SPA Success Stories

Success Stories

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  State Department bursting with AU graduates

  When Tamara Rivera attended her first day of orientation at the State Department, she didn’t realize she would feel so at home.
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  AU is a Common Theme in Prestigious PMF Program

  When Tamara Rivera, SPA/MA ’08 and a Presidential Management Fellow (PMF) at the State Department, didn’t realize she would feel so at home in the prestigious program. “American University” was a common starting point for participants.
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  MPA Grad is D.C.’s First Education Ombudsman

  D.C. mayor Adrian Fenty pledged to improve the city’s schools and found a key person to help him do it: Tonya Vidal Kinlow SPA/MPA ’05.
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  SPA's Ederheimer Trains DC Police to Meet Modern Challenges

  In reorganizing Washington’s police department, chief Cathy Lanier enlisted SPA alum Joshua Ederheimer to oversee recruiting, training, criminal intelligence, and the construction of a new DNA lab. 
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  Green Czar: Mark Sylvia Leads
  Massachusetts' Environmental Future

  Mark Sylvia, SPA/BA '96, SPA/MPA '98, is director of the Green Communities Division in Massachusetts' Department of Energy Resources.
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  Alumna Finds Life Work Advocating for People with Disabilities

  Disability cuts across all classes, cultures, and incomes, says Helena Berger, SPA/BS '81, who advocates for legislation to protect access to benefits for the millions of Americans affected by disability.