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
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