M. Leigh Broxton, Ph.D. E-mail: margaret.broxton@tamiu.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. in Public Affairs, College of Health and Public Affairs, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, August 2012 FIELD: Public Administration Dissertation: The Relationship between Nonprofit Capacity Building, Organizational Learning and Organizational Effectiveness: A Case Study of Strengthening Communities Fund in Central Florida Master of Public Administration, Askew School of Public Administration and Policy, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, June 1996 BS Political Science, Department of Government, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, December 1991 PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT Assistant Professor, Department of Public Affairs and Social Research, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX, August 2012 present Instructor, School of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, January June 2012 Program Evaluator, Center for Public and Nonprofit Management, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, November 2009 December 2011 Activities: program/grant evaluation, research, publications, and conference presentations for the Strengthening Communities in Central Florida Program, US Department of Health and Human Services, Grant No. 90SI0012, November 1, 2009 September 29, 2011. ($1,292.469.94). NONPROFIT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT Executive Director, HandsOn Northwest Florida, Pensacola, FL, May 2008 March 2009
Senior Director of Financial Development, American Red Cross of Northwest Florida, Pensacola, FL, September 2006 April 2008 Director, Northwest Region, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and Northern Florida, Pensacola, FL, June 2005 September 2006 Division Director, American Heart Association, Pensacola, FL, March 2004 May 2005 Senior Volunteer Support Coordinator, Girl Scouts, San Diego-Imperial Counties, Inc., San Diego, CA, January 2000 December 2003 Volunteer Coordinator, Children s Services Center, Pensacola, FL, March 1997 October 1999 PUBLICATIONS BOOK REVIEW ARTICLE RESEARCH Broxton, M. Leigh. (Forthcoming). Organizational Learning at NASA: The Challenger and Columbia Accident. Julianne G. Mahler and Maureen Casamayou, Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 2009. 238pp. Public Organization Review. REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES Broxton, M. Leigh. Combating Nonprofit Capacity Disparity: Capacity Building in Community-Based Nonprofit Organizations. Nonprofit Volunteer Sector Quarterly. (Submitted for Review May 25, 2013) Broxton, M. Leigh. The Conundrum of Knowing: Organizational Learning and Measuring Organizational Effectiveness in Nonprofit Capacity Building Programs. Nonprofit Management and Leadership. (In Progress) Broxton, M. Leigh and Manganaro, Lynne. Social Capital and Philanthropy in a Homogenous Community: A Social Network Analysis of the Impact on Nonprofit Sustainability in a South Texas Border Region. Social Science Quarterly. (In Progress) CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS M. Leigh Broxton. Strengthening the Hollow State: Capacity Building for Community Based Nonprofit Organizations. Presented at the American Society for Public 2
Administration (ASPA) 2012 Conference, Redefining Public Service through Civic Engagement, March 2-6, 2012, Las Vegas, NV M. Leigh Broxton and Naim Kapucu. Network Adaptive Capacity in Strengthening Nonprofit Organizations and Communities. Presented at the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) conference "Diversity in the Voluntary Sector: Who Are the Participants, Funders, Beneficiaries, and Volunteers?, November 17-19, 2011, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M. Leigh Broxton and Naim Kapucu. Effectiveness of Capacity Building Programs for Small Nonprofit Organizational Sustainability. Presented at the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) 2011 Conference, Public Administration Without Borders, March 11-15, 2011, Baltimore, MD M. Leigh Broxton and Naim Kapucu. New Perspectives on Capacity Building Programs: Strengthening Communities in Central Florida. Presented at the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) conference Governments & the Voluntary Sector: Redefining the Relationships, November 18-20, 2010, Alexandria, VA INVITED SPEECHES & PRESENTATIONS Broxton, M. Leigh. Ready, Set, Collaborate!. Presented at Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer s Neighborhood & Community Summit, April 10, 2010, Orlando, FL RESEARCH INTERESTS Nonprofit Organizations and Civil Society, Nonprofit Capacity Building, Social Capital and Organizational Learning, Nonprofit Sustainability, NGOs and the Development of Civil Society SKILLS & COMPETENCIES COMPUTER COMPETENCY: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher) and Internet Applications METHODOLOGY COMPETENCY: SPSS (Statistical Analysis) and Amos Graphics for Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling COURSES TAUGHT TEACHING 3
Graduate Courses PADM 5390 Survey of Nonprofit and Leadership Management, Texas A&M International University, spring semester 2013 (online) PADM 5375 Survey of Public Administration and Public Affairs, Texas A&M International University, fall semester 2012 Undergraduate Courses PSCI 3345 Introduction to Public Administration, Texas A&M International University, fall semester 2012, spring semester 2013 PSCI 4321 Special Topics in Political Science: Tools of Governance, Texas A&M International University, wintermester 2013, maymester 2013 PAD 4144 Nonprofit Organizations, University of Central Florida, spring semester 2012 PAD 4148 Volunteer Management, University of Central Florida, spring semester 2012 TEACHING INTERESTS Nonprofit Organizations, Nonprofit Management, Volunteer Management, Human Resources, Nonprofit Resource Development, Program Evaluation and Program Development, Public Affairs and Ethics, Cross Sector Governance, Research Methods UNIVERSITY SERVICE SERVICE Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership and Management Developing, implementing and teaching four courses for a distance learning certificate in nonprofit leadership and management as an elective track for the MPA program. MPA Student Advisory Committee Serving on multiple students advisory committees in a mentoring capacity to ensure students are provided the academic tools needed to be successful in the MPA program. MPA Faculty Search Committee Participating in the search for a new MPA program director. MPA Faculty Committee Participating in the governance of the MPA program. 4
Binational Center Participating in outreach efforts to the Laredo nonprofit community. Through nonprofit community engagement TAMIU will be positioned as the Laredo community leader in nonprofit education and excellence. COMMUNITY SERVICE United Way of Laredo Participated in fund distribution site visits to local nonprofit organizations that applied for United Way funding. Service Learning activities America Speaks As part of a class on Cross Sectoral Governance, summer 2010, organized a town hall meeting in conjunction with national town hall meetings being held across the US through the America Speaks organization to give citizens the opportunity to discuss and provide input to the US Congress on the US budget. Orlando Cares As part of an Advanced Seminar on Public Administration, fall 2010, facilitated focus groups for the City of Orlando as part of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer s volunteer initiative, Orlando Cares. The focus groups were convened to garner input and support for the cities new volunteerism initiative. AWARDS Diversity Scholars & Leaders Workshop, ARNOVA s 40th Conference, Toronto, Canada, November 17-19. Conference Travel Grant, Department of Graduate Studies, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, November 2011 Dissertation Support, Center for Public and Nonprofit Management, University of Central FL Student Scholarship, 4th Annual Public Administration Research Conference, University of Central FL, April 2010 Conference Travel Grant, Department of Graduate Studies, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, November 2010 40Under40 Emerging Business Leaders for 2006, Pensacola Business Journal, Pensacola, FL, May 2006 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Pi Alpha Alpha American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) 5