Ohio Certified Public Manager Program

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The Ohio Certified Public Manager Program is a nationally accredited management development program for public managers in Ohio. The Northeast Ohio Certified Public Manager Program is a satellite program of the Ohio Certified Public Manager Program, sponsored by the Urban University Program (UUP) and the Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS).

The OCPMP is a collaboration between the state of Ohio and Ohio's state universities for local, county and state public managers. The curriculum, which offers over 300 hours of structured learning activities in four core curriculum areas, is designed by specialists from Ohio's state universities and public government in order to equip public managers with the latest management information and techniques, as well as provide "real life" projects, practical solutions, and experience with intergovernmental relationships.

The OCPM Program is:

  • Accredited in 28 states
  • Taught by staff from university, government, and private sectors
  • Offered at locations in central, northeast, southeast, and southwest Ohio
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OCPM Contact Information

For general information on the Northeast Ohio CPM program, e-mail leadership@urban.csuohio.edu, or call (216)687-5497.

Cleveland State University
Charles Phelps
Director, Center for Leadership Development
charles@urban.csuohio.edu
(216)523-7498

Zoe Tyler
Assistant Director, Center for Leadership Development & OCPM Site Manager
for Northeast Ohio
zoe@urban.csuohio.edu
(216)687-2206

Suzanne Pokorny
Coordinator, Center for Leadership Programs
suzanne@urban.csuohio.edu
(216)687-3509

Rob Ziol
Coordinator, Center for Leadership Programs
rziol@urban.csuohio.edu
(216)875-9971

Youngstown State University
Suzanne Fleming
shflemin@cc.ysu.edu
(330)742-2498

Kent State University
Melinda Holmes
mholmes@kent.edu
(330)672-7148


Can Leadership Development Really Help Me In My Work?

Past graduates have found numerous opportunities to apply what they learned in the Leadership Academy:

  • A mayor used the four "leadership languages" he had learned to build consensus on a municipal budget.
  • A councilperson found common ground between her law department and a developer who planned to sue the city.
  • An administrator restructured his operations to save $100,000 without any adverse effects on operations.
  • A mayor designed a labor-management problem-solving process.
  • A councilperson formed a tri-city taskforce on school funding.
  • An administrator facilitated a board-staff process for keeping an agency's actions in line with changes in its financial and technical environment.
  • Two council members facilitated the creation of a youth policy that blends the resources of two cities, a library board, and a school district.
  • Administrators developed agreements to allow a cross-functional team to act independently.
  • A councilperson got community stakeholders involved on downtown architectural renovation.

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