SPIA in Service Conference: Responding to Changing Times in Public Service
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Thursday, April 9, 2026
Community & Connection
REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
3:30–4:30 P.M. / Dodds Atrium
GREETERS
Fiona Brauer MPA ’27
Juliet Emerson-Colvin MPA ’26
Andrew Libraty MPA ’27
STORYTELLERS LOUNGE
“SPIA ALUMNI IN SERVICE”
4:30–6 P.M. / Arthur Lewis
Auditorium
An evening of reflection and candid storytelling. Alumni share defining leadership moments, ethical crossroads, and lessons learned across diplomacy, elected office, consulting, and social entrepreneurship.
WELCOME AND FACILITATOR
Karen McGuinness MPA ’85, Associate Dean for Graduate Education
PANELISTS
Toshiro Baum MPA ’20, Business Sales and Delivery Executive, IBM Federal Consulting Practice
Amb. Christopher Lu AB ’88, James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Professor, University of Virginia Miller Center; Former U.S. Ambassador; Deputy Secretary of Labor; White House Cabinet Secretary
Dennis McBride MPA/JD ’80, Mayor, City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Steph Speirs MPA ’14, Founder & Executive Producer, Future in Bloom; Founder, Solstice; Faculty, Yale University, Sloan School of Management
DINNER CONVERSATIONS
6–8 P.M. / Shultz Dining Room
Structured cross-generational community dinner.
WELCOME ADDRESS, 6:30 P.M.
Dean Amaney Jamal
Friday, April 10, 2026
Commitment & Purpose
NETWORKING BREAKFAST
7:30 A.M. / Dodds Atrium
COFFEE CHATS
8:15–9:50 A.M. / Shultz Cafe
One-on-one conversations focused on early-career decisions, hiring pathways, workplace culture, and professional resilience.
GREETERS & FACILITATORS
Ayah Abdelwahab MPA ’27
Augusta Reinhart MPA ’27
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
10–11:30 A.M.
FORGING NEW PATHWAYS IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT / BOWL 001
Exploring how global development is evolving amid geopolitical shifts, new financing models, and cross-sector collaboration.
MODERATOR
Augusta Reinhart MPA ’27
PANELISTS
Varuni Dayaratna MPA ’96, Senior Vice President, International Programs, NORC, University of Chicago
Michael McCabe MPA ’94, Founder and CEO, Ignite Collective Leadership LLC
Caroline Nguyen MPA ’03, Executive Director, Baratta Center for Global Business Education at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business
Robert Rosenbaum MPA ’13, Co-Founder, Project Resource Optimization (PRO) and Founding Member, Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) Fund
INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT / BOWL 002
State and local governments as laboratories of policy innovation. Panelists discuss entry points, governance reform, and impact at scale.
MODERATOR
Juliet Emerson-Colvin MPA ’26
PANELISTS
Cleo Hirsch MPA ’18, Chief of Staff, Maryland Governor’s Office for Children
Jordan Stockdale MPA ’18, Deputy Comptroller for Policy, Office of the NYC Comptroller
Midori Valdivia MPA-URP ’08, Chair, Taxi and Limousine Commission, NYC Office of the Mayor
LUNCH & ROUNDTABLES
11:45 A.M.–1:15 P.M.
Interactive discussions designed to clarify career goals, map pathways, and build meaningful professional connections.
GLOBAL CRISIS RESPONSE & HUMANITARIAN SYSTEMS / BOWL 001
A systems-level conversation on humanitarian coordination, climate displacement, institutional reform, and crisis leadership.
MODERATOR
Maddie Legemah MPA ’26
PANELISTS
Sarah Case MPP ’22, Vice President, Humanitarian Systems Change, International Rescue Committee
Becca Gong Sharp MPA/MBA ’15, Chief Executive Officer, IDinsight; Former Executive, Peace Corps; Board Member, IREX
Nils Mueller MPA ’03, Director, North American Chapter, Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA)
Fatema Sumar MPA ’06, Executive Director, Harvard Center for International Development
NAVIGATING CAREER TRANSITIONS ACROSS SECTORS / BOWL 002
Panelists reflect on navigating career pivots, building influence, and advancing impact across mission-driven organizations.
MODERATOR
Jared Jageler MPA ’27
PANELISTS
Jessie Durrett MPA ’19, Director, Public Policy & Stakeholder Engagement, Partnership for Public Service
Mindy Hernandez MPA ’04, Director, The Living Lab for Equitable Climate Action, World Resources Institute (WRI)
Maryam Janani-Flores MPA ’15, Founder & Principal, MJF Strategies; Former Virginia Gubernatorial Transition Leader
Margaret Mullins MPA ’18, Director of Public Options & Governance, Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
3:15–4:45 P.M.
ELECTED OPPORTUNITIES IN STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT / BOWL 001
SPIA alumni serving in elected office discuss campaigning, governing, coalition-building, and ethical leadership in polarized environments.
MODERATOR
Mackenzie Hempe MPA ’26
PANELISTS
Brian Andrews MPA ’07, Head of Public Policy, Audible, Inc.; Former Mayor, Cranford, New Jersey
Indya Kincannon MPA ’99, Mayor, City of Knoxville, Tennessee
Dennis McBride MPA/JD ’80, Mayor, City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Raj Mukherji MPP ’24, Senator, New Jersey’s 32nd Legislative District
MANAGING & LEADING DURING CHANGING TIMES / BOWL 002
Senior leaders share lessons on organizational resilience, adaptive leadership, and guiding teams through uncertainty.
