Meet the 2016 Mandela Washington Fellows
The Maxwell
School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University is pleased to
welcome the 2016 Mandela Washington Fellows, who arrived on Thursday, June 16, ready
to participate in a six-week public management institute led by Professors
Stuart Bretschneider and John McPeak. The program is exclusively designed for
them—exploring issues and topics that confront public sector managers on a
daily basis. Academic study is augmented by workshops, mentorship, and
networking opportunities with leaders in area businesses, government, and
nonprofit organizations. Fellows hone their skills and learn best practices to
propel their work and create lasting change in their communities.
The 25 young
professionals hail from 20 different countries, including Benin, Central Africa
Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana,
Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal,
South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Fourteen are women and
eleven are men.
Fellows come
from a wide variety of backgrounds, with experience in medicine, broadcasting
and journalism, education, law, government, public relations, and international
development.
Learn more
about the Mandela
Washington Fellows at Maxwell by viewing their personal statements describing what they hope to gain
from the program.
The Mandela Washington
Fellowship for Young African Leaders is the flagship program of the Young
African Leaders Initiative (YALI) and is made possible by the U.S. Department
of State and administered by International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX). Syracuse University is one of 36 academic institutions across
the United States selected to host a group of YALI fellows. 06/29/16