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Graduates from the Sondheim Public Affairs Scholars Program go on to become leaders in public life. UMBC and the Sondheim Program prepare students for entry into the best graduate and law schools, and for first jobs in business, education, and public service. The Sondheim Program actively encourages networking for alumni to mentor and help current Scholars and to connect with their fellow graduates as they pursue education and professional advancement.
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Erin O'Connell and Alicia Wilson, gradutes of UM Law School, 2007
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Sondheim Scholar Alumni Graduate Schools
American University (Health Promotion)
Boston University (PhD Political Science)
Catholic University (Social Work)
Duke University (Public Policy, Theological Studies)
Emory University (Public Health)
George Washington University (Public Policy, Elliott School
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International Affairs)
Harvard University (Kennedy School of Government)
London School of Economics (Economics, Human Rights)
Loyola College in Maryland (Speech-Language Pathology)
Millersville University (MBA)
New York University (Public Policy)
Ohio State University (Women's Studies, Psychology)
Rutgers (Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy)
Syracuse University (Maxwell School, Public Administration)
Towson University (School Counseling)
Tulane University (International Development)
University of California-Los Angeles (PhD Sociology and Demography)
University of Chicago (Harris School of Public Policy)
University of Delaware (Museum Studies)
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana (Education Policy)
University of Maryland, Baltimore (Social Work)
UMBC (Statistics, Economic Policy, Public Policy, Psychology)
University of Maryland, College Park (Public Policy, PhD Clinical Psychology,
PhD in Family Science)
University of North Florida (Public Administration)
Sondheims Scholar Alumni Law Schools
University of Baltimore School of Law
University of Maryland School of Law
Stetson University College of Law
Syracuse University College of Law
Vanderbilt University Law School
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Sondheim Scholar Alumni in Public Service
AmeriCorps VISTA and NCCC
Baltimore County Department of Social Services (Social Worker, Child Protective Services)
Booz Allen Hamilton (Consultant to US Department of Homeland Security and FEMA)
Catholic Charities (School Social Worker)
Center for Addictions, Personality, and Emotion Research, UMCP (Therapist and Researcher)
Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity (Construction Superintendent)
DLA Piper US LLP (Corporate and Securities Group)
Government Accountability Office (GAO) (Policy Analyst)
Gordon Feinblatt, LLC (Litigator)
Jacksonville, FL Fire/Rescue Department (Emergency Preparedness)
Jewish Museum of Maryland
Juvenile Probation Officer
Kennedy Krieger Institute (Behavioral Analyst)
Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
MicroVest Capital Management, LLC (Micorfinance Investment)
Montgomery County Council's Office of Legislative Oversight
National Security Agency (Budget Analyst)
Non-governmental organization working on transitional justice in Afghanistan
Princeton Child Development Institute
Resources for the Future (Researcher)
Semmes, Bowen, and Semmes Attorneys at Law (Litigator)
Social Security Administration (Budget Analyst, Attorney Analyst)
The Tauri Group (Consultant to US Dept. of Homeland Security, Defense Department)
UBS Investment Banking, London
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Consultant)
US Census Bureau (Mathematical Statistician)
US Citizenship and Immigration Services
US Congressman John Dingell (Staff)
US Department of Agriculture (Attorney)
Venable LLP (Attorney)
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (Study Manager) |
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Graduate, 2004, Political Science
Currently working for Gordan, Feinblatt, LLC in their litigation practice
Alicia Wilson is the first UMBC student to win the prestigious Truman Scholarship.
"My goal is to serve on the Supreme Court. By studying law at the University of Maryland Law School, I hope to address issues of educational and social concern through legal advocacy and public policy directives. Read more...
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Graduate, 2007, Political Science and Environmental Studies
Currently researching for Resources for the Future, an environmental think tank in Washington, DC.