MODERATOR
Sarah Bryant MPA ’26
PANELISTS
Megan Campbell MPA ’16, Senior Director of Programs & Strategy, Feedback Labs
Becca Gong Sharp MPA/MBA ’15, Chief Executive Officer, IDinsight; Former Executive, Peace Corps; Board Member, IREX
Candace Rondeaux MPP ’14, Senior Fellow with the Future of Security Initiative, New America; Professor of Practice at the School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University; Founder and Principal Partner, Frontline Atlas
CONFERENCE CLOSING & ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
4:45 P.M. / Bernstein Gallery
FAREWELL & DEPARTURE
5–5:30 P.M. / Bernstein Gallery
Pick up your swag and snacks.
Speakers and Panelists
BRIAN ANDREWS MPA ’07
Global Head of Public Policy Audible, Inc.; Former Mayor Cranford, New Jersey
Brian Andrews is the Global Head of Public Policy at Audible, the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. He lives in Cranford, New Jersey, and serves on its Township Committee, including two terms as Mayor. His immediate prior role was Partner at The Asia Group, a consultancy focused on the Indo-Pacific region. He previously served as a Diplomat for the U.S. Department of State in the East Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau across Democratic and Republican administrations, with assignments at the White House and Pentagon. He served on the Obama Presidential Campaign in 2007-2008 and General Wesley Clark for President Campaign in 20032004. He holds a Master’s in Public Policy from Princeton University and a degree in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from Pomona College. https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-andrews-441a9740/
TOSHIRO BAUM MPA ’20
Business Sales and Delivery Executive
IBM Federal Consulting Practice
Toshiro works in IBM’s federal consulting practice, where he currently works as Business Sales and Delivery Executive for the Foreign Affairs Account. Previously he was the project officer for the USAID Cybersecurity Protection and Response program, which supports the cyber resiliency of critical infrastructure across the Europe and Eurasia region. Toshiro has also served in the State Department’s Office of Foreign Assistance, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and in the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Africa Bureau, Office of Transition Initiatives, and Asia Bureau, as well as the National Democratic Institute. He holds a BA in International Studies from Johns Hopkins University and an MPA from Princeton University. https://www.linkedin.com/in/toshiro-baum-71031414/
ALYCIA BAYNE MPA ’06
Associate Director for Public Health Research NORC, University of Chicago
Alycia Bayne, MPA, is the Associate Director for Public Health Research at NORC at the University of Chicago. She is a public health researcher with 20 years of experience leading program evaluations for federal agencies, foundations, associations, and nonprofit organizations. Her work spans public health, transportation, aging, and rural health, and she brings deep expertise in qualitative and mixed methods research. Alycia has collected data in communities nationwide, generating insights that have informed local, state, and federal programs.
Alycia’s research portfolio centers on aging and health. She has conducted studies for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on older adult mobility; led research for the CDC Foundation on older adults and caregivers during public health emergencies; and directed evaluations for YMCA of the USA focused on social connectedness, aging, and rural health.
She is also a nationally recognized leader in aging and transportation. Alycia previously chaired the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Transportation Research Board Subcommittee on Older Drivers and has served on two committees focused on older adult mobility.
In addition, Alycia is actively involved in public health efforts in New Jersey. Since 2019, she has served on the Healthy New Jersey 2030 Advisory Council, appointed by the New Jersey Department of Health, to identify priority topics for statewide health promotion initiatives. She holds an MPA and a certificate in health and health policy from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyciabayne/
MEGAN CAMPBELL MPA ’16
Senior Director of Programs & Strategy Feedback Labs
As Managing Director of Programs and Strategy, Megan helps Feedback Labs make feedback the norm across the social sector by strengthening the ecosystem of incentives and supports for nonprofits and funders to listen well. A systems design engineer by training, Megan has over a decade of experience promoting responsive listening by nonprofits, funders, and governments. As Co-Director of Engineers Without Borders Canada’s Malawi program and later as Portfolio Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa, Megan helped scale innovative supports for local governments across Malawi and Ghana. Megan also helped establish the Global Delivery Initiative at the World Bank to promote a common language with which to explore responsive service delivery. Megan is an Action Canada Fellow (2013/14) and cheers with futility for the Toronto Blue Jays. She is a graduate of the University of Waterloo and Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs. https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganpcampbell/
SARAH CASE MPP ’22
Vice President, Humanitarian Systems Change International Rescue Committee
Sarah Case is a non-profit leader with over 15 years of experience driving strategic change in the humanitarian sector. She currently serves as Vice President for Humanitarian System Change at the International Rescue Committee (IRC), one of the world’s largest humanitarian organizations, where she leads a team of approximately 20 people focused on accelerating cost-effective innovations across the sector.
As a member of IRC’s Senior Leaders’ Group, Sarah has developed and launched strategies to advance nextgeneration humanitarian solutions, including around predictive analytics, virtual services, impacting investing and market-based approaches in conflict settings. Previously, Sarah served as Senior Director and Chief Advisor to IRC President and CEO David Miliband, where she managed the Policy and Planning Office and led IRC’s Delivery Unit. Sarah has also worked extensively in field positions, in Iraq and Jordan.
Sarah holds a Master in Public Policy from Princeton University, where she received the MPP Prize for academic excellence and commitment to public service. She also earned a Master of Science in Human Rights from the London School of Economics and a BA with first-class honors in International Development from McGill University.
