Edit	Title	Name	Show icon	Quote	Degree and Year	Affiliation	Read more links	Tags	Last Modified	Published
Edit	PAIA - EMIR - Zachary Krahmer - Seeking reconciliation in polarized times	Zachary Krahmer	Yes	I loved the diversity of my classmates and my exposure to real-world problems...The experience shaped my vision for where I wanted to be in the future, giving me the skills to build relationships with multicultural audiences.”	'21 E.M.I.R.	executive master's of international relations	Grads set out to make the world greater and more beautiful	PAIA Alumni Graduate Study	5/5/2022	12/30/2021
Edit	PAIA - PDGC - Dayanna Torres - I am Maxwell.	Dayanna Torres	Yes	I loved the diversity of my classmates and my exposure to real-world problems...The experience shaped my vision for where I wanted to be in the future, giving me the skills to build relationships with multicultural audiences.”	'09, DIRECTOR, BLACKSTONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	M.A. in international relations/M.S. in public relations; inaugural cohort of the public diplomacy collaborative program		PAIA Alumni MAIR Graduate Study	5/5/2022	12/30/2021
Edit	PAIA - PhD - Carolyn Bourdeaux - I am Maxwell.	Carolyn Bourdeaux	Yes	...democracy is fragile, and it depends on people of good will and good faith to make it work. Every student coming out of Maxwell, every student coming out of Syracuse University, needs to understand those norms and needs to support them and uphold them through their own involvement in our democracy.”	(D-GA) ’03 Ph.D.	Associate Professor, Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies (2003 - 2021)	Read about Carolyn’s first term in “Into the Fray”	PhD Alumni Graduate Study	7/25/2022	12/23/2021
Edit	PAIA - EMPA - Online - Jonathan Leon - I am Maxwell.	Jonathan Leon	Yes	The executive master of public administration at Maxwell has supported my professional and personal growth in the public sector. On top of growing and expanding my professional network, I have been promoted at my job, offered a seat on a nonprofit board, and accepted into three prestigious professional development opportunities.”	’19 E.M.P.A. (ONLINE)	Senior Director, Georgia Regional Impact, Leadership for Educational Equity	Read more about Jonathan’s experience	PAIA Alumni Graduate Study MPA	5/18/2023	12/23/2021
Edit	PAIA - EMPA - Sofia Greco - I am Maxwell.	Sofia Greco	Yes	The interaction with students from other cultures is what makes the difference, and the Maxwell School has a spectrum of students from all around the world. I learned to think the way other students thought and to stand in other people’s shoes, and that is the best way to do public policy.”	’13 E.M.P.A.	Legal Consultant LEG/SGO, Inter-American Development Bank		Alumni MPA Graduate Study	5/5/2022	12/23/2021
Edit	PAIA - MPA / MAIR Dual - Kelli Sunabe - Fellowships for the Public Good	Kelli Sunabe	Yes	One thing I would stress for students applying to Maxwell is make sure to apply for financial aid and not to delay or be afraid of asking,” says Kelli Sunabe, whose Robertson Foundation for Government Fellowship covers full tuition plus a stipend. Kelli is finishing her Maxwell studies as a Boren Fellow in Tapei and improving her Mandarin proficency.	’22 M.P.A./M.A. in international relations	Robertson Foundation for Government Fellow; Boren Fellow	Read Peace Corps, Fulbright Evacuees Find Community, Opportunity at Maxwell School	PAIA Alumni MPA MAIR Graduate Study	9/13/2022	12/21/2021
Edit	PAIA - Elizabeth Fomegne	Elizabeth Fomegne	Yes	In her previous role as policy team lead for the Maternal and Child Health Bureau at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and in prior roles at the CDC and the NIAID, Liz Fomegne says she has drawn on her Maxwell leadership training almost daily—including an exercise from the opening M.P.A. Colloquium. “The point of the exercise was that there has to be delegation. There have to be roles assigned. There has to be clarity about how you manage this process.”	’04 B.F.A./'09 M.P.A.	Director, Office of Policy and Planning, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services	Read Liz Fomegne’s story	PAIA MPA Alumni Graduate Study	5/11/2022	12/20/2021
Edit	PAIA - MPA - Molly Checksfield - I am Maxwell.	Molly Checksfield	Yes	While earning my M.P.A. at Maxwell, I worked as a graduate assistant with the Aging Studies Institute and earned a certificate in Health Services Management and Policy. Today, I am pursuing my life’s passion and directing a study that will provide the National Institute on Aging with a 10-year research agenda in behavioral and social sciences focused on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.”	’16 (M.P.A.)	Program Officer, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.	Visit the Aging Studies Institute	MPA Alumni Graduate Study	5/5/2022	12/20/2021
Edit	DC - Rachelly Buzzi	Rachelly Buzzi	Yes	As a first-generation Latina college student and first-generation American, I want to join the Foreign Service because I firmly believe in the transformative diplomatic power of representing the diversity of our country...I want to promote peace, analyze policy and aid people abroad.”	’22 B.A. (IR)	2022 Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellow; Maxwell Washington semester, fall 2021	Read more about Rachelly’s experiences in D.C. and Syracuse	Alumni Undergraduate	7/31/2023	12/15/2021
Edit	DC - Elizabeth Fomegne	Elizabeth Fomegne	Yes	After earning my Maxwell M.P.A., I was accepted to the Presidential Management Fellow program, ended up interviewing with a Maxwell alumna at the CDC and being hired… and that started my career in public health.”	’04 B.F.A., ’09 M.P.A.	Director, Office of Policy and Planning, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services	Read MPA Alumna Works to Improve the Health and Well-being of America’s Families	DC MPA Graduate Study Alumni	5/11/2022	12/9/2021