999 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia. (with Arturo Vega).
“La Chispa de Las Mujeras” – Women Small Business Owners and Economic Development in the Middle Rio Grande Region, presented at the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies, XXVI Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, April/May 1999. (with Annette Guiterrez).
“Assessing Single Member Districts or the Voting Rights Act Revisited: Representation and Mexican-American Perceptions of Economic Development Goods and Council Mayor Performance in San Antonio, Texas”, presented at the 1999 Annual Meetings of the Western Political Science Association, Seattle, Washington, March 1999. (with Arturo Vega and Rodolfo Rosales).
“Making A Difference: Latina and Native American Women Elected and Appointed Officials in New Mexico”, John Bretting and Diane Prindeville, presented at the 1998 National Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, May 1998, Seattle, Washington.
“The Appointment Calculus: A Study of Reagan’s Ambassadorial Appointments”, Richard Waterman and John Bretting, presentation at the 1998 Annual Meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 1998, Chicago.
“Outstanding in the Field: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity Considerations for Naturalistic Inquiry”, John Bretting and Diane Prindeville, presented at the 1998 Annual Meetings of the Western Political Science Association, March 1998, Los Angeles.
“The Appointment Calculus: A Comparative Study of Presidential Selection Criteria”, Richard Waterman, John Bretting, Joseph Stewart, Jr., and Neil Mitchell, presented at the 1997 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, August 1997, Washington, DC.
"Gender Consciousness and Interest Advocacy: Latina and Native American Women and the Environmental Justice Movement", John Bretting and Diane Michele Prindeville, presented at the 1997 Western Political Science Association Annual Conference, March, 1997.Tucson, AZ.
"The Political Economy of Ambassadorships", John Bretting, Richard Waterman, Joseph Stewart, Jr., and Neil Mitchell presented at the 1996 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA., August 29 –September 1, 1996.
“The Environmental Policy Process, Indigenous Activists and Environmental Justice”, John Bretting and Diane M. Prindeville. Presented at the Western Political Science Association Annual Conference, March, Portland, Oregon, March 1995.
Non-Refereed Research Publications and Monographs (Selected)
Regional Public Health –Natural Disaster Preparedness: A Report to the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District. UTSA- Metropolitan Research and Policy Institute, San Antonio, Texas, Spring 2000. John G. Bretting, Principal Investigator, William A. Vega, Co-Investigator.
Applied Survey Research Monograph – Jackson Longitudinal Study, Final Longitudinal Analyses Report. State of New Mexico, Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, Santa Fe, New Mexico, May, 1998, 130 pages. This is a co-authored public policy analysis distributed by the State of New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Planning Council.
Applied Survey Research Monograph - Jackson Family Survey – Fourth Year Report. State of New Mexico, Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, Santa Fe, New Mexico, in preparation to be completed, January 1998, 55 pages. This is a co-authored public policy analysis distributed by the State of New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Planning Council.
Applied Survey Research Monograph – Jackson Longitudinal Study, Fourth Year Report. State of New Mexico, Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, Santa Fe, New Mexico, February 1997, 95 pages. This is a co-authored public policy analysis distributed by the State of New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Planning Council.
Evaluation Research Report for Catholic Charities’ Citizenship Program, Immigration Services Department, The Archdiocese of San Antonio, Inc. An applied program evaluation initiated in May 1997. The Executive Summary of the preliminary findings was released in October 1997. Arturo Vega and John Bretting, Co-Investigators.
The National Park Service’s Operations Evaluation Program: A Comparison of Implementation Procedures Among the Agency’s Ten Regional Offices. National Park Service, Southwest Regional Office, Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 1992. 89 pages. (with Bruce Powell).
“Wastewater Facility Construction Financing in New Mexico: Options During an Era of Scarcity”, Journal of Conference Proceedings, New Mexico Conference on the Environment. New Mexico Environment Department, Santa Fe, New Mexico, September 1992. 12 pages.
Evaluation of the Rocky Mountain Institute’s Economic Renewal Program in Alamosa, Colorado. University of New Mexico, Community and Regional Planning Program, Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 1991. (with James R. Richardson, and William Siembieda). 132 pages.
