ASPA Alabama Chapter provides an array of opportunities to develop career and professional skills. Facilitating connections, providing resources, and advocating for our Chapter members is what we strive for.
This Chapter is newly launched as of Fall 2025. Check back for more information as it gets started with activities and programming.
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San Francisco Bay Area Chapter is a Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration. The Chapter provides members with an opportunity to connect with other public administration professionals and students in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The Inland Empire Chapter spans across both San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. Our Chapter meets monthly September through June. We host in-person and virtual lunch and learn style meetings with speakers covering emerging topics in public administration. Pro bono speakers are recruited amongst local leaders in public administration. Yearly, we host a City Manager's Forum in September, HR Forum in March and Public Service Awards and Scholarship Banquet in June. Our Chapter awards over $2,000 in scholarships to local public administration students annually.
Established in 1940, ASPA Sacramento is one of the oldest chapters in the country. We serve the Sacramento Valley and Northeastern California, and we offer our membership PA-themed presentations and panels, social get-togethers, and an annual awards dinner. We are especially proud of our long-running awards process. Since 1982, we have recognized over 175 people, programs, and organizations in the Sacramento area.
The ASPA Sacramento Chapter meets monthly and you are welcome to join us. Please email us for more details at sacramentoaspa@gmail.com.
The Southern California ASPA Chapter was founded in 1948. Our chapter includes about 200 active members that encompass the entire public administration community, embracing the wide range of professionals who administer the public trust, academics who train future professionals, and students seeking a career path in public service. Our members come from all ranks of governments, non-profits, universities and private industry leaders who work with public administrators. SoCal ASPA welcomes you to get to know our chapter through events or outreach to our board members.
The Delaware chapter of the American Society for Public Administration is a professional association for those interested in, involved with, and/or committed to promoting public service.
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As the largest aggregation of public administration professionals in the area, the Central Florida Chapter of ASPA is the premier organization for the discussion and promulgation of important issues affecting the citizens of the Central Florida region. Our organizational goals and solid reputation provide public service professionals and citizens with a dynamic, financially viable organization to stimulate extensive, knowledgeable discussion and to support excellence in the field of public administration.
The ASPA Gold Coast Chapter serves public administrators and members of the academic community across Broward County.
The Chapter is the professional home for more than 1,000 public administration practitioners, academics and students. The South Florida Chapter's mission is to enhance public administration, promote the profession and preserve the public trust by providing expertise, direction, and leadership for all its members and other stakeholders.
The Suncoast Chapter was founded in 1971 with the support and cooperation of the public administration program at the University of South Florida. Its members come from cities, counties, state and federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations in the Tampa Bay region. The mission of the Suncoast ASPA Chapter is to promote excellence in theory and practice of public and nonprofit administration in the Tampa Bay region through professional development and networking opportunities.
The Georgia Chapter's mission is to advance the science, processes, and art of public administration and the equality of opportunity for all persons through Public Administration. Each year in March, the chapter decides who will hold the next conference. The conference is designed as an academic conference but caters to practitioners' presentations.
The Hawaii ASPA Chapter, founded in 2019, is where east meets west to serve working professionals and academics in public administration, public policy and public affairs. The Chapter brings professionalism to the field of public service through networking opportunities for its members in government and nonprofit organizations. We work to form partnerships within the academic programs in public administration and nonprofit management on all the Hawaiian Islands to develop and support the next generation of service centered professionals.
The Greater Chicago ASPA Chapter is committed to providing members and communities we serve with the opportunity to acquire professional skills, career development, mentoring, and networking with public sector experts. 'Preparing leaders today for a sustainable tomorrow.'
The International Chapter brings together academics and professionals from throughout the world who are interested in the field of public administration and public policy. The International Chapter provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and innovations from the global community of public administration through its annual meetings, academic paper competitions and notices of key events and the many achievements of its members.
The Iowa Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration supports the ASPA mission by advocating for public service as a career within the State of Iowa, promoting the study of public administration at academic institutions in the State of Iowa, and recognizing the achievements of Iowans in the public and nonprofit sectors.
Kentucky's ASPA Chapter. Events are held throughout the year to support members, often in online format.
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The Louisiana Chapter is organized for the professional and educational purposes of advancing public administration, public affairs and public policy among academicians, practitioners and stakeholders in the State of Louisiana.
We promote professionalism in the public sector by providing networking events and special classes for practitioners, students, and scholars of public administration across the Northern New England states of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
It is the mission of the Maryland Chapter of ASPA to promote and advance the study of public administration, as well as to educate undergraduate and graduate students on the career options that are available in the fields of public administration and public policy.
The American Society for Public Administration's Michigan Capital Area Chapter (MICAP) supports members in the greater Mid-Michigan area by advancing the science, process and art of public administration and holding periodic events highlighting important developments in public administration.
The Nebraska Chapter is organized for professional and educational purposes, including advancing the science, processes, and art of public administration and advancing the equality of opportunity of all persons through public administration.
Since the 1950s, the New Jersey ASPA chapter served as a mostly state government-focused organization. The Chapter recently underwent a reorganization focusing on engaging and forming a partnership with the state's academic programs in public administration to develop and support the next generation of public administrators.
The New York Metropolitan Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration serves New York City, Westchester County, Long Island and other surrounding counties. It is organized to advance the science, processes and art of public administration, advance the equality of opportunity of all persons, encourage the improvement of public service, and facilitate the exchange of knowledge among those interested in the field.
