Congratulations to the 20 George Mason University students and recent graduates who were selected as semi-finalists for the 2015 Presidential Management Fellows program. Eleven of the selected students were from Mason’s Schar School of Policy and Government and will advance to the finalist round:
1. BEATRIZ CUARTAS (Public Policy, PhD)
2. JASMINE CARTER (Public Administration, MPA)
3. JODY DONOVAN (Public Policy, MPP)
4. EDWARD FOLARIN (Public Policy, MPP)
5. CHRISTIAN MAYNARD (Public Policy, MPP)
6. ALEXI NOWELL (Political Science, MA)
7. RANDAL PAINTER (Public Policy, MPP)
8. SHANNON RHOTEN (International Commerce and Policy, MA)
9. LORI SIMS (Public Policy, MPP)
10. COLLEEN TAYLOR (Public Policy, MPP)
11. SCOTT WETZEL (Public Policy, MPP)
The Presidential Management Fellow program is a highly-selective and prestigious two-year paid government fellowship sponsored by the Office of Personnel Management for recent graduate students who seek a fellowship in a United States government agency.
Out of 7,800 applications, just 1,015 were selected as Semi-Finalists. Finalists for the Presidential Management Fellows program are traditionally announced in the spring.