Professional and Public Service
Professional service (Selected)
Manuscript Referee
· Journal of Politics. 2004-present
· Political Research Quarterly. 1995 – present
· Public Works Management & Policy. 1996- present
· Urban Affairs Review (Quarterly). 1988-present
· The Politics of the Administrative Process, 3rd Ed. By D. Kettl and J. Fesler. Manuscript reviewer for C.Q. Press, Spring 2004. Published in 2006.
· Straddling the Border. By Lisa Magaña. Manuscript Reviewer for University of Texas Press, Acquisition Editors. Fall 2001. In press.
· Black Politics in Conservative America, 2nd Ed. By Marcus Pohlmann. Manuscript reviewer for Addison Wesley Longman (May – June 2000) .
· Introduction to Public Administration: A Book of Readings. Manuscript reviewer for Addison Wesley Longman (February – March 2000) Published 2001.
· City Politics by Dennis R. Judd and Todd Swanstrom. Manuscript reviewer for Harper Collins (August-October 1992) Published 1994.
· American Democracy in Transition: A Communications Revolution. By John Havick. Manuscript reviewer for West Publications. Published 1991.
Federal Grant Proposal Reviewer
· U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of University Partnerships, Community Development Work-Study Program, Washington, DC, June 19-24, 2003.
Discipline Service – Conferences, Committees, and Sections (Selected).
American Political Science Association (APSA)
· Member, APSA Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Discipline, appointed to a two and one-half year term by APSA President and approved by the Council in September 2002. Term runs January 2003-September 2005.
· Member, APSA Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Discipline, Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Latino/a Mentoring Awards Committee, Spring 2004-Summer 2004.
· Member, APSA, Latino Caucus, Latino Fund Committee. Spring 2003 – Summer 2003. Designed and administered the American Political Science Assn.’s Latino Fund Scholarship and Grants Program.
· Member, Executive Committee, Organized Section on Race and Ethnic Politics, American Political Science Association, August 1997 – August 2002.
· Member, Best Book Committee, Organized Section on Race and Ethnic Politics, American Political Science Association, August 1997 – September 2005.
· Co-Chair, Best Book Committee, Organized Section on Race and Ethnic Politics, American Political Science Association, August 2004 – September 2005.
· Chair, Best Book Committee, Organized Section on Race and Ethnic Politics, American Political Science Association, August 2000 – September 2001.
· Chair, Best Dissertation (1996-97) Committee, Organized Section on Race and Ethnic Politics, American Political Science Association, appointed August 1997.
American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
· Executive Committee Member, Section on Environmental and Natural Resources Administration, American Society of Public Administration, September 1998 - present.
· Chair-Section on Environmental and Natural Resources Administration, American Society of Public Administration, May 2001 – May 2002.
· Chair-Elect-Section on Environmental and Natural Resources Administration, American Society of Public Administration, May 2000–May 2001
National Association of Chicana y Chicano Scholars (NACCS)
· Site Community Member, National Association of Chicana and Chicano Scholars, National Meeting held in San Antonio, April 1998 – May 1999,
· Member, Panel Selection Committee. National Association of Chicana and Chicano Scholars, Term of service: July 1998 – June 1999.
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
· Panel Convener, Annual NASPAA Conference, October 2004, Management Institute Roundtable - "What Do You Do Now? --- The Transition from a Full-time Academic Post to Directing an MPA/MPP Program"
· Principal Representative, National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, MPA Program, The College of Charleston. August 2002- July 2004
· Member, Diversity Committee, NASPAA, October 2002-May 2005.
· Member, Spring 2003 NASPAA Strategic Planning Workshop, Washington, D.C.
Associate Member, National Academy of Public Administration,
Western Political Science Association (WPSA)
· Section Co-Chair, Program Committee, Western Political Science Association, Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 2005-May 2006.
· Chair, Best Paper Award, Latino/a Scholarship of the Western Political Science Association. Spring 2004-Spring 2005.
