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The National Academy of Public Administration
announces that Kenneth Hunter has joined the organization
as deputy director of the Center for Human Resources Management
(CHRM). The Center undertakes projects that assist public-sector
organizations in improving their performance and mission accomplishment
through effective use of their human capital.
Hunter brings more than three decades of
federal service to CHRM. He held numerous executive-level
positions with the U.S. Department of State, including deputy
assistant secretary for passport services, where he directed
all U.S. passport operations and managed a staff of 1,000
employees. He also served as the State Department's deputy
assistant secretary for personnel and executive director of
the Foreign Service Institute. Prior to joining the State
Department, he was director of personnel at the Federal Trade
Commission.
Hunter assumes his post with a thorough
understanding of the Center's mission, having been deputy
project director for a study that resulted in the newly released
Academy report, The Transforming Power of Information Technology:
Making the Federal Government an Employer of Choice for the
Federal Government. The report calls for significant changes
in the federal government's antiquated recruitment, retention,
and compensation practices for its IT workforce.
"Ken's skills and commitment to the
public service will serve the Academy and CHRM very well,"
said Robert J. O'Neill, Jr., president of the National Academy
of Public Administration. "The Center has been a leading
source of practical expertise, best practices, and innovative
solutions for improving human resources management. Ken will
play a pivotal role in building upon this solid track record."
Hunter received his B.A. from the University
of Maryland. He also completed the Federal Executive Institute,
the Senior Seminar in Modern Diplomacy at the U.S. Department
of State, and the Program for Senior Managers in Government
at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
The National Academy of Public Administration
is an independent, nonprofit organization chartered by Congress
to improve governance at all levels-local, regional, state,
national, and international. The Academy's membership consists
of more than 500 Fellows with distinguished careers in public
management as practitioners, scholars, and civic leaders.
Since its establishment in 1967, the Academy has assisted
hundreds of federal agencies, congressional committees, state
and local governments, civic organizations, and institutions
overseas.
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