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Humphrey School alumni represent a web of professionals engaged in striving for the 'common good' in our communities and around the world. Personal and professional notes are a way to share this news with the broader alumni network, and share in each other's successes. Updates are posted ongoing. Be sure to email hhhalum@umn.edu to share your alumni note!
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Longo heads program awarded Sen. Paul Simon Spotlight Award
Barnea will begin work with the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
Styles begins position with 4GME
Potter accepts position with Walden University
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Uejio begins position at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Mehta accepts position with Center for Urban and Regional Affiars
Neeja Mehta (MPP 2004) accepted a position with the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) as the Director of Community Based Research. His previous job was with Nexus Community Partners.

Weddell headed to Lockheed Martin
Dave Weddell (MA 1979) is leaving the Navy civilian service and is beginning a position with Lockheed Martin in the D.C. area. Lockheed Martin designs and manufactures products related to aerospace and defense, information technology, and space.
Monday, March 5, 2012
DeLisi to become ambassador to Uganda
Scott DeLisi (MA entering 1980) was nominated by President Obama as his ambassador to Uganda. Previously, DeLisi had been ambassador to Nepal since March, 2010. During the George W. Brush administration, DeLisi served as envoy to Eritrea.
Bull joins Association of American Medical Colleges
Jan Bull (MA 1987) recently accepted a position with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) as the Lead Specialist of Competency-based Learning and Assessments in Arlington, VA. She had previously been the Administrative Director of the Nursing Alliance for Quality Care and Research Faculty at The George Washington School of Nursing. At AAMC, she works to facilitate development, dissemination, and adoption of competency-based learning in medical education with the objective of educating doctors of tomorrow to be able to provide care that meets the needs and expectations of the public. Bull writes that AAMC is an "absolutely stellar organization ... with highly motivated, caring, and intelligent staff who truly care about what they are doing. I feel very privileged to have this opportunity." She can be contacted at itsjanbull@gmail.com.

Plummer joins Board of Directors at Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Joseph Plummer (MS-STEP 2007) was recently appointed to the Board of Directors at Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA). The MEEA is a collaborative network advancing energy efficiency in the Midwest to support sustainable economic development and environmental preservation. The Board that meets three times yearly in Chicago is made up of representatives from state energy offices, utilities, industry, and various consulting firms. Plummer serves on the Policy committee, which focuses on advancing policies that foster energy efficiency in the Midwest, and the Membership committee, which is focused on providing value to the various organizations that are members of MEEA and growing its membership base. Since 2007, Plummer has worked for Minnesota Department of Commerce, Division of Energy Resources, as a Senior Engineering Specialist. Plummer can be contacted through LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/pub/joseph-plummer/6/68/31a.
Peer accepts position with CenterPoint Energy
In January, Audrey Peer (MPP 2011) joined CenterPoint Energy as a Conservation improvement Programs Regulatory Analyst. Her previous position was with CapX2020 as a business analysis.
Greenwood-Sanchez begins work in Chile
David Greenwood-Sanchez (MPP 2011) recently accepted a job as a research analyst with Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) Latin America, in Santiago, Chile. J-PAL works to fight poverty by evaluating development programs and then promoting successful efforts on a larger scale. As a research analysis, Greenwood-Sanchez is involved in most parts of the evaluation process including writing grants, preparing budgets, organizing and analyzing the evaluation data, preparing surveys, hiring survey companies, communicating with funders and partner organizations, and working with professors and other researchers to piece together all of the information. He is currently working on three randomized evaluations in the fields of higher education, discrimination, and female labor force participation. Greenwood-Sanchez writes that his job is "a lot of work, no question, but [it is] also very satisfying to be constantly learning and working for a good cause." He can be contacted by email at
davidgreenwoodsanchez@gmail.com.

davidgreenwoodsanchez@gmail.com.
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