Professional Associations
We would like to encourage our students and alumni to become active members of one or two professional associations. Professional associations have the mandate of helping to keep you up to date with research and trends in your field. In addition, many associations provide opportunities for networking and additional training. Below are degree and industry specific associations we recommend. This is not an exhaustive list, but a start. You need to pick an organization(s) that fits the career you are in or the one you aspire to.
» Health Administration
» Public Administration
» Policy
» Real Estate
» Planning
Health Administration
- American Association of Health Plans
- American College of Healthcare Executives
- American Hospital Association
- American Public Health Association
- CA Association of Homes & Services for the Aging
- California Association of Health Plans
- CA Community Clinic Assoc of LA County
- California Medical Association
- Health Care Execs of Southern California (ACHE)
- Healthcare Association of S. California (HASC)
- Healthcare Financial Management Association
- LA County Medical Association
- Medical Group Management Association
- National Business Coalition on Health
- Society for Healthcare Strategy & Mkt. Dev.
- Women in Health Care Mgmt. (LA area)
Public Administration
- American Society for Public Administration
- Blacks In Government
- California School Boards Association (CSBA)
- California State Association of Counties (CSAC)
- Community College League of California
- League of California Cities (LCC)
- The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
- The Foreign Trade Association
- International Association of Chiefs of Police
- International City/County Managers Association (ICMA)
- International Institute of Municipal Clerks
- International Technology Education Association
- Municipal Management Association of Southern California
- International Personnel Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA)
- National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA)
- The American Correctional Association
Policy
- Advancing Government Accountability (AGA)
- Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)
- American Society for Public Administration
- The American Evaluation Association (AEA)
- The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
- The Foreign Trade Association
- International City/County Managers Association (ICMA)
- Municipal Management Association of Southern California
- International Personnel Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA)
- National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA)
Real Estate
- American Resort Development Association
- Building Owners & Managers Association International
- California Building Industry Association
- National Association of Homebuilders
- National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
- Urban Land Institute
- Westside Urban Forum
Planning
- Air & Waste Management Association
- American Association of Airport Executives
- American Planning Association — LA
- American Planning Association
- American Public Transportation Assoc.
- American Public Works Association
- American Water Resources Association
- Assoc. of Collegiate School of Planning
- Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International, Inc.
- International Economic Development Council
- Planetizen
- Planners Network
- Southern California Association of Governments