Alumni Stories

Read about what some of our past and recent alumni have done with their public administration degrees from Rutgers SPAA.
Find out what "Public Administration is..." to some of them.
Check out SPAA Alumni Highlights to see accomplishments and activities of SPAA alumni.

Government

Intashan Chowdhury

Intashan Chowdhury (BA'17, MPA'19)

SPAA BA Graduate Profile: Intashan Chowdhury (BA'17, MPA'19)

Samantha Washington

Samantha Washington (BA'15, MPA'17)

SPAA BA Graduate Profile: Samantha Washington (BA'15, MPA'17)

Jeffrey Layden

SPAA Graduate Profile: Jeffrey Layden (MPA'21)

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Nonprofits

Natasha Hemmings with Girl Scouts

Natasha Hemmings, second from right, with members of Troop 40188 from Hillside, NJ. (photo courtesy of the Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey)

SPAA Alumna Natasha Hemmings (MPA'16) Helps the Girl Scouts Break Through Barriers

Carlos Valentin Jr

SPAA BA Graduate Profile: Carlos Valentin Jr. (BA'13)

SPAA MPA Alumna Elizabeth Abitanto Guides Students Through Academic Success

Amina Bey

SPAA Graduate Profile: Amina Bey (MPA'13)

Shane Fuller (BA’16, MPA’17) (photo by 100 People Newark)

Rutgers SPAA Alumnus Shane Fuller (BA’16, MPA’17) Strives to Positively Impact Future Gene...

Virgil Simons (MPA'08)

SPAA Alumnus Virgil Simons (MPA'08): Prostate Cancer Survivor Turned Health Advocate for M...

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Public Safety

Barbara Lee, senior vice president for academic affairs (left), with Lt. Jamie Hendrix Photo: Mel Evans

Barbara Lee, senior vice president for academic affairs (left), with Lt. Jamie Hendrix Photo: Mel Evans

SPAA Alumna Jamie Hendrix (MPA'14) Awarded 2019 Clement A. Price Human Dignity Award

Mitchell Stern (MPA'13)

SPAA Alumnus Mitchell Stern (MPA'13) Turns Classroom Learning into Community Building

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Education

Patria de Lancer Julnes (PhD ’97)

SPAA’s First PhD Alumna Patria de Lancer Julnes (’97) Is an Internationally Recognized Sch...

Rajade Berry-James

RaJade Berry-James (PhD'99) won the 2017 Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration’s (NASPAA) Social Justice Curriculum Award. (photo by Jade McClain)

SPAA PhD Alumna RaJade Berry-James ('99) Grounds Scholarship on Principles of Diversity an...

Kaifeng Yang (PhD'03)

For PhD Alumnus Kaifeng Yang ('03), Public Administration is Serious Business

Jonathan Justice (PhD’03)

Doctorate Provides New Purpose for SPAA Alumnus Jonathan Justice ('03)

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