The Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy

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 CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2008!!

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Please keep us updated on your current information: job, address, e-mail address, and important news and happenings, so we can keep students, alumni, and faculty informed. Feel free to send us your news using the update form on this website.

Our  MPP alumni website serves as a virtual meeting place for alums to network, post jobs, discuss issues, and swap contact information. We hope you'll use the website as a way to stay in touch with your fellow alums and keep abreast of whats happening in the Jefferson Program.

Also, please send us your business card so we can display it on our bulletin board outside our office.
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Class of: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993

 


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2007 graduation pictures 

 

CLASS OF 2009

Lori Beacham
Meghan Cameron --
Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Mehs Ess
Juliette Giordano --
Marine Scientist, Virginia Institute of Marine Science at the College of William & Mary
Megan Good -- Scholar in Local Government, Allegheny County, Department of Human Services
Kaitlin Keller
Cynthia Lee --
Research Associate, National Center for State Courts
Brett Levanto
Yiyang "Ellen" Li --
Graduate Student (Economics) and Research Assistant, Johns Hopkins University
Stamen Lolov
Megan Murray
Frank Pigulski
Katherine Secrest --
Presidential Management Fellow, Management and Program Analyst, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
Adam Wasserman -- United States Coast Guard
Stefanie Whorton

CLASS OF 2008

Chad Aldeman -- Policy Analyst, Education Sector
Gabriella Rettally Aldeman -- DQI Consultant, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Emily Blakeley -- Program Data Coordinator, Teach for America
Melissa Blanco -- Policy Analyst, Government Accountability Office
Drew Cramer -- Program and Management Analyst, U.S. Coast Guard, Deployable Operations Group
James Matthew DeLesDernier -- Associate, Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP
Will Federspiel -- Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Eastern District N.C.
Rebecca Jenkins -- Consultant, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Andrew Jones
Cory Kaufman
-- Fiscal Analyst, Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau
Maurice Kent -- Presidential Management Fellow, USAID - Office of Acquisition and Assistance
Alex Miller -- Policy Analyst, United Network for Organ Sharing
Diana Miller -- Law Student, American University
Maura Mondelli -- Policy and Program Analyst, Council on Competitiveness
Grant Mullins -- Senator Bob Corker (R-TN)
Hang Thu Nguyen -- The Asia Foundation Office
Geoffrey Peck -- Defense Analyst, Government Accountability Office
David Reynolds, Jr -- Legislative Analyst, Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee
Samantha Sifleet -- VIMS post graduate student
David Sitcovsky -- Legislative Assistant, Congressman John Larson
Leanne Small -- Internet Strategy and Communications Outreach Coordinator, Senator Jeff Bingaman (NM)
John Micah Vitaliz -- Analyst, U.S. Department of Justice
Shannon White -- Legislative Analyst, Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee
Massey Whorley -- Legislative Analyst, Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee
Geoff Wikel -- Physical Scientist, Minerals Management Services
Rebecca Wilson -- Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office

CLASS OF 2007

Dan Barnhart -- Manager, Client Solutions, Informations Resources, Inc.
Tammy Becoat-Eclou -- Immigrant & Refugee Social Worker, Commonwealth Catholic Charities
Joanna Conder -- Senior Associate, Strategic Management Systems
Jeff Diebold -- Doctoral Student, UNC Chapel Hill
Eric Egger -- Financial Management Analyst, Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Amanda Allen Elkin -- Policy Analyst, Minnesota Department of Health, Health Economics Program
Alison Gerry -- Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Dan Grantham -- Analyst, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Gwen Kennedy - Recycling Specialist, Loudoun County Government
Anne Mason -- Clerk, Richmond Circuit Court
Ivo Mandadjiev 
Kristen McCann -- College of William & Mary
Randy Neice -- Analyst, Government Accountability Office
Sara Okos -- Analyst, the Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis
Vicki Pavlova Rikkola -- Future Leaders Fund
Blake Skogland -- OSHA Law Specialist, US Department of Labor, OSHA
Nathan Stalnaker
Matt Strickler
-- Hampton Roads Political Director, Friends of Mark Warner
Michael Sweikar -- Project Associate, International Division of the National Center for State Courts
Carl Turner -- Doctoral Student, George Mason University
Matt Young -- Analyst, Defense Capabilities and Management Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office