A frequent media commentator and lecturer, Sarah has appeared on Al Jazeera and BBC, contributed op-eds to the Toronto Star, and lectured at the Harvard School of Design, the Biden School of Public Policy, and the Munk School at the University of Toronto. She serves as a board member of IRC Canada.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-case-1a655411/
VARUNI DAYARATNA MPA ’96 Senior Vice President, International Programs NORC, University of Chicago
Varuni Dayaratna is Senior Vice President and Director of the International Programs Department at NORC at the University of Chicago. In this capacity, she oversees major global projects for the State Department, USAID (prior to 2025), the Millennium Challenge Corporation, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the World Bank Group, the Inter-American Development Bank, and Save the Children, among others. With over 30 years of experience in international development, she leads a multidisciplinary team conducting research and evaluations in more than 100 countries, delivering data-driven insights inform programmatic and policy decisions worldwide. Varuni specializes in evidencebased research approaches across sectors including education, health, governance, climate change, agriculture, vulnerable populations, and social media.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/varuni-dayaratna/
JESSIE DURRETT MPA ’19 Director, Public Policy & Stakeholder Engagement Partnership for Public Service
Jessie Durrett serves as a Director at the Partnership for Public Service where she oversees efforts to develop bold policy proposals and advocacy strategies to make federal
government structures and operations more effective, responsive and accountable as part of the Government for a New Era initiative. Throughout her career, Jessie has focused not only on the content of policy but also on the systems and people that determine whether public institutions and public servants can actually succeed.
Jessie joined the Partnership in 2025, bringing varied policy and management experience to her work. Most recently, she served in multiple roles focused on Ukraine at the U.S. Department of State. She has also served on Capitol Hill, at the United Nations, and at non-profit organizations. She holds a Master in Public Affairs from Princeton University and a bachelors from Occidental College.
IDinsight; Former Executive Peace Corps; Board Member IREX
Becca leads IDinsight, a 250-person global development NGO that improves lives with data and evidence. IDinsight’s work spans monitoring, evaluation, and learning, AI-for-good, cost-effective program design, and scaling what works through embedded government partnerships in low- and middle-income countries.
Before rejoining IDinsight as CEO, Becca was a former COO and Partner, and one of the organization’s first Operations hires. She spent nearly six years leading IDinsight through a prolonged period of exponential growth.
From 2022-2024, Becca served as a presidential appointee in the Peace Corps as the Regional Director for Europe, the Mediterranean, and Asia, one of three regional leaders of the $430M US agency. In her executive role, she oversaw 19 country posts and nearly 800 staff.
Becca’s former professional experience includes strategy consulting, evidence-based research, and on-the-ground social entrepreneurship in resource-constrained settings. Becca is a member of the Board of Directors of IREX, a member of the Board of Advisors of Instiglio, and a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Becca holds a BA from Harvard University, an MBA from the Yale School of Management, and an MPA from the Princeton School of International and Public Affairs. She is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who served in Kazakhstan. She currently lives in DC with her husband Travis (a fellow SPIA!) and their two kids. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-sharp-833a393/
MINDY HERNANDEZ MPA ’04
Director, The Living Lab for Equitable Climate Action
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Mindy Hernandez leads WRI’s Living Lab for Equitable Climate Action. She is an applied social scientist focusing on pro-social behaviors like energy conservation, voting, and medication adherence.
Previously, Mindy advised governments, companies, donors, and NGOs around the world on applying behavioral science to measurably improve programs and policies, including working as a liaison to the White House’s Social and Behavioral Science Team for the U.S. Agency for International Development, as a Fellow for the Federal Office of Evaluation Sciences and as a Senior Researcher with ideas42. linkedin.com/in/mindy-hernandez
CLEO HIRSCH MPA ’18
Chief of Staff
Maryland Governor’s Office for Children
Cleo Hirsch serves as the Chief of Staff for the Governor’s Office for Children. Prior to this role she served as the Deputy Director of Public Health AmeriCorps, a partnership between the CDC and AmeriCorps to build the next generation of public health leaders through national
service. Cleo joined AmeriCorps after serving as the Transition Director for Maryland’s Governor Wes Moore, where she led a historically inclusive transition process that engaged approximately 10,000 Marylanders in civic dialogue and public service.
Previously, Cleo served as the Executive Director of COVID Response for Baltimore City Schools, the Director of Priority Initiatives for Baltimore City Schools, an education policy consultant, a Mayoral Fellow for the City of Chicago, and a middle school teacher.
Cleo holds a Master’s Degree in Public Affairs from Princeton University, a Master of Arts in Teaching from Relay Graduate School of Education, and a BA in Political Science and American Studies from Tufts University. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cleo-hirsch/
MARYAM JANANI-FLORES
MPA ’15 Founder and Principal MJF Strategies; Former Virginia Gubernatorial Transition Leader
Maryam Janani-Flores is a strategy and implementation consultant whose practice helps clients design and execute economic development and economic mobility initiatives -- including those focused on innovation ecosystems, workforce, small business, and AI -- that strengthen local economies and expand economic opportunity. She brings 15 years of experience spanning the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.
Previously, Maryam served as Chief of Staff at the U.S. Economic Development Administration, where she oversaw policy, strategy, and operations for a $5 billion grant portfolio. Her work spanned innovation ecosystems, workforce development, economic and national security, and support for rural, distressed, and disaster-affected communities.
Before joining Commerce, Maryam led the policy research team at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, served as a legislative director and advisor to Representatives Beto O’Rourke, Abigail Spanberger, and Norma Torres, and worked as a strategy consultant at Dalberg on economics and technology projects.
Maryam holds a Master of Public Affairs in economics and public policy from Princeton University and a Bachelor of Arts in neurobiology from Harvard University. https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryamjananiflores/
INDYA KINCANNON MPA ’99 Mayor
City of Knoxville, Tennessee
Indya Kincannon is in her second term as the 69th Mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee.
Mayor Kincannon’s priorities focus around public safety, affordable housing, creating great public spaces and good governance.
