alumni

A reunion of 20 years of Northern Virginia Public Service Fellows shows how the Schar School’s unique Master of Public Administration program creates successful public leaders.

Meet the ’91 alumna who now heads the Student Conservation Association: Lidia Soto-Harmon.

A Mason graduate paid for his Schar School master’s degree by working at Mason—as a policeman. Along the way, Detective Ryan Grant learned research skills while earning the trust of the Patriot community.

The odds of winning a Presidential Management Fellowship are low—4 percent of applicants are chosen each year. But Schar School grad Aurelia Berisha beat the odds and is making the most of her two-year federal government opportunity.

Newly appointed Arlington County Director of Economic Development Ryan Touhill, BA GVIP ’06, likes what he sees in Mason’s Fuse at Mason Square concept.

Her pioneering work examining the professional experiences of Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) women in the U.S. lands an Organization Development and Knowledge Management master’s student an award from the university’s president’s office.

"Just so you know," Catherine Read said casually during a recent conversation, “I’ve got more ideas than a dog has fleas.”

Meet the two Schar School graduates who are among the new cabinet members in Maryland Governor Wes Moore’s administration. They both lead environmental agencies.

Schar School biodefense grad Matthew Ferreira is named an “emerging leader” in biosecurity with a Johns Hopkins’ fellowship.

This public administration student listened to his heart—and a mentor—and changed the direction of his life. He’s now in law school in Iowa.