CLASS OF 2006

Stephanie Harris Acosta -- Associate, Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP
Teresa Gorbett Barnea -- Associate Director of Preschool Education, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Carrie Clingan -- Community Services Associate, National Association of Counties
Joshua Collins -- Law Student, University of Richmond
Stephen Marchesani -- Analyst, Government Accountability Office
Lara Whittaker Mekeel  -- Senior Financial Analyst, Duke University
Kate Skiba Mishra -- Program Analyst, Department of Homeland Security 
Mandy Hans Moore -- Senior Consultant, Grant Thornton
Danielle Salvaterra -- Program Analyst, EPA, Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Steve Scheinert -- Graduate Student/GSR, Univ. of Pittsburg/Grad. Sch. for Public and International Affairs
Andrew Shaw -- Legislative Assistant, US Senate
Elizabeth Kennedy Smith
John Turner
-- Senior Research Analyst, Virginia Department of Corrections
Monica Wills Wait -- Chemical Review Manager, EPA, Office of Pesticides
Ebony Walton -- Analyst, Optimal Solutions Group, LLC
Chris Watson -- Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Mary Wilson -- Principal Consultant, MAXIMUS, Inc.
Rebecca Easby-Smith Wilson -- Senior Consultant, Grant Thornton
Michael Zose -- Senior Health Care Policy Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office

CLASS OF 2005

Wesley Harriss Alter -- Director, Event Management, Imprint Advertising
Lawren Olenchak Bercaw -- Research Manager, Edge Healthcare Research
Chantal Bromage -- Court Research Analyst, National Center for State Courts 
Amanda Curry Brown -- Senior Consultant, Deloitte Consulting, LLP
Amanda Cargile
Lindy Dingerson
-- Hazards and Remote Sensing Specialist, Perot Systems Government Services
Iryna Dovgel -- Consultant, Human Capital Advisory Services, Deloitte & Touche
Nico Gourdet -- Strategic Alliances Specialist International Group, YMCA of USA
Divya Guru Rajan -- Consultant, Global Insight 
Aftab Hossain -- Consultant, Booze Allen Hamilton
Brett Hutchinson -- Project Manager, Information Concepts
Dheeraj Jagadev -- Business Manager, The Marshall Legacy Institute
Jason Kelso -- Associate, Saidis, Flower & Lindsay
Chris Lyons -- Director of Government Relations, Restore America's Estuaries
Joe MacAvoy -- Analyst, USG
Andy Mack -- Associate Counsel, Board of Veterans' Appeals
Claire Maddox -- Attorney, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
Clara Mejstrik -- Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Karin Messenger -- United States Coast Guard
Ed Moran -- College of William & Mary
John O'Connor -- Equity Research Associate, Morgan Stanley
Stephanie Peterson -- Health Research Analyst, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Elisabeth Moss Thomson -- Energy Conservation Analyst, Dominion Virginia Power
William 'Joe' Ward -- Officer, United State Army
Irena Zaburanna -- Manager of Field Support and Compliance, CIEE International Work & Study Programs

CLASS OF 2004

David Brown -- Senior Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Cathy Cestone -- Management and Program Analyst, Department of Labor
Steve Combs -- Director of Policy and Planning, Virginia Department of Veterans Services
Becca Conner
Harmon "Monty" Cooper -- Attorney, Wallace King Domike & Reiskin, PLLC
Brian Glassman -- PhD Candidate~Economics, Temple University
Akira Hirata -- Analyst, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein
Nick Howard -- Public Sector Governance Consultant, World Bank
Debra Lee -- Examining Attorney, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Brad Marsh -- Senior Associate Legislative Analyst, Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
Elisha Triplett Matvay -- Defense Analyst, Department of Defense
Bryan Olmos -- Associate, Semmes, Bowen & Semmes
Melissa Shoemaker -- Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of' State
Kerry Burke Shultz -- Director, Strategic Analysis, American Cancer Society 
Jeff Starnes -- Special Agent, United States Secret Service
Richelle Baker Starnes
Jon Vanator
-- Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of the Governor of Indiana
Jenny Li Zhengyun -- Respiratory Health Association
Sara Zhang

