Part Time Faculty
Kale Brown
| (MPA, Western, MSc, Durham, BComm, Saint Mary's) | |
| Position: Lecturer Email: |
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Kale is the Director of Finance and Administration for the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) and teaches finance and accounting courses part-time in Fanshawe College's Lawrence Kinlin School of Business. Prior to joining HEQCO, Kale held senior leadership positions in local government both as the Director of Corporate Services for the town of Aylmer and as the Director of Economic Development with the town of Ingersoll. Kale is a graduate of the Master of Public Administration program at Western and holds an MSc in finance from the University of Durham in the U.K. and a Bachelor of Commerce from Saint Mary’s University in Halifax.
Kane Faucher
| (PhD, Western) | |
| Position: Lecturer Email: kfauche@uwo.ca |
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| Research Interests Information, Deleuze, Political Economy of Data, Propaganda, Semiotics |
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Kane Faucher initially specialized in metaphysics before shifting to information theory and political economy. He currently teaches in the Local Government Program in addition to several courses in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies, and workshops for the AMCTO. His current specialization is communications, organizational behaviour, and strategic planning (particularly for small and rural municipalities) where he also works as a consultant. His most recent research activities include an upcoming book, Social Capital: Accumulation and Alienation (Westminster University Press) and a co-authored book on strategic planning to appear in 2018, The Cost of Doing Nothing (Municipal World Publishing). He is a managing editor of Semiotic Review, and during his spare time he enjoys going on fossil digs in search of trilobites.
Kate Graham
| (PhD, Western) | |
| Position: Lecturer Email: kgraha@uwo.ca |
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| Research Interests Areas of Urban Politics |
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Kate Graham studies, teaches and writes about urban politics in Canada. She has more than a decade of experience working in local government, most recently as the Director, Community & Economic Innovation at the City of London where she was responsible for government relations, economic partnerships, culture and strategic initiatives. Her PhD research focused on the role and power of big city mayors in Canada (see: mayorsproject.ca).
Jesse Helmer
| (BA, Waterloo, MPA, Queen’s, PhD Candidate, Western) | |
| Position: Lecturer Email: jhelmer@uwo.ca |
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| Research Interests Local Government, Public Policy, Urban Politics, Institutional Effects on Political Participation |
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Jesse is a PhD Candidate in political science at Western University, where his doctoral research focuses on the effects of institutions (rules, laws, norms) on the political participation of renters in urban politics (www.greatsuppression.ca). He is a Senior Research Associate at the Missing Middle Initiative and Assistant Professor at Huron University, where he teaches in the Governance, Leadership and Ethics and Management and Organizational Studies programs. Previously, he served for two terms as a city councillor in London, including two years as deputy mayor (2018-2020). He has worked in the private, public and nonprofit sectors and was named one of London’s Top 20 Under 40 in 2019.
Shanon Kalra-Ramjoo
| (MPA, York University, PMP) | |
| Position: Lecturer Email: skalrara@uwo.ca |
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| Research Interests Evidence-based Decision Making, Data and Analytics, Program Management, Strategic Planning |
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Shanon Kalra-Ramjoo has a wide range of experience in provincial, regional, and local levels of government in various sectors including health, education, social assistance, public works, public health, and corporate strategy. Shanon is currently a Director of Parks, Forestry and Horticulture Operations and Business Excellence and Operational Performance at the City of Vaughan. Shanon has a degree in Public Policy and Administration from York University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Toronto.
Shanon has taught program evaluation and brings a passion for evidence-based decision making, data and analytics, program management and strategic planning. She is currently a member of the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA) and volunteers her time on various committees including York University’s Executive Advisory Board in the School of Public Policy and Administration and has volunteered on the Institute of Public Administration of Canada’s (IPAC) Toronto Regional Board of Directors.
Hina Kalyal
| (PhD, Western, PhD, NUST Business School, Pakistan) | |
| Position: Lecturer Email: hkalyal@uwo.ca |
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| Research Interests Organizational change, Evidence-Based Policing, Organizational Commitment |
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Dr. Hina Jawaid Kalyal is a researcher in policing and organizational behavior. Her research mainly focuses on how planned organizational changes impact individual employees, particularly in police organizations where bureaucratic structures make it more challenging to implement such initiatives. Currently, Dr. Kalyal is working as a Research Planner Analyst with the London Police Service, London, Ontario.
Dr. Kalyal has over 15 years of graduate and postgraduate teaching experience in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Canada and has also been involved in police training in Pakistan and Canada. She has also worked as a Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Justice, Leadership and Management, George Mason University, from 2012-13. Her grasp on quantitative and qualitative research methods and interdisciplinary research involving literature from public administration, business administration, sociology and policing lend a unique perspective to her research.
Jennifer Kirkham
| (MSc, Guelph) | |
| Position: Lecturer Email: jenkirkham02@gmail.com |
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| Research Interests Local Government Management |
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Jennifer Kirkham has spent the majority of her career working in local government. In her position of Director of Community Programs and Strategies with the City of London she managed a diverse portfolio which included such services as Ontario Works, child care, homelessness, social research, community capacity building and funding. She currently operates her own company, Mischevious Cat Productions, which provides strategy and management consulting to local governments and nonprofit organizations and is a part-time instructor at King's University College and Western's Continuing Studies.
Stephanie Mackenzie-Smith
| (MPA, Western) | |
| Position: Lecturer Email: smacke53@uwo.ca |
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| Research Interests Communication and Culture; with focus on social media and policy change. |
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Stephanie is the Director of Communications and Public Affairs for Headwaters Health Care Centre, a medium-sized hospital in Dufferin-Caledon. Previously, she held leadership roles at York Regional Police and the Town of Aurora and has more than 15 years of experience in public sector management. In addition to teaching Theories of Public Administration for the Local Government Program at Western University, she is a contract faculty member in the School of Public Policy and Administration at York University, where she has taught Introduction to Public Administration and Politics, Policy & Law of Minority Rights. Stephanie received her MPA in 2018 and was the recipient of the Allan O’Brien Academic Award in Public Administration for the graduating part-time student with the highest academic average. She also holds an undergraduate degree in Journalism, a diploma in Communications and Public Relations, and a microcredential in Awareness of Indigenous Values, Identity, and Spirit. Currently, she is completing her PhD in Communication and Culture, with her doctoral research focusing on agenda setting and policy change within the reproductive justice space.
Tyler Sutton
| (BA, Western, MPA, Queen's) | |
| Position: Lecturer Email: tsutton6@uwo.ca |
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| Research Interests Local Government, Public Policy, Government Relations |
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Tyler is the Manager of Government Relations for the City of London and teaches Public Policy Research and Analysis for Seneca College's School of Legal, Public and Office Administration. Previously, Tyler worked for Ontario's Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing as a Senior Policy Advisor within the Intergovernmental Relations and Partnerships Branch. Tyler also served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Public Sector Digest, a national research publication for public sector practitioners. Tyler has a BA in Sociology from Western University and a Master of Public Administration from Queen's University.
Dave Taylor
| (J.D., Law, MA, Public Admin, Western) | |
| Position: Lecturer, Lawyer Email: davidvtaylor@gmail.com |
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David Taylor is the Manager of Legal Services for the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. He has ten years experience in the legal field and has spent the majority of his career as legal counsel for Ontario municipalities and related boards. He holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences Degree from the University of Ottawa, a Juris Doctor from Western and is a graduate of the Masters of Public Administration program at Western.
