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Masters (On-Campus)

Year	Month	Name	SPA Degree Earned	Milestone
2021	December	Robert Davis	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 1980	Released digitally, soon to be in print, academic press book "The Search for the First Americans: Science, Power, Politics" (Oklahoma University Press)
2021	October	Noel Popwell	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 1994	Secured role of Senior Program Officer, Transportation Research Board, National Academies of Science
2021	October	Rebecca Osmolski	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2021	Hired as Digital Director for Senator Mazie Hirono at United States Senate
2021	October	Eric Cooper	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2012	Joined the Amazon Team as an Operations Manager in Sacramento, CA
2021	October	Benjamin Jones	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 1996	Named to Manhattan Power 100 List - City & State Magazine
2021	August	Rebecca DeSantis	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2018	Hired as Equity Program Administrator for the City of Frederick, Maryland
2021	August	Arsene Frederic Jr	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2021	Launched podcast focused on perception and reality
2021	July	Monique Earl	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2007	Named Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)
2021	July	Arsene Frederic Jr	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2021	Launched Frederiq Styles, a fashion consulting agency focused on providing affordable styles to clients
2021	June	Arsene Frederic Jr	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2021	Named Aerospace & Defense Fellow with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
2021	May	Eric Cooper	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2012	Earned a MBA from Sacramento State University
2021	February	David Uhl	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2009	Named Executive Director of Feeding Washington
2021	January	Will Perkins	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2018	Named Senior Policy Advisor for Ward 4 Washington DC Councilmember Janeese Lewis George
2021	January	Suzanne Steele	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2019 | BA in Interdisciplinary Studies: CLEG, 2018	Appointed by the Biden-Harris Administration, White House Liaison Office, Office of the Secretary of Energy
2020	December	Becca AbuRakia-Einhorn	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2018	Published article on NAFSA's blog titled " "Access is the Minimum: Viewing Education Abroad through a Social Justice Lens"
2020	November	Suzanne Steele	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2019 | BA in Interdisciplinary Studies: CLEG, 2018	Appointed Deputy Director for Georgia Runoff Elections
2020	September	Becca AbuRakia-Einhorn	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2018	Published chapter titled "Supporting Deaf Students in Education Abroad" in the new book "Social Justice and International Education"
2020	August	Moshe Nelson	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2006	Named into part of the Partnership of Grant Thornton LLP,  a global management consulting firm, as a Principal within Grant Thornton's Public Sector practice
2020	July	Becca AbuRakia-Einhorn	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2018	Published an article in Diversity Abroad's Global Impact Exchange "Not Necessarily Lost in Translation: Deaf Students on Study Abroad"
2020	July	Suzanne Steele	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2019 | BA in Interdisciplinary Studies: CLEG, 2018	Hired as Democratic Party of Georgia staffer to help flip the state blue
2020	June	Abigail McNeal	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2018	Promoted to Team Lead, Government Affairs Data at Bloomberg Government
2020	February	Rebecca Osmolski	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2021	Hired as Digital Communications Assistant for Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at United States Senate
2020	January	Monique Earl	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2007	Named Executive Officer, Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)
2019	July	Eric Cooper	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2012	Hired as Director Enterprise Services at California State University Maritime Academy
2019	June	Brandy Brown	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2005 | BA in Interdisciplinary Studies: CLEG, 2003	Appointed Michigan’s first Climate and Energy Advisor to lead The Office of Climate and Energy which was created by Governor Whitmer in 2019
2018	July	Jonathan Chambers	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2013	Named Vice President for Delta Associates
2018	June	Benjamin Jones	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 1996	Named President & CEO of Battery Park City Authority
2017	October	Scot Faulkner	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 1978	Co-founded the Foundation for Photobiomodulation (PBM) Research
2016	December	Kenneth Brockman	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 1992	Chaired independent safety review board for the CEO and Board of Directors of Southern Company and South Texas Project
2016	June	David Uhl	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2009	Named Recovery Café Network Director
2016	May	Emily Conrad	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2016	Promoted to Director of Development at the Anacostia Watershed Society
2015	May	Jonathan Chambers	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2013	Named Associate for Delta Associates
2015	January	Erin Fuller	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 1994 | BA in Political Science, 1993	Named President of MCI USA Association Solutions
2012	October	Monique Earl	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 2007	Named Deputy Mayor, Budget and Financial Policy for City of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
2011	December	Robert Davis	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 1980	Earned PhD from Virginia Tech in Science and Technology Studies
2011	March	Erin Fuller	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 1994 | BA in Political Science, 1993	Named Fellow of ASAE (American Society of Association Executives)
2010	October	Scot Faulkner	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 1978	Co-founded the The Dreyfuss Civics Education Initiative with Richard Dreyfuss
2009	November	Erin Fuller	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 1994 | BA in Political Science, 1993	Named President of Coulter
2009	April	Kirby Bowers	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 1977	Appointed and served six years as Executive Director of the Triangle J Council of Governments serving the greater Raleigh Durham NC area
2005	October	Kenneth Brockman	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 1992	Served as the Director for Nuclear Installation Safety, leading a Division at the International Atomic Energy Agency, which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005
2000	August	Stephen Colgate	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 1976	Received the Exceptional Service Award from U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, which is the highest employee award
1998	July	Scot Faulkner	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 1978	Served as Global Practice Leader for the American Management Association
1997	October	Stephen Colgate	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 1976	Awarded by President Bill Clinton the Distinguished Senior Executive Service Rank Award
1996	January	Robert Davis	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 1980	Testified before Congress at various hearings, including before the Senate Armed Services Committee, as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Space), on national security space policy, programs, and operations
1992	December	Stephen Colgate	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 1976	Appointed by President George H.W. Bush, Assistant Attorney General for Administration by the Attorney with approval of the President, and served as the senior career civil servant
1992	June	Kirby Bowers	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 1977	Served 17 years as County Administrator of Loudoun County, Virginia
1989	June	Kenneth Brockman	Master of Public Administration (MPA), 1992	Managed the construction and operation of the Emergency Operations Center of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; worked with Ukraine in response to Chernobyl