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CLASS OF 2003

Margaret Rhine
Arrants-- Disbursing Specialist, US Department of State 
Candice Baldwin -- Director of Multiculteral Affairs, Mount Ida College
Robert Davis
Corrie Dodd -- Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Jason Fabbricante -- Attorney, Office of the Commonwealth Attorney
Lauren Fassler -- Senior Staff Attorney, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Rebecca Filkins -- Senior Marketing Statistical Analyst, Amerimark Direct
Ralph Harris -- Council Fiscal Analyst, City of Richmond
Maggie Holihan Giammarco -- Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Elizabeth Koenig -- Social Services Supervisor, Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department
Walt Latham -- General Registrar, County of York
Randle McClure -- Analysty, City & County of San Francisco
Tracy Vidinghoff Mills -- Coordinator of Program Development, NYS DOH, Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
Kendra Langlois Roberson -- Associate, Covington & Burling LLP
Laura Spess -- National Center on Environmental Economics
Danielle West -- Project Manager, Kinsella/Novak Communications LLC

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CLASS OF 2002

Lisa August
-- Policy Analyst, Office of Management and Budget
Bob Baute -- Attorney, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
Jim Beck -- Senior Economic Analyst, American Petroleum
Brian Berg -- Inheritance Tax Supervisor, Marion County
Rebecca Boyd -- Va Department of Transportation
Kari Lou Frank -- Attorney, PennStuart
Katy Herr -- Business Development Operations & Analysis, Northup Grumman Mission System
Carole Hirsch -- Human Resources Manager, Government Support Services, Inc.
Dorothy Yee Leggett -- Staff Counsel/Attorney, State Compensation Insurance Fund
Ryan Letourneau -- Investigative Specialist, U.S. Department of Justice
Arthur Liu -- Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, East Carolina University
Eric Lung -- Project Architect, U.S. Information Technologies
Jill Melnicki-- Harbor Lane Associates, Inc.
Ellen Jackson Miller -- Senior Legislative Analyst, Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
Mark Oleszek -- Program Administrator/John Gardner Public Service Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley
Sean Tarter -- Owner, Tarter Econometric Consulting, Inc.
Jessica Tyler -- Consultant, MGT of America
Mark Tyler -- Assistant State's Attorney, Office of the State's Attorney for Anne Arundel County
Mark Tyndall-- Law Student, The George Washington University Law School
Jay Wheelock -- Defense Programs Analyst, Congressional Budget Office

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CLASS OF 2001

Melissa H. Andrews -- The College Board
Kevin Copping -- Senior Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Anthony P. Devassy -- Director, D.C. Government Operations, District of Columbia National Guard
Robert E. Ford -- Department of State
Jason Goldberg -- Fish Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Randall M. Hansen -- Program Specialist III, Office of Court Administration
Jeff D. Matzen -- Economist, Virginia Department of Taxation
Marcello A. Rios -- Mayoral Program Coordinator, City of New York, Office of the Mayor
Aaron S. Rosenberg -- Chief for Public Affairs, International Finance Corporation, World Bank
Nancy T. O'Hehir Rothlisberger -- Analyst, Finance Department, City of Roseville
Scott D. Russell -- Antitrust Law Associate, Howrey Simon Arnold & White, LLP
Greg D. Seare -- Managing Director, Seare Marriott & Co., LLC
Phil E. Shindler

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CLASS OF 2000

Stephen Wayne Bowman
-- Senior Staff Attorney/Methodologist, Joint Commission on Health Care
Frances Burden -- Associate, ICF International
Brent Colburn -- Communications Director, Senator Barack Obama
Ashley Speight Colvin -- Cheif Legislative Analyst, Joint Legislative Audit & Review Commission
Jennie Driggs -- Director, Regulatory Compliance, Amerigroup
Amanda Katherine Dulin -- Manager, First Chesapeake Group
Laura Algood Farmer -- Transportation Budget Manager, Virginia Department of Transporation
Ian Fergusson -- Analyst in International Trade and Finance, Congressional Research Service
Brook Ferris -- National Agricultural Statistics Service
Jacque Gombach -- Senior Consultant, CGI 
Timothy Komada -- Managing Partner & Founder, Deep Fork Capital
Heather Phillips -- Secretary of State, State of Massachusetts 
Tamara Bostick Pittman -- GlaxoSmithKline
Keith Wandtke -- Senior Policy Analyst, Virginia Department of Transportation
Stacey Wilson -- Attorney, Goldsmith & Associates, Ltd

