John Donnellan

John Donnellan has a long association with Wagner, having received his MPA from the school in 1984 and serving as an adjunct faculty member since 2006.

Professor Donnellan recently retired from a forty year career in Federal Service, thirty-seven of which were spent serving veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs.  In 1991 he was appointed as Director of the Manhattan VA Medical Center, and in 1999 he successfully integrated the Brooklyn, St. Albans (Queens) and Manhattan VA facilities into the newly formed VA New York Harbor Health Care System, providing a continuum of medical care to veterans in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.

Throughout his VA career Professor Donnellan served the Department of Veterans Affairs as a member of numerous national work groups and committees on VA Healthcare Policy.  He also chaired the NY/NJ Veterans Healthcare Network Council for Geriatrics and Extended Care Services. In that capacity, he worked to improve home and community based services for veterans with chronic and palliative care needs. Additionally, he served the larger federal community in New York City as a member and Chairperson of the New York Federal Executive Board.  For his leadership as a federal executive he was awarded the President''s Distinguished Senior Executive Rank Award (1999) and the President''s Meritorious Senior Executive Rank Award (1996, 2002, 2008). 

Professor Donnellan is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He has long been a preceptor for graduate students completing administrative residencies/fellowships in health care administration.  In 1998 he was recognized by Veterans Health Administration with the "Outstanding Preceptor Award" for his contributions to administrative residents and fellows and to VA''s Graduate Healthcare Administration Training Program.  In 2001 he was recognized for his contributions to VA Nursing with the "Secretary of Veterans Affairs Award for Advancement of Nursing Programs."

At Wagner, Professor Donnellan teaches the Health Policy and Management Capstone, Health Services Management and Ethics in Healthcare Management.

Areas of Expertise

Health Management

Health Policy

Housing & Community Development

Leadership

Management

Politics