The seventh cohort of graduate students in the LBJ School of Public Affairs's unique and accelerated DC Concentration have begun their Policy Apprenticeships in Washington, DC.
While in DC, these Master of Public Affairs and Master of Global Policy Studies students take evening coursework as well as their required, simultaneous six-month (June–December 2022) Policy Apprenticeship at a public or private policy organization throughout the city, before graduating early in December 2022.
Matt Brodeur, MPAff-DC Candidate
Policy interests: Climate change; democratization and good governance; campaign finance
Policy Apprenticeship: U.S. Representative William R. Keating (D-MA)
Eric Bustos, MPAff-DC Candidate
Policy interests: Urban policy and strategies
Policy Apprenticeship: American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
Da’Shon Carr, MPAff-DC Candidate
Policy interests: Equity and access in higher education; nonprofit and philanthropic innovation; social welfare
Policy Apprenticeship: Center on Budget & Policy Priorities
Blake Comrie, MGPS-DC Candidate
Policy interests: U.S.-EU relations; global development; U.S.-China policy
Policy Apprenticeship: U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee (Republican Staff)
Jalaina Douglas, MPAff-DC Candidate
Policy interests: Reparations; civil rights; criminal justice
Policy Apprenticeship: Office of Majority Whip James E. Clyburn
Jaren Gaither, MPAff-DC Candidate
Policy interests: Health care economics; equitable access to health care services
Policy Apprenticeship: MITRE
Luis Guerrero, MPAff-DC Candidate
Policy interest: Latino civic engagement
Policy Apprenticeship:
Samuel Hershman, MPAff-DC Candidate
Policy interests: National security, defense, and intelligence policy; domestic extremism
Policy Apprenticeship: Forbes Tate Partners
Eric Holguin, MPAff-DC Candidate
Policy interests: Public education; poverty reduction; foreign affairs and diplomacy
Policy Apprenticeship: National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association
Emma Morgan, MPAff-DC Candidate
Policy interests: K-12 education; special education; public education in rural areas
Policy Apprenticeship: Venn Strategies
Sarah Morningred, MPAff-DC Candidate
Policy interests: Foreign humanitarian policy; educational equity
Policy Apprenticeship: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Performance and Personnel Management, Federal Workforce Branch
Cynthia Kay Niemeyer, MPAff-DC Candidate
Policy interest: Energy
Policy Apprenticeship: ClearView Energy Partners, LLC
Philip Romike, MPAff-DC Candidate
Policy interests: Public financial management; infrastructure resiliency; life-cycle procurement strategies
Policy Apprenticeship: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Maxwell Shulman, MGPS-DC Candidate
Policy interests: International security; comparative (constitutional) politics
Policy Apprenticeship: Business Network for Offshore Wind