Some notable accomplishments since taking office include: creating the City’s first-ever Office of Community Safety & Empowerment, bringing the Knoxville Police Department back to full staff, starting the City’s $50 million Affordable Housing Fund, and various economicdriven projects like the new Covenant Health Park – which was recently named best new stadium in the nation.
Prior to being elected to office, Mayor Kincannon had a diverse career and extensive record of service including 10 years as a member and Chair of the Knox County Board of Education, a teacher, a budget analyst, and a paralegal for the Department of Justice.
Mayor Kincannon studied at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and earned a Master’s Degree in Public Affairs and Urban and Regional Planning. Prior to that, she earned her B.A. in history from Haverford College.
University of Virginia Miller Center; Former U.S. Ambassador; Deputy Secretary of Labor; White House Cabinet Secretary
Chris Lu ’88 is the James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Professor at the University of Virginia Miller Center. During the Biden Administration, he served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for Management and Reform. During the Obama Administration, Chris served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor and White House Cabinet Secretary, after serving as Executive Director of the 2008 Obama-Biden presidential transition. His earlier government roles include: legislative director and acting chief of staff for then-Senator Obama; deputy chief counsel of the House Oversight Committee; and a law clerk to Judge Robert E. Cowen on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
An expert on government transitions, Chris recently served as transition co-chair for Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger. He also currently serves as the board chair of the Fair Labor Association. Chris is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ambchrislu/
DENNIS MCBRIDE MPA/JD ’80
Mayor City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Dennis R. McBride is mayor of the Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, elected to four-year terms in 2020 and 2024. He previously served 10 years on the Wauwatosa city council, including two terms as council president.
A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.A, journalism), Princeton University (M.P.A., public administration), and New York University (J.D., law), McBride served as a law clerk to a federal judge, worked for Boston and Milwaukee law firms, and served as a Senior Trial Attorney and Supervisory Trial Attorney for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He also taught parttime at Marquette University Law School and served on a committee of judges and lawyers which drafted model jury instructions for use in U.S. district courts in Illinois, Indiana,
and Wisconsin. For his professional accomplishments, he was named a Fellow of the Wisconsin Law Foundation.
Among many civic activities, McBride co-founded a public school advocacy group, a neighborhood group, and a nonprofit corporation that operates a community swimming pool and beer garden. For several years, he served as a gubernatorial appointee to the Wisconsin Retirement Board. In 2012, he received UW-Milwaukee’s Alumni Citizenship Award.
McBride frequently speaks on topics of law, history, and politics throughout the Midwest and beyond. He has been interviewed on PBS “Frontline,” multiple podcasts, and other programs.
A two-time marathon champion, McBride is a member of the UW-Milwaukee and Wauwatosa East High School Athletics Halls of Fame. He is the author of A CITY ON THE EDGE: PANDEMIC, PROTEST, AND POLARIZATION (Indiana University Press, 2025) and co-author, with his twin brother, Dr. Patrick McBride, of THE LUCKIEST BOY IN THE WORLD (Vervanté Books, 2021). linkedin.com/in/dennis-mcbride-a211b366
MICHAEL MCCABE MPA ’94
Founder and CEO
Ignite Collective Leadership LLC
Mike McCabe CEO - Ignite Collective Leadership LLC
Mike McCabe is a globally recognized leader in youth development, international development, and public sector innovation, with more than 30 years of experience advancing transformative initiatives in over 40 countries. As CEO of Ignite Collective Leadership LLC, he partners with senior leaders, governments, and mission-driven organizations to strengthen strategy and accelerate impact on issues of global STEM education and youth development among other areas. Previously, Mike served as Regional Director for the Inter-America and Pacific Region at the Peace Corps, overseeing operations across 21 countries and leading thousands of Volunteers and staff in advancing education, youth engagement, and community development. He also served as USAID’s Senior Advisor on Youth, spearheading agency-wide coordination of youth policy and programming across sectors and global missions.
Throughout his career, Mike has held senior leadership roles including Chief of Party for a USAID-funded youth violence prevention initiative in Panama, Senior Associate for Capacity Development at Creative Associates International, Deputy Director of Peace Corps Dominican Republic, Vice President at Youth Service America, Country Representative for the Inter-American Foundation managing grant portfolios in Mexico, Venezuela, and Panama, and National Programs Officer with UNICEF in the Dominican Republic.
A trusted strategist and dynamic speaker, Mike brings deep expertise in strategic planning, partnership development, youth economic opportunity, education technology, grant implementation, and public-private collaboration. He is passionate about equipping leaders and institutions to create systems-level change that expands opportunity for children, youth, and families worldwide.
Mike holds a Master’s in Public Administration from Princeton University and a Bachelor of Science in International Relations from Georgetown University.
Director, North America Chapter Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA)
As Director of the North America Chapter of the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA), a non-profit based in the Netherlands and funded by private sector members, Nils Mueller coordinates a cross-industry and crosssectoral response to the online scamming epidemic targeting millions of Americans. Prior to joining GASA in the summer of 2025, he served more than 20 years as a Foreign Service Officer with USAID, working across Africa and most recently Southeast Asia, where he led efforts to counter the scamming industry run by transnational organized crime groups. He also served on detail as the Senior Development Advisor to the House Democracy Partnership, a bipartisan Commission in the House of Representatives, and founded the Countering Authoritarianism Team in USAID’s Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Bureau. Mr. Mueller holds an MPA from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs and a BA from Tufts University.
