Matthew Valerius (MPP '10) was recently awarded a 2012 Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF), the U.S. government's primary leadership training program aimed at recent graduate students. As a presidential management fellow, Valerius obtained a position in the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE).
"It will be a privilege to have the opportunity to work on these critical initiatives at the federal level, and I am excited to begin in OVAE this July," says Valerius.
OVAE is responsible for administering and coordinating federal programs related to adult education and literacy, career and technical education, and community colleges. He will be working primarily on OVAE community college initiatives designed to: a) build public support for community colleges and program reforms across the country, b) provide actionable guidance on community college education for teachers, administrators, students and employers, and c) promote strategies to support students in the completion of their degrees and certificate programs. Much of his work in OVAE will also be focused on the priorities outlined in the Obama Administration's recent proposal to reauthorize and transform the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act in order to improve the quality of career and technical education (CTE) programs around the country and better align classroom teaching and learning at community colleges with ongoing industry needs.
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Peterson accepts position with the Wilder Foundation
Mandy (Olson) Peterson (MPP '08) accepted a position in February 2012 with the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation in Saint Paul MN as a Research Assistant with their data collection unit.
Miles moves up at Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Charles Miles (MPP '09) was promoted to Business Systems Analyst at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota in February, 2012.
Lee begins position with University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute
Gallivan begins work with Maggio + Kattar
In March, Sean Gallivan (MPP '08) was named Immigration Paralegal with the Washintong D.C. firm Maggio + Kattar. This firm has represented newcomers and their families, in all facets of immigration law, for more than three decades.
Bales joins Veterans Affiars in Austin
Thomas Bales (MPA '10) recently left the City of Minneapolis in the Community Planning and Economic Development department and accepted the position of Senior GIS/Engineer/Analyst at Veterans Affairs (VA) in Austin, Texas. He is currently working on a project using ArcGIS that will allow the executive leadership to make quick decisions during a crisis by being able to view data in real time through the web.
Bales writes, "I am so saddened by the fact that I am no longer in the geography community. I would dearly like to, someday, rejoin this community ... [and] I hope that I may be able to do this in the future ... I would not have been able to do what I do in my current position if it was not for the hybrid Public Affairs/Geography courses that I was allowed to take."
Bales writes, "I am so saddened by the fact that I am no longer in the geography community. I would dearly like to, someday, rejoin this community ... [and] I hope that I may be able to do this in the future ... I would not have been able to do what I do in my current position if it was not for the hybrid Public Affairs/Geography courses that I was allowed to take."
VerHage accepts position with North Park University
In March, Peter VerHage (MS-STEP '04) joined North Park University in the Chicago area as a System Architect.
Sitaramiah joins Greater MSP
Nolan accepts position with US Bank
John Nolan (MPP '02) was recently accepted the position of Relationship Manager at US Bank in Minneapolis. Prior to this position, Nolan was a Business Loan Committee Member of the Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers.
Jarzynka joins Olivia's Place in Shanghai
In March, Dana (Ingman) Jarzynka (MA '97) began working with Olivia's Place in Shanghai, China. Olivia's Place offers therapy services (speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy) to children from birth to 12 years of age. Some have special needs and some are typical children whose development is just slow or obstructed in one area, such as speech (e.g. late to talk or doesn't speak clearly), fine motor skills (has difficulty with handwriting or with manipulating small objects), or gross motor skills (uncoordinated, has difficulty playing sports). The specialists use individualized exercises and training to help all of these children maximize their abilities. For more information at www.oliviasplace.org.
Lopez Franzen gets DFL party endorsement
Classen recognized by Nonprofit Quarterly's readers
Julia Classen's (MPA '01) article "Here We Go Again: The Cyclical Nature of Board Behavior" was chosen as one of Nonprofit Quarterly's top ten reader favorites of 2011. Featured in the spring 2011 issue, Classen's article includes her insights on how board behavior has changed in the last twenty years.
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