Students make a huge investment in us, and in return, we make an investment in them that extends throughout their careers. Heller alumni are committed to effecting change across a variety of sectors and social justice issues. Jump to your program to meet some of our amazing alumni:
Alumni Profiles
Master of Public Policy
Kerin Miller '20, MPP/MBA'23
Business Analyst, Public Consulting Group
Pierrce Holmes, MPP'22
Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation
Bishar Jenkins, MPP'20
Health Policy Fellow, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson's Office
Social Impact MBA
Paulina Apone, MBA'23
Impact Investing Associate, Boston Impact Initiative
Katie Twomey, MBA'21
Vice President of Finance & Operations, Illumen Capital
Nicole McCauley, MBA'16
Senior Consultant, Deloitte
MS in Global Health Policy and Management
Pushpita Samina, MS GHPM'15
Clinical Services Lead, Office of Health, Population, Nutrition and Education, USAID Bangladesh
Adeyemi Okunogbe, MS GHPM'12
Health Systems Specialist, Global Health Division, RTI International
Sarah Leonard, MS GHPM/MA COEX'19
Global Public Health Advisor, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
MA in Conflict Resolution and Coexistence
Maria Fernanda Cabezas, MA COEX'23
Operations Manager, Everyday Peace Indicators
Julia Szendro, MA COEX'18
Director of Strategic Initiatives, NYC Department of Corrections
Shadi Sheikhsaraf, MA SID/COEX'17
External Relations Officer, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
MA in Sustainable International Development
Tenzin Jigme, MA SID'23
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Johns Hopkins University
Adebanjo Adesoye, MA SID'22
Senior Product Manager, KPMG
Madeline Cahue, MA SID'22
Knowledge Management Officer, Indigenous Peoples Portfolio, World Food Programme
PhD in Social Policy
Anne Douglass, PhD'09
Assoc. Professor & Exec. Director, Institute for Early Education Leadership & Innovation, UMass Boston
Rajan Sonik, PhD'17
Director of Research, Institute for Health Equity, AltaMed Health Services
Barbara Ferrer, PhD'94
Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health