Institute Staff
Mary Tschirhart, Ph.D.
Institute Director
Professor of Public Administration
(919) 513-7031
Woody Yates, MBA
Administrative Director of EDGES
Executive Practitioner
(919) 515-1334
Emily Daniels
Coordinator of Nonprofit Studies Minor
Graduate Assistant (pursuing MPA and International Studies degrees)
(919) 513-7031
John Strange, MS
Director of Communications and Research Associate
Graduate Assistant (pursuing Ph.D. in Public Administration)
(919) 513-7031
Brittney M. Cofield-Poole
Doctoral Student Project Coordinator (ASAE datasets)
Graduate Assistant (pursuing Ph.D. in Psychology)
(919) 515-1334
Lisa Mercurio
Jeanne Lloyd Allen