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CLASS OF 1999

John T. Baker, II
-- Area Manager, U.S. Census Bureau
Karin Willner Brown -- Executive Assistant, U.S. Department of Labor
Michael Cassidy -- Executive Director, The Commonwealth Institute
Tama Celi -- Research & Reporting Supervisor, Virginia Department of Corrections
Doug Dooley -- Principle, Astro Solutions
Caryn Grim Fiedler -- Minneapolis, MN
Jennifer Jebo -- Operations Research Analyst, Navy Recruiting Command
Jennifer Jenkins -- AMS
Megan McHugh -- Director of Research, Health Research and Educational Trust
Theresa Rhodes
Stacia Riggs
Brittany Craig Rose
-- Capital One
Randy Rosso -- Research Associate, The Urban Institute
Heather Hanning Spellman -- Independent Consultant, CGI
Libby Stone  -- Policy Analyst, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
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CLASS OF 1998

Mike Alcione
Jan Starkweather Carlson
-- Contractor, U.S. Dept. of Labor, DAH Consulting, Inc.
Amanda Smith Cassidy -- Healthcare Consultant
Paula Fetterman -- Sr Technical Risk Specialist, Fannie Mae
Jennifer Reid Groszkowski -- UVA Medical Center, Office of Strategic Planning & Market Research
Chris Hall -- Director of Program, Planning, and Budget, ARD Inc.
Brian Hendricks -- Legislative Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
Jon Holt -- Director/Portfolio Manager, UBS
Rhonda M. Jones -- Program Operations Specialist, National Institute of Justice
David Kerstetter -- Research Scientist, Nova Southeastern Univ. Oceanographic Center
Daniel LaPlaca -- Program Examiner, Office of Management & Budget
Meg Mahoney -- Senior Vice President for Product Development, Baton Rouge Area Chamber
Adam Minehardt
-- Deputy Staff Director, U.S. House of Representatives
Patrick Morrow -- Senior Account Executive, Qwest Communications
Lisa M. Nelli
Rhonda Franklin Newsome -- Policy Analyst Senior, Department of Medical Assistance Services
Jaime Brown Radtke -- President, Sovereign Consulting
Molly Yeager Romano -- Consultant, West Monroe Partners
Jeff Schmerling -- Senior Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Xin Wei -- Director/BIS Division, People's Bank of China
Chris Wiemken -- Partner, Taylor & Walker P.C.

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CLASS OF 1997


Brian DeProfio -- Assistant City Manager, City of Hampton
Charlton Dunn
Denise Dunn
Lynn Hirsch -- Scientific Writer/Editor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Katie Hopkins -- Geographic Information Systems Analyst, University of Maryland Chesapeake Bay Program
Kim Hurst -- Consultant, Towers Perrin
John Larson -- Managing Director Healthcare & Social Services, Global Insight, Inc.
J. Rosser Matthews -- Instructor/Author/Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Maryland
Edward McDonald, Jr.
Dereck Orr
-- Program Manager, Office of Law Enforcement Standards
John Osborn -- Partner, Bernstein Shur
Wendell Pai -- Assistant Director for Policy Research, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia 
Brian Pasternak --Chief, Division of Policy Analysis and Technical Assistance, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Alison Spock Pasternak -- U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Assistnat Secretary for Policy
Gregory S. Pastor -- Director, Aetna, Inc.
Christy Moseley Shiker -- Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
Andree Trelogan -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Michael Vaughn -- Senior Director, United HealthCare
Elizabeth (Betty) D. Waaler -- Communications Consultant
Dave Wharwood -- Associate Attorney, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Charlene Wills -- General Counsel's Office with the District of Columbia's Housing Authority

