Dr. Xu recently invited Richlands, NC Town Administrator and ECU MPA 97’ alum Gregg Whitehead to his public budgeting and finance class. Whitehead gave students an overview of the budget, the budget preparation, and the budget process of his town. He also shared his experiences and key insights on how to be a successful local government chief administrator. Gregg also has an undergraduate degree in Political Science from Appalachia State and has been working in local government for over 27 years.