The eighth 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 2023) Policy Apprenticeship at a public or private policy organization throughout the city, before graduating early in December 2023.
Will Barrett, MGPS-DC Candidate
Policy interests: Fragile democracies, rise of authoritarianism, international security
Policy Apprenticeship: Foreign Policy for America and European and Eurasian Affairs Bureau, U.S. Department of State
Brandon Bradley, MPAff-DC Candidate
Policy interests: Zero-emission electrification, incentivizing dense, transit-oriented development, regulating/leveraging emerging technologies
Policy Apprenticeship: Office of U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
Jacob Burks, MGPS-DC Candidate
Policy interests: Economic security, transnational threats, diplomacy, emerging technology, and government efficiency
Policy Apprenticeship: Contracting and National Security Acquisitions, U.S Government Accountability Office and Office of Investment Security, U.S. Department of Treasury
Mauliola Harley Gonsalves, MPAff-DC Candidate
Policy interests: Social policy, public diplomacy, indigenous foreign policy, regulatory affairs
Policy Apprenticeship: Office of U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Lauren Guillaume, MGPS-DC Candidate
Policy interests: Human security; intelligence; foreign affairs and diplomacy
Policy Apprenticeship: Razom for Ukraine
Destiny Herndon, MGPS-DC Candidate
Policy interests: Immigration policy reform, asylum policy, gender equity
Policy Apprenticeship: Professional Services Council and NVG
Ian Jones, MPAff-DC Candidate
Policy interests: International diplomacy, US-China relations, US-China economics, Taiwan
Policy Apprenticeship: Institute for the Study of War
Cassidy Lee, MGPS-DC Candidate
Policy interests: Gender and sexuality, inclusive and accessible education, immigration and integration resources
Policy Apprenticeship: Center for Presidential Transition, Partnership for Public Service
Madelyn Lucas, MPAff-DC Candidate
Policy interests: Higher education for first-generation students, gender inequity, poverty, alternatives to higher education
Policy Apprenticeship: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce (Democratic Staff) and Excelencia in Education
Rylee Pluta, MPAff-DC Candidate
Policy interests: Elimination of school-to-prison pipeline, civil rights advocacy, equitable resource accessibility
Policy Apprenticeship: Office of Planning and Analytics, U.S. Department of Transportation and Public Strategies Washington