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CLASS OF 1996

Corinne Manfredi Adams -- Deputy Chief of Finance, U.S. Air Force
Jon M. Bailey -- Director, Rural Research & Analysis Program, Center for Rural Affairs
Aris Bearse -- Principal Legislative Analyst, Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
Jeff Coughlin -- Government Affairs Manager, American Society of Hematology
Committee
Nicole Fradette -- Mayer, Brown & Platt
Yoko Hanafusa 
Sarah Dickerson Herzog -- Legislative Fiscal Analyst, Virginia Senate, Senate Finance
Ali Jacknowitz -- Assistant Professor, American University
Tom Little -- James City County
Eric Messisk -- Chief Legislative Analyst, Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
Ramzi Nemo -- Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Matthew J. Page -- Ph.D. Candidate, Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
Nanette R. Smith -- Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability

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CLASS OF 1995

Paula Hannaford Agor -- Director, Center for Jury Studies, National Center for State Courts
Carol White Blackford -- Deputy Director, Chronic Care Policy Group, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS
Chris Durham-Valentino -- Manager, Strategic Planning and Direction, Human Resources and Social Development, Canada
John Fantauzzi -- Partner, Englert, Coffey, McHugh & Fantauzzi, LLP
Jeff Hirsch -- Associate Professor, University of Tennessee College of Law
Caroline Lamberth Joyce -- New Jersey Senate
Oscar Reid Linn -- Director, Economic Research, Tennessee Department of Revenue
Tracy Locklin -- Associate, Marshall & Leuder, LLC
Amy Stoakely Sebring -- Associate Dean for Finance & Administration, VCU School of Medicine
Holly Smith -- Attorney, Russell W. Ray, PLLC
Craig Philip Staub -- Managing Principal, Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC
Tony Tomich -- CFO, aigdirect.com
Taff Tschamler -- Director, Retail Energy, KEMA

CLASS OF 1994

David Barnett -- Managing Director, Columbia West Capital
Patricia Harris-Bentley -- Student, Georgetown University Law Center
Charles R. Cookson -- Consultant, Development in Democracy, Inc.
Steve Ford -- Director of Policy and Research, Department of Medical Assistance Services
Nandini Gupta -- Assistant Professor of Finance, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
Leif Johnson -- Kimbell Sherman Ellis FOCUS
Greg Kildare -- Executive Officer, Los Angeles County Metro
Melissa King -- Grants Manager, Virginia Early Childhood Foundation
Richard Kinsman -- Director, Advent Technologies a business of ITOCHU
John McGuire -- U.S. State Department
Michael A. Molloy -- Director, Government Relations, Fairfax County Public Schools
Jeffrey Previdi -- Senior Director, Standard & Poor's
Rudolph Pyle III -- Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Madison County Prosecuter's Office
Phillip Lee Rodenberg -- City Manager, City of Fredricksburg
Frank Roth -- Senior Grants Policy Specialisty, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Drew Schneider -- Consultant, Independent Advisory Services
Paul Van Lenten, Jr. -- Legislative Fiscal Analyst, House Appropriations Committee
Mark Washko -- Manger, Government Affairs, BASF Corporation
Wendy Watson -- Assistant Professor, Southern Methodist University

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CLASS OF 1993

Michael Blake -- Drayton Analytics
Beth A. Bortz -- Executive Director, Medical Society of Virginia Foundation
Natasha Petrackis Casey --Student, George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Kim Knight Coleman
Christopher Duncan -- Gastroenterologist, Highline Medical Center
Michelle Enger- Garufi -- Branch Chief, U.S. Office of Management and Budget 
Marc Garufi -- Branch Chief, U.S. Office of Management and Budget 
Jill Marsteller -- Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University, Dept of Health Policy & Mgmt
Joseph M. Mondoro -- Deputy Director, County of Fairfax, Department of Management & Budget
Jane Pickel -- Business Analyst, Stihl, Inc.
Cathy Stanmeyer Pugsley -- CEO/Owner, Potomac River Running, Inc.
David Roose -- Director, Bureau of Revenue Estimates, State of Maryland
Katherine Darke Schmidt -- National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice
Wanda Tidline -- Concert Booking Agent, American Talent Agency, Inc.
Patricia A. Wall -- Johnson & Johnson
Matthew Williams -- Youth Minister, St. John's Episcopal Church
Yiwen Yu
Rowena Pinto Zimmerman --
Freelance Writer

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