RAJ MUKHERJI MPP ’24
Senator
New Jersey’s 32nd Legislative District
Senator Raj Mukherji represents the 32nd District (Hudson County) in the New Jersey Senate, where he serves as Chair of the Senate Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Vice Chair of the Transportation Committee, and a member of the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee. He previously served five terms in the State Assembly, including in leadership as the Majority Whip and Deputy Speaker of the General Assembly. A former healthcare and technology entrepreneur, Deputy Mayor of Jersey City, and local prosecutor, Mr. Mukherji enlisted in the U.S. Marines as a reservist two weeks after the September 11th attacks at the age of 17 and served in military intelligence. He was honorably discharged as a Sergeant. Committed to defending democracy and human rights and providing a voice for the vulnerable and marginalized communities, Senator Mukherji has been a primary sponsor of numerous critical New Jersey laws protecting reproductive autonomy, combating climate change, expanding voting rights, and ensuring fairness for immigrants. Senator Mukherji also volunteered for over 15 years as Chairman of the Jersey City Housing Authority. He is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Seton Hall University School of Law, where he also serves on the Board of Visitors, and previously taught Constitutional Law as an Adjunct Professor at New Jersey City University.
Senator Mukherji is a Rodel Fellow of the Rodel Institute and is a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) and Actors’ Equity (AEA). He earned a Master of Public Policy from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs; an individualized Master of Liberal Arts focused on national security from the University of Pennsylvania; a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Seton Hall University School of Law; and a B.A. from Thomas Edison State University. He was the first Bengali state lawmaker elected in American history and the second South Asian American legislator in state history. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajmukherji/
MARGARET MULLINS MPA ’18
Director of Public Options & Governance
Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator
Margaret Mullins is the Director of Public Options and Governance at the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator, where she researches and writes on defense acquisition and civil service reform. Previously, Margaret served as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and as Senior Advisor for National Security to the Chair of the U.S. Export-Import Bank. Earlier in her career, she worked in the U.S. Senate on defense and foreign policy issues, including as national security advisor to Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock, and served as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army, deploying to Afghanistan in 2013. Margaret holds a BSFS from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, an MPA from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs, and a JD from Georgetown University Law Center. She has been a Council on Foreign Relations Term Member and is a member of the Truman National Security Project. Her writing has appeared in Foreign Affairs, Just Security, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution. https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-m-21706114/
CAROLINE NGUYEN MPA ’03
Executive Director, Baratta Center for Global Business Education
Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business
Caroline has built her career at the intersection of strategy, operations, policy, and law, working across the private and public sectors in the United States and internationally to pursue structural change.
From 2016 to Fall 2025, she served as Managing Director for Europe, Asia, Pacific, and Latin America at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), overseeing senior teams and driving delivery of complex infrastructure and policy investments. Her $2bn+ portfolio included market-shaping projects in energy, water and sanitation, education, and transportation that are designed to unlock markets and spur economic growth in emerging economies.
In 2022-2023, Caroline took leave from MCC to serve in the White House as Director for Clean Energy and Global Public Sector Partnerships, forging international alliances and leading climate initiatives that decarbonize economies while spurring private sector innovation and clean energy industry growth.
Before MCC, she was a consultant at McKinsey & Company, leading strategy teams on transformative projects with public and private sector leaders across Southeast Asia, focusing on infrastructure, economic regulation, and national education reform. Caroline launched her career at the nexus of law and policy, advising on and negotiating national security matters at the U.S. Department of Justice and representing global clients as a litigator at WilmerHale. linkedin.com/in/caroline-t-nguyen
Caroline holds a BA from Harvard, an MPA from Princeton, and a JD from Columbia. Raised in Ulm, Germany, she now lives in Washington, DC with her husband and two spirited children.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-t-nguyen/
CANDACE RONDEAUX MPP ’14
Senior Fellow
Future of Security Initiative, New America; Professor of Practice at the School of Politics and Global Studies Arizona State University; Founder and Principal Partner Frontline Atlas
Candace Rondeaux is a geopolitical risk analyst, investigative journalist, and the author of Putin’s Sledgehammer: The Wagner Group and Russia’s Collapse into Mercenary Chaos (PublicAffairs, 2025). She is the Founding Partner of Frontline Atlas, an independent public interest intelligence platform that tracks hidden geopolitical risks. She is also co-editor of Understanding the New Proxy Wars (Hurst-Oxford University Press, 2022).
Rondeaux is a Senior Fellow with the Future Security Initiative at New America and a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University, where she teaches courses
in proxy warfare and open-source intelligence. She writes a regular column for World Politics Review and contributes to the Financial Times on international security, geopolitical risk, and the politics of emerging technologies.
An award-winning journalist, she served as the Afghanistan and Pakistan Bureau Chief for the Washington Post, where she was part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team that covered the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre. Her reporting career began on the crime and courts beat — she reported from Ground Zero after the September 11 attacks for the New York Daily News and chronicled the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina for the St. Petersburg Times. Her analysis and commentary have appeared in the Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, BBC World, Times Radio, The Daily Beast, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, Lawfare, Small Wars Journal, and Just Security.
Before founding Frontline Atlas, she served as Senior Director for the Future Frontlines and Planetary Politics programs at New America, where she built flagship research programs at the intersection of irregular warfare, political violence, and geostrategic competition, and directed cross-disciplinary work on the geopolitics of decarbonization, digitalization, and the governance challenges posed by rapid technological change in a multipolar world. Earlier, she served as a Senior Program Officer at the U.S. Institute of Peace, where she led the RESOLVE Network, a global research consortium on countering violent extremism. As a Senior Analyst for the International Crisis Group based in Afghanistan and a Strategic Adviser to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, she produced analysis on national elections, judicial reform, and the security sector.
She has testified before Congress and provided expert advice to NATO and several UN panels and commissions on conflict, the protection of civilians, transnational organized crime, and the outsourcing of violence. She has documented political violence and conflicts in hotspots around the world, including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Georgia, Pakistan, and Ukraine.
