MPA Graduate, Jack Christine, is Guest Speaker at the Celebration of Partnerships

Department Chair Cheryl Brown greets Jack Christine, Chief Infrastructure Officer of Charlotte Douglas International Airport and guest speaker at the UNC Charlotte Celebration of Partnerships, May 14. As reported in the May 4th edition of NinerInsider, “A new partnership between Charlotte Douglas International Airport and UNC Charlotte’s Aviation and Innovation Research Institute is turning a runway into a living laboratory, complete with embedded sensors and digital twin modeling.” Jack Christine graduated from the Gerald G. Fox MPA program.

Dr. Suzanne Leland, former director of the MPA program and Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, also serves on the faculty of the Charlotte AIR Institute. Dr. Justin Stritch joined UNC Charlotte in 2025-2026 as Professor of Political Science and Public Administration and Director of the MPA program. In U.S. News & World Report, the MPA program ranked 47th nationwide among public affairs programs and #12 in Nonprofit Management, #18 in Local Government Management, #19 in Public Finance & Budgeting, and #32 in Public Management and Leadership.