Joe is on his way to a successful career in environmental policy. During his internship with Baltimore County's Department of Environmental Protection and Resource Management, Joe researched best practices in ecological land acquisition and conservation. Joe's research interests include agricultural runoff pollution and sustainable practices in fish-farming aquaculture, which led him to a Fulbright Scholarship researching sustainable development policies in Santiago, Chile. |
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Amber McGuigan
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UMBC Valedictorian, Graduate 2006, Social Work and Economics
Currently working as a school social worker through Catholic Charities in Camden, NJ.
Read Amber's Valeditorian speech on using our gifts to help those in need.
Amber came to UMBC with a plan to become a social worker after graduation. Through her study in the second semester Public Affairs Seminar, she realized the impact of economics on communities and decided on a double major as the best way to help make change. She also met her husband, Colin McGuigan (2005, History) in the Sondheim Program! Read more... |
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Dominic Cirincione
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Graduate, 2005, Political Science, 2007, Master's of Public Policy
Currently attending law school at the University of Maryland
Dominic is working for a health care consulting firm in Baltimore as a policy analyst, helping non-profit health care organizations implement pay-for-performance mechanisms in hospitals around the nation. |
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Tiffany Yep
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Graduate, 2005, Political Science
Currently working with microfinance institutions, serving people in poverty around the globe.
With her Masters in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies from George Washington University's International Affairs Program, Tiffany has researched microfinance institutions (MFI's) at The World Bank and will being work with a private investment company which channels money to MFI's around the world. |
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Robert Morris
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Graduate, 2005, Economics and Legal Policy minor
Currently studying at the University of Maryland Law School
Immediately following graduation from UMBC,
Robert interned with the US Embassy in Athens, Greece, drafting economic reports and gathering information from Greek government sources to help the US State Department make policy decisions. Recently, Robert
conducted economic and statistical analysis on markets to enforce anti-trust laws with the US Justice Department. |
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Graduate, 2008, History and Geography, Judaic Studies minors
Currently working for Maryland's Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation
Sarah discovered her career goal during the Governor's Summer Internship Program, where she worked with the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. Sarah is passionate about combining her love of history and Baltimore with making changes in public policy, and is pursing research into the effect of deindustrialization on her own Sparrows Point High School. |
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Graduate, 2005, Economics
Graduate, London School of Economics, Environment and Development
Currently working in London at UBS Investment Bank, in International Prime Brokerage where he analyzes trades for hedge fund clients. Future plans include working in areas of environmental finance, such as carbon trading or alternative energy mergers.
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Andrea Clark
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Graduate, 2007, Political Science and Africana Studies minor
Graduate, 2009, at Duke University's graduate school, public policy
Andrea is currently working as a policy analyst on the Strategic Issues team for the
Government Accountability Office (GAO) in DC. "My academic interests lie in social policy, specifically education and poverty policy. I am most interested in the persisting achievement gap between minority and non-minority students, as well as the affects of high concentrations of poverty on children. Through volunteer work at the Breakthrough Collaborative in Raleigh, NC and at the Choice Program at UMBC I learned that I
would like to open a non-profit organization of my own. Read more... |
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Graduate, 2005, Political Science
Graduate, 2008, University of Maryland Law School
"In the Public Affairs Scholars Seminar I was introduced to public policy and service on local, national and global levels. The class emphasized policy analysis and proposal skills. In addition, the students focused on writing skills that are necessary for work in a public policy field." Aaron put those important writing skills to work on a legal brief he wrote during his internship with the Baltimore City Public Defender's Office, a brief that received compliment from the State's highest court. Read more... |
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Graduate, 2007 Social Work and Africana Studies minor
Currently at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign's Doctoral Program in Educational Policy
A McNair Scholar at UMBC, Durell is interested in urban education, urban youth and minorities. As a senior, Durell had his research on “Predictors of Success among African American Adolescents in an Urban Charter School ” published in the UMBC Review: Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Works. In graduate school, Durell is focusing on reforming policy that would be the most beneficial to urban populations and specifically regarding education, whether it be through a non-profit agency like Upward Bound, or through a local school board. Read more... |
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