· Chair, Nominating Committee, the Western Political Science Association. Appointed April 2003-April 2004.
· Member, Nominating Committee, the Western Political Science Association. Appointed April 2002 (Two year term)
· Member, Best Paper Award, Chicano/Chicana Scholarship of the Western Political Science Association. Summer 2001- Spring 2002.
· Member, Charles Redd Politics of the American West Award Committee of the Western Political Science Association, September 2000 – March 2001.
· Member, Best Dissertation Award Committee, Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, January 1999-March 2000.
· Member, Pi Sigma Alpha Award Committee, Best Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association. October 1997- March 1998.
University/College Service (Selected)
· Member, Graduate Studies Committee, Graduate School, College of Charleston, August 2002-July 2004
· Member, Faculty Research and Development Committee, College of Charleston, August 2003-May 2004
· Member, Policy Committee of the Graduate Studies Committee, College of Charleston, October 2002-July 2004
· Chair, Dean’s Committee to Formulate an Arts Management Graduate Program, College of Charleston, August 2002-July 2004.
· Member, Faculty Senate, University of Texas – San Antonio, September 2000- August 2002.
· Executive Committee Member, Faculty Senate, University of Texas – San Antonio, September 2000- May 2002.
· Member, Faculty Senate, Standing Committee on the Core Curriculum, University of Texas – San Antonio, September 2000-May 2002.
· Member, Faculty Senate, Nominating Committee, University of Texas – San Antonio, September 2000-May 2002.
· Member, Faculty Senate, Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee, University of Texas – San Antonio, October 2001- May 2002.
· Member, Board of Overseers, NAD Bank / BEC WEB Page Project, The Hispanic Research Center. Spring 1997 – May 2002. (UTSA)
· Member, University Standing Committee on Human Subjects Research. Appointed August 1997 for a two-year term. (UTSA)
· Member, University Building Advisory and Design Review Committee. Appointed September 1997 for a two-year term. (UTSA)
· Member, President’s Ad-hoc Committee to Assist the City of San Antonio Planning Department, appointed October 1997. (UTSA)
· Faculty Mentor, Minority Research Opportunity Program, Summer 1996, (UNM).
· Member, Honorary Degree Committee, December 1991, (UNM).
· Member, Faculty Senate Graduate Committee, 1991-1992, (UNM).
Public Administration Department (Selected)
· Public Budgeting & Finance Track Co-Leader, IPED, CPM Program Summer 2005 – present.
· Associate Director, Academic Affairs, Institute for Policy and Economic Development, University of Texas at El Paso, August 2004-present
· Member, Admission Committee, September 2004-present
· Co-Author, IPED, MPA Program Self-Study, prepared during summer 2004 and submitted to NASPAA for review September 20, 2004.
· Director, Master in Public Administration Program, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Charleston, August 2002- July 2004
· Chair, Admissions Committee, Master in Public Administration Program, College of Charleston, August 2002- July 2004
· Member, UT System Initiative to Develop an On-Line Master of Public Administration, August 2001- July 2002.
· Member of Committee, Urban Studies Degree Planning Committee, UTSA - Metropolitan Research and Policy Institute, September 2000 – May 2002. (UTSA)
· Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Public Administration Program, September 1996 – December 2000. (UTSA)
· Member of Committee, Policy Skills and Leadership Program, UTSA - Metropolitan Research and Policy Institute, July 1996 – June 2001
· Member, Admissions Committee, PAD Program, UTSA, September 1, 1996 – May 2002.
· Co-chair, Curriculum Committee, PAD Program, UTSA, March 1997 – December 2000.
· Chair, Graduate Studies Committee, PAD Program, UTSA, August 1997 – May 1999.
· Chair, PAD Search Committees, PAD Program, UTSA, August 1997 – May 1999.
· Member, PAD Search Committees, PAD Program, UTSA, June 1999 – August 2000.
· Chair, Graduate Studies Committee, ad-hoc Graduate Catalogue Review Committee, September 1997 – May 1999. (UTSA)
· Member, Division Graduate Advisory Group (DGAG), August 1997 – May 1999.
