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

Bishar Jenkins, MPP'20
Health Policy Fellow, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson's Office
Toni Burke, MPP'09
Vice President and Executive Director, City Year San José/Silicon Valley

Charley Francis, MPP'10
Assistant Director of Leased Housing and Rental Services, Rhode Island Housing

Nicole McCauley, MBA'16
Human Capital Analyst, Deloitte

Brian Schon, MPP/MBA'11
Co-founder, True Colombia Travel & Cannúa

Brenna Schneider, MBA'12
Founder and CEO, 99Degrees Custom

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
Public Health Advisor, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Shadi Sheikhsaraf, MA SID/COEX'17
Associate Reporting Officer, UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Tarig Mohamed, MA COEX'16
Regional Program Manager for Africa and the Middle East, KARAMA

Julia Szendro, MA COEX'18
Policy Analyst, NYC Department of Corrections Intergovernmental Affairs Unit

Arina Chithavong Lester, MA SID’15
Director of Development and Operations, Legacies of War

Sydney Skov, MA SID'15
U.S. Foreign Service Officer; Co-founder, Free Body Project

Rodrigo Moran, MA SID'16
Technology for Development Manager for Central America, Creative Associates International

Anne Douglass, PhD'09

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