John Badovinac

Education Preparation:
Bachelor of Science Degree: Saint Vincent College
Master's Degree in Public Administration: Shippensburg University (summa cum laude)
In Progress: Three years of course work toward a Doctorate of Public Administration: Penn State University
Studied at Cornell University and M.I.T. from 1991-1994

Current Employer:
Vice President
Hafer & Associates, an international consulting firm

Previous Employer:
Deputy State Treasurer for Pennsylvania
Directed the development and implementation of investment strategy for more than $80 billion of assets, the selection and review process of money managers, the printing and disbursing of 65,000 payments per day, and the audit and approval of all state expenditures including payroll for 90,000 workers, school subsidies, and vendor payments.

Director of Organizational Development, Pennsylvania Auditor General's Department
Conducted comprehensive reengineering of the Auditor General's department, resulting in a $32 million savings, the restructuring of investment portfolio's moving to long term instruments from 100% fixed income positions, implementing strategic initiatives that allowed Pennsylvania to close a $1 billion budgetary gap, driving organizational efficiencies in a number of state agencies, and implementing the 1 st disaster recovery/ business continuity plan for the department of treasury, securing all $80 billion of assets.

Teaching Experience:
Began teaching classes for Elizabethtown College in 1993
Also taught Public Administration for Saint Vincent College.

Courses Facilitated:
Micro and Macro Economics, Public Policy, Leadership, and Government

Teaching Philosophy:
I feel strongly about correlating a particular learning event with a person's life.  Whether the topic is economics, public policy, or leadership, I find the most effective way for an individual to learn is to be able to relate the topic with how it impacts their lives.

The largest barrier to learning, in my opinion, is a lack of interest in the subject.  This lack of interest can be caused by fear or perception that the topic is too complex, too boring, or non-relevant.

I find that most individuals already know more about a subject than they realize.  I view my job as facilitating learners to pull their knowledge out in a cohesive manner.

It helps if you can have fun doing it.