· Faculty Library Liaison, Public Administration, FY 1998-FY 2002. (UTSA)
· Member, Comprehensive Exam Committee, Spring 1991-Summer 1996 (UNM).
· Computer Lab Advisor, 1991-92 (UNM).
Community Service (Selected)
· Pro-Bono Consulting Services and Meeting Facilitation, Jemez Pueblo Casino Development, Anthony, New Mexico, Fall 2004.
· Vice President, Lowcountry Chapter, South Carolina The American Society of Public Administration, Fall 2002 – Summer 2004.
· TFER –Year 2000 Food Code Focus Groups. Pro-bono facilitation of focus groups for the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, San Antonio, Texas, November 17, 1999.
· Board Member, New Mexico Educators Federal Credit Union, Albuquerque, New Mexico, (November 1994-August 1996)
· Member, Board of Governors, New Mexico Chapter, American Society for Public Administration, 1989-1996
· Reviewer, Discussion Draft, “An Economic Development Strategy for Albuquerque/Bernalillo County, Community Economic Development Division, Department of Planning, City of Albuquerque, (September 1993-April 1994).
· Board Member, New Mexico Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration. (Fall 1989-Spring 1994)
· Evaluator, Client Satisfaction Survey, HIV Coordinating Council of New Mexico, April-May 1994
· Associate Director, UNM Institute for Public Policy, Fall 1988-Summer 1990.
· South Main Center Development Association, Hermann Park Redevelopment Committee, Houston, TX, 1987-1988
· Houston-Galveston Area Council, Areawide Planning Committee, 1982-1983.
· Houston Chamber of Commerce, Parks, Bayous & Open Space Committee, 1981-1982.
· Houston/Harris County Green Ribbon Committee (Areawide Parks Planning) 1980-1982.
· Mayor Kathy Whitmire’s Transition Taskforce for Parks, 1980-1981.
Honors, Awards and Special Recognition (Selected)
· Outstanding ASPA Member 2004, Awarded by the Lowcountry Chapter, South Carolina, of the American Society of Public Administration. Spring 2004.
· Nomination for the Best Paper Award, Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Section, APSA, “Fry-Bread Federalism: American Indian Intergovernmental Relations and Environmental Policy”, 2001 (with Barbara Morris).
· Transforming the Regional Economy of Southwest Texas – A Case Competition, March 28, 1998. A national competition sponsored by the Ford Foundation. The UTSA Team assembled by Dr. J. Bretting was awarded second place.
· Best Paper, Issue Area 7: Public Works, Infrastructure, and Growth Management, American Society for Public Administration National Training Conference, July 1993.
· Nomination for best Doctoral Dissertation in Urban Politics or Policy, Sponsored by The Organized Section for Urban Politics and Policy, American Political Science Association, June 1992.
· Nomination for the Sigma Alpha Award, January 1987, Best paper presented at the 1986 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association.
· Outstanding VISTA Volunteer Service, 1980.
Funded Grants and Research (Selected since 1990)
Projects with the Metropolitan Research and Policy Institute, UTSA Downtown
· Regional Public Health –Natural Disaster Preparedness: A Report to the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District. Focus group facilitation and analysis, (Fall 1999) UTSA- Metropolitan Research and Policy Institute, San Antonio, Texas, $9,000 John G. Bretting, Principal Investigator, William A. Vega, Co-Investigator.
· The Real City, Comprehensive Municipal Quality of Life and Services Survey (Spring 1998-Fall 1998) $35,000 The San Antonio Express News, Co-Principal
· UTSA College of Social and Behavioral Sciences – Faculty/Student Summer Research Grant, Las Chispas- the Socialization and Experiences of Indigenous Women on the Texas – Mexico Border. (June-August 1998) $5,000, John Bretting and Annette Guiterrez, Co-Principals.
· UTSA College of Social and Behavioral Sciences – Race and San Antonio Political Economy Project, Faculty Small Grants Program, November 1997
· UTSA College of Social and Behavioral Sciences – Race and San Antonio Political Economy Project, Faculty Small Grants Program, November 1996
· Jackson Longitudinal Study, Final Longitudinal Analyses Report, and (Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4). And the Jackson Family Survey State of New Mexico, Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1993-1998. Funded through grants totaling $265,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children and Families, Administration on Development Disabilities to the State of New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Planning Council.
