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Max Cleland
WSP ’63
Former Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission, former US Senator from Georgia, former Secretary of State of Georgia
Margery Kraus
WSP ’66
Founder & Executive Chairman of APCO Worldwide, American University Board of Trustees
Donna Shalala
WSP ’61
Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, former President of Miami University, Honorary Chair of SPExS Alumni Re-engagement campaign
Stephanie Cutter
WSP ’88
Deputy Campaign Manager, Obama for America 2012
Ryan Costello
WSP ’97
U.S. Representative of the Pennsylvania 6th District
Rebecca Cooper
WSP ’86
Washington Business Report’ creator and Executive-in-residence at Kogod School of Business
Philip Busey
WINS '02
Executive Vice President at Delaware Resource Group
America Ferrera
WSP ’04
Actor and Activist. Recipient of an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award
Michael Dukakis
WSP ’63
Former Democratic Candidate for President of the United States (1988), former Governor of Massachusetts
Kelsey Donohue
WSP ’13
Former Asst. Press Secretary to former first lady Michelle Obama
Jheanelle Wilkins
WSP ’08
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 20th district
Sean Spicer
WSP ’92
Former White House Press Secretary
Barbara Comstock
WSP ’79
US Representative of the Virginia 10th District
Paul Ryan
WSP ’91
Speaker of United States House of Representatives, 2012 Republican vice-presidential candidate