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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