Our Leadership

The academic and staff leadership of the Evans School advance our mission to improve public policy and public leadership. Through their strategic vision and prioritization is critical to moving the school forward, allowing us to serve more students and deliver greater scholarship for the future of public service leadership.

Staff Leadership

Academic Leadership

Erica Barnhart

Associate Teaching Professor;
Executive MPA Program Director

PAR 240K

enm@uw.edu

Rachel Fyall

Associate Professor
Undergraduate Program Director

PAR 260E

fyall@uw.edu

Mary Kay Gugerty

Associate Dean for Teaching & Learning;
Nancy Bell Evans Professor in Nonprofit Management

PAR 240-H

gugerty@uw.edu

(206) 221-4599

Heather D. Hill

Professor;
Ph.D. Program Director

PAR 260D

hdhill@uw.edu

Karin D. Martin

Associate Professor
MPA Program Director

kdmartin@uw.edu

(206) 685-8927

Stephen B. Page

Associate Professor; Program Director – Graduate Certificates

PAR 240J

sbp@uw.edu

(206) 221-7784

Jodi Sandfort

Dean and Professor

PAR 250A

jrs1@uw.edu

(206) 685-6886

David Suárez

Associate Dean for Research;
Colleen Willoughby Endowed Professor in Philanthropy & Civil Society

PAR 340K

dsuarez@uw.edu

(206) 221-1058

Dean's Council

The Dean’s Council is an external group of leaders from the public, nonprofit, and business sectors as well as current students who help advance the Evans School’s mission and vision by serving as trusted advisors to the Dean.