LSUS colloquium to feature Governors Association head
10/29/03

“The State Fiscal Crisis and Restructuring Medicaid” will be discussed by Dr. Raymond Scheppach, executive director of the National Governors Association, Friday, Nov. 7, on the third floor of the Noel Memorial Library on the LSUS campus.

Scheppach’s presentation is the second session of the three-part Health Care Colloquium Series sponsored by the LSUS Institute for Human Services and Public Policy. The colloquium runs from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is free. It is open to the public, but seating is limited. To register or for information, contact Amanda Joy Bell, events coordinator, at 318-795-4262 or abell@lsus.edu.

Registration and continental breakfast is from 8:30 to 9 a.m., with the seminar and presentation from 9 to 10:30 a.m. A question and answer session will be from 10:45 a.m. to noon, followed by a luncheon and a case study presentation until 1 p.m.

Scheppach was appointed executive director of the National Governors Association (NGA) in January 1983. He oversees the day-to-day operations of the association and works closely with NGA leadership to identify priorities for the nation’s governors.

He has written many professional articles on various public policy issues and has authored or co-authored four books on economics, including New Directions in Economic Policy: An Agenda for the 1980’s, a book he co-authored in 1984.

Scheppach worked for seven years at the Congressional Budget Office, serving the last two years as Deputy Director.

He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Maine, and master’s and doctorate degrees in economics from the University of Connecticut.