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John
C. (Jack) Kresslein
Senior Research Associate and Director, South
Carolina Indicators Project
(803)777-8918
E-mail:
kresslei@mailbox.sc.edu
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John C. (Jack) Kresslein is a Senior
Research Associate and the Director of the South Carolina
Indicators Project. Jack earned a Bachelor’s Degree in
Political Science from Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, Virginia
, and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the
University of South Carolina. He comes to the Institute after
more than fifteen years on the staff of the South Carolina
General Assembly, including six with the South Carolina
Senate. From 1989
to 1998, he served as Project Coordinator and Compliance
Review Manager for the State Reorganization Commission.
There, he undertook and led post-audit reviews of state
agencies and programs.
In 1991, he was a staff analyst for the South Carolina
Commission on Government Restructuring. While at the Reorganization Commission, he authored
numerous manuscripts on such topics as the inspector general
concept, privatization, ethics, and government reorganization.
Jack has published numerous articles,
papers and technical reports on public finance, human
resources management and information resources management. Jack held teaching appointments at the University of
Southern Mississippi and Georgia State University. Since returning to South Carolina in 1989, Jack has
continued as an adjunct instructor, teaching courses in
American government and public policy. He has also been an
independent consultant, completing a comprehensive study of
high school reform and advising on management improvement
strategies and approaches to communicating with elected
officials.
In addition to managing the Indicators
Project, Jack joins the Institute’s Governmental Research
and Service Unit in organizing and conducting workshops for
state and local officials. He also contributes to the Institute’s overall research
effort, conducting research on current and emerging issues of
vital concern to South Carolina. His primary research
interests include education policy, public finance, government
restructuring, and management reform.
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