She holds a B.A. in Russian Area Studies from Sarah Lawrence College, an M.A. in Journalism from NYU, and an M.P.P./M.P.A. from Princeton University.. https://www.linkedin.com/in/candace-rondeaux74206a29a/
ROBERT ROSENBAUM MPA ’13
Co-Founder
Project Resource Optimization (PRO); Founding Member
Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) Fund
Robert Rosenbaum is a Co-Founder of Project Resource Optimization (PRO), an initiative established to channel philanthropic funding toward the most urgent, life-saving programs that were terminated during the dismantling of USAID. Since early 2025, PRO has helped match over $110 million in new philanthropic commitments to roughly 80 projects, and has built a platform to appraise and promote projects delivering highly cost-effective models to save lives and reduce suffering at scale.
Rob’s career in public service has included positions within government, at research institutions and within social enterprises. At USAID, he served as a Senior Advisor on the COVID Response Team and, more recently, led application review and an agency-wide scaling effort of evidence-backed public health interventions at Development Innovation Ventures (USAID/DIV). Earlier in his career, he helped lead NGOs (Children of South Africa and OpenBiome), and manage large field research (Harvard’s Center for International Development, and Resolve to Save Lives). His expertise and research interests lie at the intersection of innovation, impact evaluation and scale. He is a Non Resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development and holds an MPA from Princeton University. https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertcrosenbaum/
STEPH SPEIRS MPA ’14
Founder & Executive Producer Future in Bloom; Founder Solstice; Faculty
Yale University, Sloan School of Management
Steph Speirs is a clean energy entrepreneur, strategic advisor, and teacher. She founded Future in Bloom, a
media studio about intelligent solutions for a thriving world. Steph teaches climate entrepreneurship at Yale School of Management and is a Resident Fellow at the Center for Business and the Environment. She keynotes and advises philanthropists, investors, and companies on the future of climate tech and clean energy. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Sierra Club Foundation, Vote Solar, and on the Credit Committee of the Community Investment Guarantee Pool.
Steph most recently cofounded and was CEO of Solstice, an enterprise dedicated to radically expanding the number of American households that can take advantage of clean energy using community-shared solar farms (acquired by Mitsui). Steph previously worked at the White House National Security Council and in clean energy companies in India and Pakistan.
Steph holds a B.A. from Yale, a Master in Public Affairs (MPA) with distinction from Princeton, and an MBA from MIT with a Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Steph was selected as an EY New England Entrepreneur of the Year, US C3E Entrepreneurship Award Winner, Inc Magazine Female Founder 100, Echoing Green Climate Fellow, a Kia Revisionary, a Renewable Energy World 40 Under 40 in Solar, Elle Magazine/INCO’s US Impact Entrepreneur of the Year, a Grist 50 Fixer, a Sierra Club Face of Clean Energy, a GLG Social Impact Fellow, a Cordes Fellow, a Global Good Fund Fellow, and an Acumen Global Fellow.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/skyspeirs/
JORDAN STOCKDALE MPA ’18
Deputy Comptroller for Policy Office of the NYC Comptroller
As Deputy Comptroller for Policy, Jordan leads the development of the Comptroller’s public policy agenda. Working in close partnership with bureaus across the office, he oversees the policy team and advises the Comptroller on strategies to advance a more just, equitable and resilient New York City.
Prior to this role, Jordan served as Chief of Staff at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, where he advised the District Attorney, guided policy development, managed strategic initiatives, and strengthened community
engagement and partnerships. Previously, Jordan directed the Young Men’s Initiative (YMI)—the nation’s largest municipal program dedicated to improving outcomes for boys and men of color. Before his tenure at YMI, Jordan served as the Deputy Director of the Close Rikers Initiative, led Raise the Age implementation, and advanced school climate and safety reforms. A former special education teacher in Harlem and a Fulbright Scholar in Madrid, Jordan holds a master’s degree in Public Affairs from Princeton University and a Master’s of Science in Education from Hunter College. Jordan was recognized by City & State New York as a “40 Under 40 Rising Star. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-stockdale-286a8734/
FATEMA SUMAR MPA ’06
Executive Director
Harvard Center for International Development
Fatema Z. Sumar is the Executive Director of the Harvard Center for International Development (CID) and an Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School where she teaches policy design and development diplomacy. She has a distinguished career as a practitioner in the US government and civil society.
In government, Fatema served across four Democratic and Republican administrations. Most recently, Fatema was Vice President of Compact Operations at the US Millennium Challenge Corporation with the rank of Assistant Secretary. She oversaw MCC’s regional and technical divisions on infrastructure, environment, private sector, gender and social inclusion, human and community development, agriculture, procurement, financial management, strategic partnerships, and contracts and grant management in Africa, Asia, and globally to reduce poverty through economic growth. She was previously MCC’s Deputy Vice President for Europe, Asia, the Pacific, and Latin America.
Fatema also served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia at the US Department of State leading efforts on regional economic and energy connectivity and as a Presidential Management Fellow (PMF). In Congress, she was a Senior Professional Staff Member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee focused on Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and the broader region.
In civil society, Fatema was the Vice President of Global Programs at Oxfam America overseeing development and humanitarian programs to fight the injustice of poverty. She founded the award-winning Translator Interpreter Program at Cornell University. She is on the Board of Directors of Blumont; on Advisory Boards at Princeton SPIA, Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development (W3D), and Muslim Americans in Public Service (MAPS); and on Harvard Kennedy School’s Sustainability Leadership Council.
Fatema is author of the book, The Development Diplomat: Working Across Borders, Boardrooms, and Bureaucracies to End Poverty. She has written for the Stanford Social Innovation Review, The New Republic, The Hill, Devex, and others. She is a guest speaker, testified before the US House and Senate, and visited approximately 70 countries.