Reestablished in 2018, the ASPA Buffalo Niagara Chapter — now the Western New York Chapter since it merged with the Greater Rochester Chapter in fall 2024 — is a professional organization for public and non-profit administrators in the Western New York region as well as public administration and policy academics at local colleges and policy institutes.
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Serving the Piedmont and Western regions of North Carolina, we offer our members the opportunity to join us at meetings and conferences, where we engage with leaders from local government, nonprofit, and academia. We also coordinate social gatherings and networking events.
The Piedmont Triad Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration is organized for professional and educational purposes to advance the science, processes, and art of public administration. The Chapter serves the traditional counties of the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina but also more generally ASPA members from the western counties not served by other state Chapters.
The Research Triangle Chapter of the American Society of Public Administration (RT ASPA) is a professional organization that promotes research, collaboration, and socialization between academics, students, policymakers, and practitioners.
This Chapter is newly launched as of Summer 2025. Check back for more information as it gets started with activities and programming.
ASPA-GCC (Greater Cincinnati Chapter) is a regional chapter of the American Society for Public Administration, serving Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Our region is home to three major universities and over 75 local governments, fostering a vibrant network of public service professionals.
ASPA Oklahoma formed as a chapter over 50 years ago in order to support the practice and study of public administration in Oklahoma and the surrounding region. It advances excellence in public service by serving as a bridge between the study and practice of public administration. The chapter also sponsors the high-profile Administrator of the Year, Distinguished Public Service, Lifetime Achievement, and Kory B. Atcuson Organizational Awards.
ASPA Cascade Chapter welcomes practitioners, academics, and students across the world who are interested in public service. Serving Oregon and Southwest Washington in the Pacific Northwest, our initiatives emphasize contemporary issues in the region with a focus on social equity, supporting the public administration profession, and providing professional development opportunities.
The Keystone State Chapter of ASPA works to serve its members in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with professional development and networking opportunities. After the reactivation of the chapter in 2011 with 52 members, membership has tripled over the past 10 years.
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The ASPA-South Carolina chapter serves public administrators across the state of South Carolina.
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CenTex ASPA is the local area chapter for the national association. CenTex ASPA represents 42 counties which make up the central Texas region, including Waco, Austin, San Antonio, and College Station. The Centex Chapter provides area public administrators the opportunity to meet people from their neighborhood, city or county through symposiums, luncheons, and conferences.
Participants in the Texas Certified Public Manager's Program through Texas State University and/or Texas Tech University receive their first year of membership in the High Plains Chapter of ASPA as part of their enrollment.
The Greater Houston Chapter of ASPA hosts public service award ceremonies each spring to recognize the great work of our local public servants. The chapter also hosts two current event webinars per year in the spring and fall, which are virtual and free for all to attend.
The High Plains ASPA Chapter strives to represent and connect public service professionals, as well as faculty and students of public administration and public affairs in the High Plains region of Texas. The chapter works to bring professional education and networking opportunities to its members and promotes research on public issues relevant to our unique area.
Participants in the Texas Certified Public Manager's Program through Texas State University and/or Texas Tech University receive their first year of membership in the High Plains Chapter of ASPA as part of their enrollment.
The North Texas Chapter's mission is to connect public administrator practitioners and academics in a space where knowledge-sharing, approaches to governance and equitable opportunities are advanced for the welfare of democracy. The chapter invites public administration students, academics and professionals to quarterly guest speaker events and has recognized a distinguished public administrator in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex for more than 20 years.
The South and West Texas ASPA Chapter strives to represent and connect public service professionals, as well as faculty and students of public administration and public affairs in the South and West regions of Texas. The chapter works to bring professional education and networking opportunities to its members and promotes research on public issues relevant to the unique region along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Utah Chapter of ASPA strives to bring public administrators together to discuss important issues. We have a diverse group of members from a wide range of public and nonprofit organizations working to achieve our mission.
The Central Virginia Chapter of ASPA follows a mission to enhance the skills of public administrators through professional development and community service opportunities, and to strengthen social capital through networking events.
The Hampton Roads Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration serves the sixteen counties and cities of Southeastern Virginia — from Colonial Williamsburg to Virginia Beach. Its activities and functions are a reflection of the goals and interests of those members who want to be involved in the field of public administration at the local level.
The Evergreen Chapter of the American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) was created in 1983 as a resource for public administration professionals and ASPA members living in Western Washington. Today, the tradition continues as the Evergreen Chapter works with graduate students and faculty, professionals in city, county, state and the federal government, non-profits and all those who share a common interest in advancing the field of public administration.
Since the fall of 2003 the ASPA Evergreen Chapter has had an international Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Hyogo Administrative Policy Studies Association (HAPSA) in Japan. This relationship compliments a long history of Washington State and the Hyogo Prefecture of Japan as sister-states.
Since 1939, The American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) has been committed to the advancement of excellence in public service. The National Capital Area Chapter (NCAC) has over 350 members, and is one of ASPA's largest chapters of public administration practitioners, academics, and students. NCAC has won awards for the board's leadership and its newsletter. Our mission is to provide value to our members by fostering connections and promoting the value and experience of public service. The NCAC conducts most of its business meetings and events virtually and is willing to accept members who reside outside the National Capital Area.