Carol Ebdon is Regents/Foundation Professor emeritus in the School of Public Administration at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (1997-2023) known for her work on citizen participation in resource allocation decisions by local governments and implementing those practices in Omaha. She left the university to serve as Finance Director for the City of Omaha (2004-2009) after which she returned. She received a B.A. from John Carroll University (1978), an MPA from the University of Toledo (1979), and a Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Albany (1997). Before her doctoral studies, she had positions as a management analyst, deputy city treasurer, and director of accounting for the City of Rochester, New York (1980-1992). Her scholarly writings focus on participatory budgeting and public financial management. She was elected as a NAPA fellow in 2013. She has served as president of the Omaha Public Library Foundation Board (2012), president of her local Rotary Club (2006-2007), ABFM chair (2011), and president of ASPA chapters in New York (1985) and Nebraska (2001).