Fatema graduated with a MPA from Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs, where she received the prestigious Stokes Award, and a BA in Government from Cornell. She has an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. She studied at the American University in Cairo. https://www.linkedin.com/in/fatemazsumar/
MIDORI VALDIVIA MPA-URP ’08 Chair, Taxi and Limousine Commission NYC Office of the Mayor
“Midori Valdivia is a nationally respected transportation executive and strategic advisor with over 15 years of experience leading major infrastructure, transit, and climate initiatives. As the Founder and Principal of Midori Valdivia Consulting LLC, she partners with public agencies, transit operators, and mission-driven organizations to deliver solutions that make cities more connected, equitable, and sustainable.
She has held senior roles at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Her expertise spans all modes of transportation, infrastructure finance, publicprivate partnerships, and regulatory reform. Midori serves on the boards of the MTA, TransitCenter, the Shared-Use Mobility Center, and the Regional Plan Association. She is widely recognized for her ability to build coalitions, drive innovation,
and shape practical solutions at the intersection of transportation, equity, and climate action. She holds a Master’s in Public Affairs from Princeton University and a bachelor’s degree from Penn State University. https://www.linkedin.com/in/midorivaldivia/
Graduate Volunteers
AYAH ABDELWAHAB MPA ’27
Prior to joining SPIA, Ayah served as an economic research analyst and special advisor at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where she supported the work of the Office of International Affairs. Her professional interests center on economic development, governance, and human rights. She has previously held roles as Legislative Director for the Representative Spencer Frye Fellowship, a democracy program intern with the Carter Center, and a measurement program assistant with the International Rescue Committee.
A native of Bogart, Georgia, Ayah graduated summa cum laude and with First Honors from the University of Georgia, earning degrees in international affairs and economics, along with a minor in Arabic and a Global Studies Certificate. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayah-abdelwahab/
BELAN ANTENSAYE MPA ’26
Belan Antensaye is a Master in Public Affairs candidate at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, where she focuses on urban policy and publicsector innovation. Her work centers on advancing policy solutions at the intersection of public infrastructure, public health, economic development, and local governance.
Belan is the Co-Founder and Programs Director of the Vermont Health Equity Initiative, where she has led projects focused on integrating equity into emergency response, public health systems, and community resilience efforts. She previously served as Strategy and Innovation Manager in the City of Burlington Office of Racial Equity, where she worked on data-driven policy initiatives to address racial disparities and improve municipal decisionmaking. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she led crosssector efforts to expand equitable vaccine access across Vermont.
Her broader experience includes research and civic design work with organizations such as The Lab @ DC and healthcare consulting for St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Belan holds a B.A. in Biology & Society from Cornell University. She is interested in a career focused on government innovation, housing, and transportation policy to help cities and states work better for the people they serve.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/belan-antensaye/
DAYTON ASHBY MPA ’27
Dayton Ashby is a first-year Master in Public Affairs student focused on welfare and social policy, with the explicit goal of ending poverty in the United States. Born and raised in Mississippi, he attended the University of Mississippi and later dedicated himself to public service as an AmeriCorps VISTA Leader. In this role, he worked to combat poverty through the implementation of initiatives centered on education, innovation, and entrepreneurship. He is now building on that foundation through his graduate studies, aiming to translate his grassroots experience into effective policy solutions that address systemic economic challenges across the country.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/daytonashby/
FIONA BRAUER MPA ’27
Fiona is a first-year MPA student at SPIA. Originally from San Francisco, she attended the University of Chicago and received a B.A. in Law, Letters, and Society, and a minor in Democracy Studies. Prior to Princeton, she worked as a Junior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where she researched the role of technology in conflict and political repression. She most recently worked as an international trade specialist at a law firm. Fiona is interested in the domestic political forces that shape U.S. foreign economic policy, particularly trade policy and economic statecraft.
Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, Sarah completed her undergraduate degree in international politics and Latin American Studies at Georgetown University. Before graduate school, she worked for a D.C.-based global strategic advisory firm, where she researched political and economic trends in northern Latin America to provide market risk guidance to corporate clients and advance U.S. commercial diplomacy. After her first year at SPIA, she joined the World Bank’s Social Protection and Labor Global Practice to support a grant program on digital social protection and develop practice-wide portfolio and strategy documents. Sarah hopes to pursue a career in international development and migration policy.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahbryant5/
JULIET EMERSON-COLVIN MPA ’26
Juliet Emerson-Colvin is a second-year MPA, concentrating in Economics and Public Policy and pursuing the Urban Policy certificate. She was previously a Senior Analyst at the New York City Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget, where she analyzed tax policy and forecasted tax revenue. She also participated in community organizing at independent workers’ centers in NYC’s Chinatown and Lower East Side. She spent last summer researching pandemic-era mortgage forbearance at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Her primary policy area of interest is economic justice, particularly through housing, labor, and tax policy.