· Political Feasibility and Standard Setting for Federal Waste Management: Mapping Elite and Mass Beliefs and Attitudes. Prepared for Sandia National Labs. $75,000 Spring/Summer 1990.
· Citizen Preferences for the Rio Grande Bosque. Prepared for the City of Albuquerque, Open Space Division, $5,000 Spring 1990.
· An Economic Development Strategy for the Extractive Industries in New Mexico. Prepared for the Mineral Industry Services Bureau, New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department, $12,000, Fall 1988-Spring 1990.
· Citizen Attitudes Concerning the defense Industries and the National Laboratories in New Mexico, Los Alamos, National Labs, $26,000 Spring 1990
Dissertations, Theses, and Policy Analytical Papers (Selected examples)
Dissertation Committee Membership
· Gender, Social Institutions and Public Policy, Jennifer L. Espey, August 1997, Department of Political Science, University of New Mexico.
· The Exercise of Discretion: The Case of the Clean Water Acts, Amelia Rouse October 30, 1998, Department of Political Science, University of New Mexico.
· From Stability to Uncertainty: Party Systems and Economic Reform in Mexico and Venezuela. Darryl Dieter, August 18, 1999, Department of Political Science, University of New Mexico.
Master Thesis Chairperson (Selected example)
· Unfulfilled Promise: An Analysis of Citizen Participation and Post-Positivism in Two Community-Based Urban Planning Programs. Robert R. Preuhs, School of Public Administration, University of New Mexico, May 1996.
Chair or Member of Policy Analytical Papers (Total N=83 Selected examples only).
· Community Development Organization- Infrastructure and Capacity Building: The Presa Real Example. Francis Fotopolis Martin, Spring 2002.
· The Texas Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act: Economic Development Tool or Corporate Welfare? Spring 2001, Ramon Mendez, UTSA
· Stadium Games: The Politics of Subsidizing Sports Arenas- San Antonio, Texas. Armando Roman, Public Administration Program, Division of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Texas, at San Antonio, May, 2000.
· The Low-level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980: Reasons for Policy Failure and the Case of Sierra Blanca. Laura Castillon, Public Administration Program, Division of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Texas, at San Antonio, April, 2000.
· The Middle Rio Grande Region: One of the Most Economically Depressed Regions in Texas – Who is Responsible?: A Critical Investigation of Intergovernmental Relations Between Federal, State, & Local Governments. Annette Gutierrez, Public Administration Program, Division of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Texas, at San Antonio, April 1999.
· Integration, Free Trade, and the “Sealing” of the U.S.-Mexico Border, Elizabeth Asuncion Ortiz, Public Administration Program, Division of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Texas, at San Antonio, December 1998.
· Diversity Management: A Framework for Public Organizations. Misty Zalent, Public Administration Program, Division of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Texas, at San Antonio, July 1997.
· Cultural Resources Management at the Local Government Level: Ten Case Studies and Their Implications for Albuquerque, Aleta Lawrence, School of Architecture and Community and Regional Planning, University of New Mexico, December 1996.
· The Legal, Economic and Social Impact of Indian Gaming. Jacqueline Walsh DuBose, School of Public Administration, University of New Mexico, December 1994.
· Program Evaluation Components of New Beginnings in Indian Health Program. Ada Pecos Melton, School of Public Administration, University of New Mexico, December 1992.
· Critical Evaluation of Contemporary Organizational Systems from a Feminist Perspective. Holly S. Porter, School of Public Administration, University of New Mexico, December 1992.
Professional Memberships
American Political Science Association
Member, Organized Section – Race and Ethnic Politics
Member, Organized Section – Urban Politics and Policy
Member, Organized Section – Women and Politics
American Society for Public Administration
Member, Section on Environment and Natural Resources
Association for Borderland Studies
Western Political Science Association
Western Social Science Association