About Jodie Kluver

Jodie Kluver has served as a core faculty member at Bridgewater State University since 2006, teaching public and nonprofit management courses. She directed the Massachusetts Certified Public Manager program for ten years and has been actively involved in service-learning initiatives. Beyond academia, she has held executive roles including Executive Director of Opening Doors for Westerly's Children (2019-2023) and Director of Development for Chorus of Westerly (2008-2015). She founded The Black Crow (Publishing), LLC in 2024 to promote independent literary works with a focus on empowering women's voices. She has also served as an independent consultant to numerous private, public, and nonprofit organizations.

• Faculty / Instructor, Bridgewater State University, Department of Political Science

  2006 — Present · Bridgewater, Massachusetts

• Founder/Owner, The Black Crow (Publishing), LLC

  2024 — Present · Westerly, Rhode Island

• Executive Director, Opening Doors for Westerly's Children

  2019 — 2023 · Westerly, Rhode Island

• Program Director, Massachusetts Certified Public Manager Program

  2014 — 2024 · Bridgewater, Massachusetts

• Instructor, Institute for Policy Analysis and Regional Engagement (IPARE), Citizen Leadership Institute

  2016 — 2018 · Bridgewater, Massachusetts

• Instructor – Nonprofit Management, Bridgewater State University – Cape Cod Campus

  2014 — 2019 · Falmouth, Massachusetts

• Instructor – Nonprofit Management, Massasoit Community College

  2014 — 2020 · Brockton, Massachusetts

• Director of Development, Chorus of Westerly

  2008 — 2015 · Westerly, Rhode Island

• Instructor/ Outreach Consultant, Cape Cod Community College, WERC Program/Nonprofit Institute

  2011 — 2014 · West Barnstable, Massachusetts

• Guest Instructor, Presidio Graduate School, School of Management

  2009 — 2009 · San Francisco, California

• Adjunct Professor, College of Saint Mary, Department of Business and Department of Psychology

  2005 — 2006 · Omaha, Nebraska

• Adjunct Professor, University of Nebraska at Omaha, School of Public Administration

  2003 — 2006 · Omaha, Nebraska

• Project and Grant Manager, City of Omaha, Office of the Mayor

  2004 — 2006 · Omaha, Nebraska

• Editorial Assistant, Copy Editor, Network Administrator, Public Administration Theory Network (PAT-Net)

  1999 — 2005 · Omaha, Nebraska

• Chair, Executive Advisory Committee, Director of Programming, Program for Women and Successful Aging (PWSA)

  1996 — 2001 · Omaha, Nebraska

• Independent Consultant, Self-employed

  2000 — 2006 · Omaha, Nebraska

• University of Nebraska at Omaha

  Doctoral Studies (ABD), Public Administration with Nonprofit Management Specialization

• Walden University

  Doctoral Studies (ABD), Public Policy and Administration / Nonprofit Management and Leadership

• University of Nebraska at Omaha

  MPA, Public Administration with Gerontology and Nonprofit Management Specializations · 1999

• Southern New Hampshire University

  MEd (In Process), Curriculum and Instructor (Concentration: Online Teaching)

• University of Nebraska at Omaha - Lincoln

  BS, Human Resources and Family Sciences with Gerontology Certificate · 1998

• The Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Prize Nominee, Independent Sector
• Presidential Management Fellow Nominee
• Vice Chancellor's Student Leadership Award Nominee
• Omnicron Delta Kappa Member
• Golden Key National Honor Society Member
• Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society Member
• Phi Alpha Alpha – National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration
• National and UNO Deans List
• Who's Who
• Graduated Magna Cum Laude

• Omnicron Delta Kappa
• Golden Key National Honor Society
• Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society
• Phi Alpha Alpha – National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration

• Reading
• Writing
• Researching
• Gardening
• Decorating
• Practicing Yoga
• Traveling
• Kayaking