Niels Graham is a MPA candidate at Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs. He at most recently served as a Policy Analyst, Economics and Trade for the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission where he supported the Commission’s work on the Chinese financial system and U.S. economic statecraft. He previously was an associate director for the Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center where he managed the center’s research on the Chinese economy and U.S. international economic policy in the Indo-Pacific. He has also worked at McLarty Associates, the Albright
Stonebridge Group, as well as the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he was awarded the Pearce Prize. His analysis and commentary have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Nikkei Asia, and Bloomberg, among others. Niels holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics and international affairs from the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/niels-graham/
MACKENZIE HEMPE MPA ’26
Mackenzie is an MPA2, Field 1. She concentrates her coursework on international relations, democratic and institutional resilience, and conflict resolution. To broaden her geographic expertise and delve into another angle of good governance, Mackenzie interned with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)’s Fiji office this past summer where she explored anti-corruption and transnational crime programming. Prior to Princeton, she spent seven years working in the democracy and governance sector providing technical assistance to election management bodies, political party leaders, members of parliament and county assemblies, and civil society organizations across sub-Saharan Africa with the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, she received a B.A. in Peace and Justice Studies with a minor in Africana Studies from Wellesley College. On campus, she has been involved in PUPSG, her residential housing committee, the Afghanistan Policy Lab, the LISD Africa Fellows, and most importantly, the blacksmithing club. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mackenzie-hempe-b22b75b3/
JARED JAGELER MPA ’27
Jared is a first year MPA studying domestic policy and pursuing a STEP certificate. He is an experienced research analyst from 3 years at the Congressional Budget Office, where his published work modeled effects of policies related to climate change adaptation, permitting reform, and R&D and innovation. He is particularly interested in budgets as tool for improving community-level outcomes, and can generate evidence and communicate the complexities of policy choices. This summer, he will be interning as a policy aide to Honolulu City Councilmember Matt Weyer. Following graduation, he hopes to join a primary campaign for a Democratic presidential candidate. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredjageler/
TEDDY KNOX MPA ’26
Teddy Knox is interested in helping governments effectively provide goods and services for the people that need them the most. He has previously worked at the City of Detroit on affordable housing and at Boston Consulting Group helping state and local governments with economic development, education and workforce issues, healthcare, and mass transit.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/teddybknox/
MADDIE LEGEMAH MPA ’26
Maddie is a MPA ‘26 student, focusing the intersection of international relations, food security, and humanitarian work. Prior to Princeton, she worked at Bain & Company and held strategy roles at the UN World Food Programme and World Economic Forum, focusing on food systems transformation and innovation. Looking to bring together her experience across the public and private sector, she’s interested in pursuing strategy and project management roles in the impact investing space or humanitarian sectors.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mlegemah/
ANDREW LIBRATY MPA ’27
Andrew Libraty is a first-year MPA student who most recently served as Deputy Chief of Staff at the Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families. In this role, he led efforts to modernize agency operations and advanced key legislative initiatives. Prior to this, he worked on political campaigns across the United States and earned his Bachelor’s degree from McGill University. https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewlibraty/
HANA RAJAP MPA ’26
Hana is a second-year MPA with a focus on international development, and a candidate for the certificate in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy. She holds a B.A. from the University of Chicago, where she majored in political science and psychology. Prior to SPIA, she worked at the United Nations Development Programme and the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, where she managed an early warning system tracking political risk indicators, designed programming to
address digital harms, and supported strategic coordination across the UN in Sri Lanka’s governance portfolio. Last summer she worked with the behavioral insights team at International Rescue Committee’s Airbel Impact Lab to design behavioral components of a social cohesion project for internally displaced populations and host communities in northeast Syria. She is interested in roles that draw on her background in political analysis and program management, particularly in relation to curtailing digital harms and advancing sustainable development.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hana-rajap-a9151b123/
CONWAY REINDERS MPA ’26
Conway is a Master in Public Affairs student at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, concentrating in domestic policy. Before graduate school, Conway served as lead policy analyst and communications officer for the bipartisan Social Security Advisory Board, an independent federal agency. Conway graduated magna cum laude from George Washington University, where his senior thesis, which measured multidimensional poverty in the United States by nativity status, received special honors and earned him a one-year research assistantship with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative. In 2022, he was elected to the National Academy of Social Insurance. Last summer, he was a graduate fellow with the Leadership Center on Attorney General Studies.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/conwayreinders/
AUGUSTA REINHART MPA ’27
Augusta Reinhart is a first-year MPA candidate at Princeton SPIA and a 2025 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow. She currently serves as a contractor with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation and previously worked with the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Augusta has participated in U.S. delegations to China and Taiwan and was a 2019 Fulbright Killam Fellow. She holds a Master’s degree in Political Science and Bachelor’s degrees in International Relations and French, and she will join the U.S. Foreign Service upon completing her MPA.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/augustareinhart/
CAROLINE SAGER MPA ’26
Caroline Sager is a second-year Master of Public Affairs student at Princeton University, concentrating in International Relations. Her academic and professional interests center on peace and security policy, with additional focus areas including climate adaptation, migration, and humanitarian policy. Before coming to Princeton, Caroline worked in Azerbaijan as a Program Director for American Councils and as a consultant for NGOs supporting democratic development across the South Caucasus. Prior to that, she spent two and a half years teaching English in Turkey and Cyprus through the Fulbright Program. Most recently, she completed a summer internship with the UN Women Tunisia/Libya Cluster Office, where she supported gender-inclusive peacebuilding and disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) and humanitarian initiatives in partnership with the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). Originally from North Carolina, she holds a BA in Linguistics and a BS in International and Comparative Politics from Appalachian State University. https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-sager-929274169/
KARL WIRTH MPA ’27
Karl is a New Jersey native excited to be back in the Garden State after time in Nashville and Washington, D.C. He graduated from Vanderbilt University with a double major in Economics and Public Policy Studies, where he also interned with the Nashville Finance Department. After graduation, Karl spent three years as a Research Assistant on the Stress Testing team at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Throughout his time at Vanderbilt and the Fed, he channeled his passion for economics and personal finance education by leading volunteer organizations focused on making these topics accessible to high school students. At Princeton, Karl is developing his understanding of public finance, budgeting, and economic development, with an eye toward applying that work at the state and local level. https://www.linkedin.com/in/karl-wirth-b1a224181/
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