IPA Staff Members Elected to DAWN Executive Board

​Kathy Murphy, associate director of the Institute for Public Administration (IPA) in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration was recently elected president of the Delaware ACE Women’s Network (DAWN). Joy Jordan, assistant policy scientist in IPA, was elected secretary. DAWN is the state chapter of the American Council on Education (ACE), which is focused on mobilizing the higher education community to shape effective public policy and foster innovative, high-quality practice. DAWN serves as the state’s premier organization dedicated to supporting and advancing leadership opportunities for Delaware’s women in higher education. For more than 25 years, the organization has provided information and counsel to constituencies within the higher education community regarding policies, issues, education, and research that influence women’s equity, diversity, and advancement. The DAWN Executive Committee is made up of women from the University of Delaware, Goldey-Beacom College, Delaware Technical Community College, Widener University - Delaware Law School, Delaware State University and Wilmington University. Each year DAWN hosts a variety of professional development and networking events for its members. At the annual Leadership Summit held in March, DAWN raised $1,400 for I Am My Sister’s Keeper, a local nonprofit that provides leadership development and entrepreneurial skills training to girls ages 6 to 18. Murphy is a long-time member of DAWN and has participated in their events as an attendee and a presenter. She joined DAWN’s Executive Committee in 2020 and became the president-elect in 2022. Murphy is the past president of the Delaware Association for Public Administration (DAPA) and the Delaware Conflict Resolution Network (DCRN). As the Associate Director of IPA, she leads IPA’s strategic staff development and climate initiatives by creating opportunities for staff to gain new skills and create more effective teams. She also oversees the Conflict Resolution Program that is housed in IPA. This program is dedicated to building the capacity of individuals and organizations to use collaborative approaches to resolve conflict. Jordan joined DAWN’s Executive Committee in 2021. She served on their statewide Leadership Summit planning committee in 2023. As an Assistant Policy Scientist in IPA’s Conflict Resolution Program, Joy serves as a mediator and facilitator for Delaware’s statewide special education dispute resolution program known as SPARC.​

Article by Biden School Staff. Originally posted in UDaily's For the Record​.​​