MPA NEWSLETTER
DECEMBER 2015
GOOD NEWS AND CONGRATULATIONS!
Charlie Colato (MPA ‘15) is now Senior Administrative Analyst in the Library Services Department of the City of
Burbank.
Erika Jerome (MPA ’13) is now Regulatory Coordinator at Fox Chase Cancer Center.
Jonathan Kassa (MPA ’09) is now Director, Higher Education at AlliedBarton Security Services.
Keith Marvin (Current Student) is now Director of Public Services with the City of Lewisville, Texas.
Stephanie Piechowiak (MPA ‘13) is now Senior Officer, Corporate Strategy at American Red Cross National
Headquarters
Latesha Sims (MPA ’14) is now Manager for the Division of Innovation with the Camden City School District.
Jamie Worman (MPA ’10) is now Water Resources Planner at Amec Foster Wheeler.
CONGRATULATIONS Charlie, Erika, Jonathan, Keith, Stephanie,
Latesha, and Jamie!
EVENTS OF INTEREST
NASPAA Student Simulation Competition
When: February 27, 2016
Registration Opens on January, 13, 2016
Please click here to register and for more details!
SOME IMPORTANT DATES TO KNOW….
 January 11th - Spring 2016 Semester Start Date
 January 31st - Deadline to Apply for May 2016 Graduation (late fee applies after this date!)
 February 8th – Deadline to Apply for Spring 2016 MPA Comprehensive Exam
 Spring 2016 MPA Events Calendar – COMING SOON!
 For all additional registration deadlines, please consult the Graduate Academic Calendar
o Campus Graduate Academic Calendar
o University Alliance Academic Calendar
JOB OPPORTUNITIES:
 Academic Advisor at the for the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland
 Public Works Director – West Whiteland Township, Exton, Pennsylvania. Please see attached for more details.
 Grants Manager – Congreso. Please see attached for more details.
 Farmland Preservation Technician – Northampton County. Please see attached for more information
INTERNSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS:
 Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellowship
 Spring Internship Openings at PoliticsPA
 FDA Tobacco Regulatory Science Fellowship
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 CONCEPT, Villanova's interdisciplinary journal of graduate studies, is now seeking submissions and volunteers to
serve as editors and peer reviewers for its 2016 issue. Please see attached for more details.
 2016 Summer Internship Program for Graduate students at the Congressional Budget Office. Please see attached for
more details.
 2016 Northampton and Middletown Township Inter-Governmental Internship. Please see attached for more details.
 Cookingham-Noll Management Fellowship. Please see attached for more details.
 Fund Development Assistant at Girl Scouts of Southern and Central New Jersey. Please find attached for more
information.
 Fund Development Operations Manager at Girl Scouts of Southern and Central New Jersey. Please find attached for
more information.
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