Dan Perrins, Executive-in-Residence JSGS

Mr. Perrins is currently the Executive in Residence and Senior Policy Fellow at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, a joint program of the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina.

Prior to this, Mr. Perrins served in the Public Service of Saskatchewan for 36 years. He began his career as a frontline social worker and went onto hold a number of increasingly senior positions in Social Services, Health, Education, Post-Secondary Education and Skills Training and concluded his career as the Deputy Minister to the Premier and Head of the Public Service.

He lectures extensively on public administration, social policy and the machinery of government.

He has served as a member of the St. Thomas More College Board for three years and also serves on the Board of Ranch Ehrlo Society.

Mr. Perrins has been awarded the Queen's Jubilee Medal, the Saskatchewan Centennial Medal and the Institute of Public Administration of Canada's Lieutenant Governor General's Medal for Distinguished Public Service.

He is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan and the School of Social Work, University of Regina.

Dr. Kathleen McNutt, Assistant Professor JSGS

Kathleen McNutt is an Assistant Professor in the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Regina and a faculty associate in the department of political science. Kathleen completed a Ph.D. in Political Science from Simon Fraser University. Specializing in public policy analysis and program evaluation, Kathleen's research interests include e-government, climate change, gender and policy, policy networks, and federal policy-making. Her work has been published in the Canadian Journal of Political Science, Canadian Political Science Review, Russian Journal of Political Science, Global Social Policy, HealthcarePapers,Federal Governance, and The Encyclopedia of Digital Government. She also has chapters in Women and Public Policy in Canada: Recent Trends, Neo-Liberalism, State Power and Global Governance and The OECD and Global Governance. Current research projects include contemporary policy analysis methods, feasibility study of nuclear power in Saskatchewan, and an evaluation of the closure or downsizings of Status of Women's Offices across Canada.

Andrea Rounce, Lecturer JSGS

Andrea Rounce is a Lecturer in the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Regina. After studying at both the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina, she is completing her PhD in Political Science at Carleton University, focusing on impact of public opinion on public policy formation in Saskatchewan post-secondary education spending. Her research interests include post-secondary education policy internationally, nationally and provincially (including access and affordability); public opinion; public sector governance (including university governance, government procurement, and horizontality); policy analysis; survey research; writing in the public sector, and quantitative and qualitative research methodology.

Emphasizing the need to bridge policy and practice, Andrea has worked with both provincial and federal governments on policy and governance issues. She has presented her work at conferences throughout North America. She has published in the How Ottawa Spends series as well as in several other books and collections. Andrea most recently wrote on Post-Secondary Education Policy in Saskatchewan for the forthcoming second edition of Saskatchewan Politics.

Dr. Ken Rasmussen, Associate Director and Associate Dean JSGS

Ken Rasmussen is Associate Director of the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, He has PhD in political science from the University of Toronto and is a member of the editorial board the journal Canadian Public Administration. He is the author of numerous articles on public management and public policy issues. Most recently he completed a book with Luc Juillet called Defending a Contested Ideal: Merit and the Public Service Commission, 1908-2008 (Ottawa; University of Ottawa Press, 2008) and is co-editor with David Siegel of a book called Professionalism and Public Service: Essays in Honour of Kenneth Kernaghan (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2008).