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Careers in Public Service: Rick Mullaney
April 15, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
This was the third and final session in the Spring 2021 series about preparing for a career in public service. The featured speaker was Professor Rick Mullaney, University of Florida graduate and director of the Public Policy Institute at Jacksonville University.
A recording of the event is available at this link.
Attendees spoke directly with Professor Mullaney via Zoom to learn about and ask questions regarding law school, internships, fellowships, and job opportunities in the field of public service.
Mullaney is the founding director of the Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute.
He is also a political analyst for WJXT Channel 4 and WOKV, 104.5 FM in Jacksonville, and host of a radio program, Policy Matters, on WJCT 89.9 FM.
Professor Mullaney is the founding director of the Institute, which prepares Jacksonville University students for leadership and diverse career opportunities in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. The institute offers four graduate degree programs in public policy, including a Master in Public Policy degree and three dual degree programs, the MPP-JD, MPP-MBA, and MPP-Marine Science.
Mullaney received a bachelor’s in political science at the University of Florida (1973-1977), graduating Phi Beta Kappa and first in the College of Arts and Sciences. He also graduated from law school at UF (1977-1980).
In over 40 years in the private and public sectors, Mullaney has represented diverse public entities, been involved in numerous public policy initiatives and political campaigns, and lectured on legal and public policy topics in more than 20 states. He has worked in private practice and as a prosecutor. For 20 years, he served as legal counsel and advisor to Jacksonville’s consolidated government and Jacksonville mayors Ed Austin, John Delaney, and John Peyton.
Mullaney has received the Prosecutor of the Year Award for the state of Florida and the Lawyer of the Year Award for the City of Jacksonville. He ran for Mayor of Jacksonville in 2011.
Mullaney serves on numerous non-profit boards, including the World Affairs Council, Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors, and the Government and Public Policy Institute for the University of the Bahamas. He is past Board Chair for Gateway Community Services and the Saint Vincent’s Healthcare Foundation. Mullaney is a member of Leadership Jacksonville (1988) and Leadership Florida (2001).