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Resources for Changed Federal Government Environment
We encourage our Trachtenberg School alumni to reach out to our Career Services as needed and to share any job openings to promote to students and fellow alumni.
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GW Students Highlighted Need and Opportunities for Disaster Resilience Investments in Wildfire-Prone Communities like LA
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A Fall TSPPPA graduate capstone project, "Key Opportunities and Challenges for Community Investment in Community Disaster Resilience Zones" with client SPIN Global produced a report to guide impact funding data collection, analysis, and decision-making for building wildfire resilience. The client representative was GW Board of Trustees Member and TSPPPA alumna Camila Tapias, MPA ‘20. Tapias works at SPIN Global as a Global Disaster Resilience Specialist. TSPPPA alumnus and SPIN Global CEO Joel Thomas, MPA '08, was also involved with the project. The capstone team applied their decision matrix tool to four particularly vulnerable sites, including Los Angeles, California.
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GW Capstone Team members collaborating on a video call while working on their project
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| The project was executed by Facundo Pibida, Hannah Markus, Sarah Gimont, and Yolanda Heman-Ackah and advised by TSPPPA Director and Professor Mary Tschirhart. Tapias and Thomas shared that "The GW Capstone team was fantastic—professional, attentive, and full of valuable insights to support our needs. As alumni of the MPA program, it was a full-circle moment to collaborate with such a talented and dedicated group, helping us advance our organizational goals and initiatives." Read more in GW Today →
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Trachtenberg Students Named 2025 ASPA Founders Fellows
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We are honored to announce that MA-ESP student/TSPPPA staff member Addie Murphy and PhD student Travis Reginal are 2025 American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Founders' Fellows. This prestigious program recognizes emerging public service leaders, providing them with opportunities for professional development, mentorship, and networking. Their selection for this honor is a testament to their dedication, talent, and commitment to shaping the future of public policy and administration. Read the announcement →
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Addie Murphy, MA-ESP Candidate
"I am honored to be selected as a 2025 ASPA Founders' Fellow. This opportunity will allow me to engage with experienced mentors, connect with fellow public service professionals, and further develop my leadership and research skills."
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Travis Reginal, PhD Candidate
"I had this opportunity marked on my calendar years in advance, aligning it with the completion of my dissertation. Fulfilling this long-awaited goal was truly exciting. The American Society of Public Administration is a remarkable organization, and I’m honored to receive this recognition and the mentorship it provides as I navigate my next steps."
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TSPPPA's Katie Azelby, Maren Nicolaysen, Motunrayo Fatoke, Zoë Glenn, and Vannia Yalan along with other participants in the Day of Service and Leadership
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Each year, GW students honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by volunteering with nonprofit organizations around Washington, D.C., through the GW MLK Jr. Day of Service and Leadership. At this year's 30th annual service event, numerous TSPPPA students helped organizations including Horton’s Kids, a program in Southeast D.C. with a pantry in a housing complex distributing food, diapers, and other essentials and a community center that focuses on academics, youth development, health, wellness, and family engagement. Read more in GW Today →
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McGinnis Johnson Co-Edits Book on Participatory Philanthropy
Associate Professor Jasmine McGinnis Johnson co-edited Participatory Grantmaking in Philanthropy with Cynthia M. Gibson of Cynthesis Consulting, Chris Cardona of the MacArthur Foundation, and David Suárez of the University of Washington. McGinnis Johnson shared that this is the first book on participatory philanthropy to include scholars and practitioners who are doing the work of participatory philanthropy. Johnson's contributions include a chapter with her analysis to determine if grantmakers that give community members different amounts of power have 'worse' grant decisions. Learn more →
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Balla Expertise on C-Span
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Spring 2025 Capstone Expo Save the Date
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You are invited to join the Trachtenberg community on May 5 to celebrate our graduating Master’s students and Spring capstone projects at our Capstone Expo Party.
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Newly Endowed Capstone Excellence Prize
The capstone teams and their projects from Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 will be considered for the newly named Capstone Excellence Prize, the "Salvatore Lucido Capstone Prize." This award is named in honor of the late Salvatore "Sal" Lucido, Trachtenberg alumnus, MPA ’91. Sal, a dedicated public servant, worked for the Centers for Disease Control for 32 years. The endowment for this fund will support graduate student achievement in the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration through opportunities such as providing awards to recognize top Capstone projects of Trachtenberg School graduate student teams and also supporting general graduate student needs in the Trachtenberg School. We thank Mr. Lucido for his generosity and very much appreciate his contributions as an employee of the CDC protecting public health through science-based, data-driven services.
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Seeking Alumni Photos and Quotes
Please tell us the impact that the Trachtenberg School has had on you. As we approach Giving Day on April 2-3, we would like to share your thoughts, experiences, and photos. If you have a photo or quote that we could share on social media, please let us know. Fill out the form here →
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Burt Barnow Named Emeritus Faculty
Congratulations to Professor Burt Barnow on being awarded Emeritus status at GW. Professor Barnow will continue to contribute to the academic community as a Research Professor at the GW Institute of Public Policy. We thank him for his invaluable contributions to the TSPPPA community through his work with students, practitioners, and scholars. Fun fact: Google Scholar reports over 4,000 citations of his work!
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TSPPPA alumnus Matthew Napoli, PhD '19, was nominated by President Trump to be the Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation within the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration.
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