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As 2024 ends, I am deeply grateful for our community's dedication which is pivotal in strengthening our School's standing as a leading public affairs school. I wish you all a joyful winter season and a new year filled with success, inspiration, and wisdom.
Mary Tschirhart
Trachtenberg School Director and Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Professor in Public Service
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Basic and Advanced Workshops on Shared Services in Government
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The Trachtenberg School, in collaboration with the Shared Services Leadership Coalition, once again is offering virtual workshops taught by GW professors and leaders from government and industry engaged in Shared Services. CPE credit is available to participants. The BASIC track teaches the fundamentals of Shared Services with numerous examples of implementation in the federal environment. The ADVANCED track is for more experienced leaders and examines how Shared Service models are evolving and being leveraged in government. Presenters will discuss common challenges and ways to address them.
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Public Servants Honored at the 75th Annual Flemming Awards
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GW President Ellen Granberg with the 2024 Arthur S. Flemming Award winners and Trachtenberg School and NAPA representatives.
(Photo Courtesy National Academy of Public Administration)
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This year marked the 75th anniversary of the Flemming Awards, established in 1948 in honor of distinguished government official Arthur Sherwood Flemming. TSPPPA, in partnership with the National Association of Public Administration, recognized the achievements and exceptional service of twelve public servants who have achieved success in areas including combating of human trafficking, improving addiction treatment, scientific discoveries and inventions, and more.
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Events Advance Research and Celebrate Program Growth
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 | From Left to Right: Susan Dudley, Heath Brown, Michelle Amante, Kate Yang at the Research Seminar
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| Throughout the year, TSPPPA hosted several research seminar series for our community. One was a bipartisan discussion of Roadblocked: Joe Biden’s Rocky Transition to the Presidency, authored by alumnus Heath Brown, PhD '06. Another, led by alumnus Thomas Bryer, MPA '03, discussed Bryer's unique exploration of volunteerism in national parks. A third celebrated and discussed the establishment of the PEER Center, co-directed by TSPPPA Professor Stephanie Cellini. The Postsecondary Equity & Economics Research (PEER) Center is a multi-funder initiative focused on promoting more equitable outcomes in higher education.
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 | MA-ESP Program Director Dr. Rachel Emas at the launch event
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| This Fall, TSPPPA launched the Master of Arts in Environmental and Sustainability Policy (MA-ESP) Program. This program replaced the Environmental Resource Policy (MA-ENRP) Program. The MA-ESP offers an updated curriculum that develops trailblazers who can weave ideas and tools from science, law, policy, management, culture, ethics, and economics.
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2024 Capstone Excellence Prize Goes to Environmental Project
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(From Left to Right): Capstone Excellence Prize Winners Katherine Youngers, Nathaniel Meehan, Frank Milbourn, and Branden Reis
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Congratulations to 2024 Trachtenberg Capstone Excellence Prize winners Branden Reis, Nathaniel Meehan, Adam Darr, Katherine Youngers, and Frank Milbourn. Their project titled, Conflict to Coexistence: Strategies to Strengthen Human-Beaver Relations in Washington State for the Methow Beaver Project, examines beaver management in Washington, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive plan to balance human-beaver coexistence while maximizing the ecosystem services beavers provide, such as habitat restoration and wildfire mitigation.
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Capstone Projects Create Positive Change
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For 20+ years, Trachtenberg’s capstone students have provided pro-bono projects for clients, many of them alumni. The capstone teams design and implement substantial analytical projects. We extend a big thank you to our 2024 Capstone Clients.
Spring and Fall 2024 Capstone Course Clients
- Airlines for America
- Amba Farmers Voice
- Anacostia Riverkeeper
- Audubon Society of Northern Virginia
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- DC Abortion Fund
- DC Department of Energy and Environment
- Destination DC
- DLA Climate Advisory
- Evermore
- Friendship Place
- Friends of Thomas Branigan Memorial Library
- Life Skills for Soldiers
- Methow Beaver Project
- National Immigration Law Center
- Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
- Sall Family Foundation
- SPIN Global
- The Climate Reality Project
- The Nature Conservancy
- The Reed Center
- Truth Lab
- US Coast Guard
- Virginia Department of Emergency Management
- World Resources Institute
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We also welcome our Spring 2025 clients. We are delighted they will be working with our teams to create positive change. Here is a list of our clients who have not worked with us in the last three years at least. They are joined by returning clients not listed here.
Spring 2025 Capstone Course Clients (non-returnees over the past 3 years)
- American Council on Education
- Asian American Government Network
- District Council Office of Racial Equity
- Guilford College
- Ocean Ties
- Office of Personnel Management
- Refugee Council
- rPlus Energies
- Small Business Administration
- St. Louis Integrated Health Network
Please contact Kate Rosa if you wish to serve as a client and/or have a project idea.
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Alumni Recognized at Annual Awards Ceremony
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|  | (From left to right): Dr. Mary Tschirhart, Dr. Kyle Farmbry, Kelly Waldron, Blessing Boma Douglas, GW President Ellen Granberg, and CCAS Dean Paul Wahlbeck
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The Trachtenberg School celebrated its annual Alumni Awards, honoring three exceptional alumni: Dr. Kyle Farmbry, BA '92, MPA '94, PhD '99, Blessing Boma Douglas, MPA '20, and Kelly Waldron, MPA '07. Special guests at the event included GW Board of Trustees member and TSPPPA alumna Camila Tapias, MPA '20, GW President Ellen M. Granberg, and Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Dean Paul Wahlbeck.
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Recent Appointments and Media/Publication Highlights
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