60 Heller Alumni Around the World

Heller’s 4,500 alumni are scattered across the globe, creating social change on virtually every continent. From working for the United Nations on youth development in Jordan to starting a manufacturing company in an economically depressed Massachusetts town, serving in a leadership role with the Botswana ministry of health to teaching the next generation of public policy professionals in New York City, our alumni are making an impact everywhere they go.

North America

Vancouver, Canada	Trilby Smith, MM'98	Director, Learning and Evaluation, Vancouver foundation
Salt Lake City, Utah	Dr. Mark Savarise, EMBA'17	General Surgeon, University of Utah
Lawrence, Massachusetts	Brenna Nan Schneider, MBA’12	Founder and CEO, 99Degrees
Toronto, Canada	Jared Goldlust, MA SID’10/MBA’10	COO, Joyride
Seattle, Washington	Filimon Ghebretinsae, MS/SID’18	Project Manager, Panorama Global
Willowbrook, Illinois	Rebecca Sliwoski, MBA’16/MS’16	Director of Strategy and Partnerships, Kletjian Foundation
Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Jacob Markey, MPP/MA Hornstein'18	Associate, Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Atlanta, Georgia	Ann Hedges, MPP’16	Research Associate, Georgia Health Policy Center
Raleigh, North Carolina	Brian Kennedy, MPP'16	Consultant, Frontline Solutions
Washington, D.C.	Marion Cros, PhD’18	Senior Health Economist, World Bank Group
Woonsocket, Rhode Island	Wesley Dickerson, MBA’18	Health Plan Product Development Adviser, CVS Health
Boston, Massachusetts	Abby Alexanian, MBA/MPP’17	Senior Manager of Strategic Initiatives, Root Cause

Madison, Wisconsin	Mee Her, MA COEX/SID'17	Assistant Director, Visiting International Student Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sacramento, California	Kristin Capritto, MA COEX'17	Senior Associate, Downey Brand
Madison, Wisconsin	Marsha Mailick, PhD’78	Emeritus Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Boston, Massachusetts	Mary Grant, PhD’00	Senior Administrative Fellow for Civics and Social Justice, Bridgewater State University
Washington, D.C.	Elle Chang, MA SID'15	International Environmental Program Specialist U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Los Angeles, California	Fernando M. Torres-Gil, MSW’72, PhD’76	Professor of Social Welfare and Public Policy; Director, Center for Policy Research on Aging, University of Southern California
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Jeff Lurie, PhD'87	Owner, Philadephia Eagles
El Salvador	Rodrigo Moran, MA SID’16	Technology for Development Manager for Central America, Creative Associates International
Haiti	Lesly Joseph, MS’16	Co-Founder, Saint Apollonia Mobile Dental Clinic

Asia

Phnom Penh	Pritesh Chalise, MA SID'19	New Business Development Officer, Swisscontact Cambodia
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Huong Le, MBA/MA SID’17	Co-Founder, Save Son Doong
Colombo, Sri Lanka	Sultan Mohammed Zakaria, MA SID'17	South Asia Regional Researcher, Amnesty International
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan	Assemgul Kaliyeva, MA SID’11	Projects Officer, The British Embassy
Nepal	Lokesh Bhatt, MS’18	Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Consultant, JHUCCP
Afghanistan	Bashif Najeeb, MS’15	Program Specialist, UNFPA
Dhaka, Bangladesh	Pushpita Samina, MS’15	Clinical Services Lead, USAID Bangladesh
South Jakarta, Indonesia	Endriani Siswanti, MA SID’12	Regional Major Gifts Manager, Greenpeace South Asia
Japan	Akiko Mera, MA SID’05	Manager, International Programs, Hunger Free World
Gilgit, Pakistan	Aejaz Karim, MA COEX’08	Project Manager, Aga Khan Rural Support Program
Shanghai, China	Mengji Chen, MS'13	Consultant, World Health Organization

Middle East

Doha, Qatar	Marwa Farag, MS’05, PhD’10	Associate Professor of Health Policy, University of Saskatchewan
Turkey	Ahmet Can Celtikci, MA SID'08	Corporate Communications and CSR Coordinator, Sanofi
Israel	David J. Portowicz, PhD’80	President and Founder, Jaffa Institute
Amman, Jordan	Bothaina Qamar, MA SID'14	Youth Program Analyst, UNFPA

Europe

Brussels, Belgium	Marine Rageuneau, MA COEX'19	Consultant, IOM UN Migration
Geneva, Switzerland	David Kokiashvili, MS’07	Public Health, M&E Officer, The Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria
London, United Kingdom	Naveed Noormal, MA COEX’16	First Secretary, Embassy of Afghanistan
Moldova	Octavian Bodareu, MA SID’15	State Prosecutor
Rome, Italy	Jacopo Monzini, MA SID’04	Natural Resources Management, Specialist Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations
Hamburg, Germany	Julia Beier, MA SID'13	Sustainability Manager, Beiersdorf

Africa

Maiduguri, Nigeria	Kerri Leeper, MA COEX’18	Humanitarian Context Analyst, Mercy Corps
Nigeria	Obioma Obikeze, MS’13	World Bank Scholar and Managed Care Programs Coordinator, Federal Medical Center Yenagoa
Uganda	Peter Apell, MA SID’11	Field Programs Manager, The Jane Goodall Institute
Benin	Maxime Houinato, MA SID'96	Deputy Regional Director, UN Women in West Africa
Gaborone, Botswana	Rajunisa Rose Molomo, MS’14	Senior Health Officer, Partnerships Coordination, Ministry of Health and Wellness
Ghana	Mohammed Amin Dawuda, MA’11	Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Social Impact Inc.
Kenya	Dorcas Wepukhulu, MA SID’11	Co-Founder, African Storybook Project
Morocco	Naima Benwakrim, MA SID’04	Director of Human Rights and Monitoring, National Council on Human Rights

South America

Lima, Peru	Maria Fernanda Awapara Franco, MA SID'13	National Officer for Partnerships and Development Finance, United Nations
Region de Los Lago, Chile	Rodrigo Fernando Aguayo, MA SID’09	Regional Director, INJUV Chile
Brasilia, Brazil	Jason Anthony Hobbs, MA SID’05	Housing and Urban Development Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank

Australia

Canberra, Australia

Tanya Price, MA SID'02

Assistant Director, Respondent and Collection Methodology, Australian Bureau of Statistics