Nelson joins City of Savannah

Michelle Nelson (MPP ‘10) is now the management services coordinator for the City of Savannah, Georgia. She was previously a financial planning counselor at Serco.

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Vilendrer publishes first novel

Nikki Vilendrer (MPP ’11) recently published her first novel, Power Play. The fictional tale is a little public policy meets hockey meets love story, and is primarily set in the Minnesota Capitol.

When not writing her next novel, Nikki works as a senior government relations specialist for Mayo Clinic.

For more information on Power Play, visit Nikki’s author webpage: www.nikkivilendrer.com

Wolfish joins Legislative Strategies, Inc.

Jonathan Wolfish (MPP '14) joined Legislative Strategies, Inc./LSI Associates in Washington, D.C. as a research assistant focused on domestic and international policy. Some of the important issues he tracks include education and workforce development issues in the ASEAN member countries, U.S.-Hong Kong relations, and domestic legislation relating to recreational access to national parks and public lands.

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Lehr joins Ramsey County

Kelly Lehr (MPA ‘06) is now a budget analyst for Ramsey County. She was previously a senior auditor for the Minnesota Department of Education.

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Petersen joins MN Department of Human Services

Nicholas Petersen (MPP ‘10) is now working in agency performance measurement as well as evaluation and improvement at the Minnesota Department of Human Services. He will be developing and leading an internal consulting practice around performance measurement, evaluation, and data driven decision making within the department.

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Monson joins Governor Dayton’s office

Kelly Monson (MPA ‘14) recently joined the office of Governor Mark Dayton and Lt. Governor Tina Smith as the Children's Cabinet Program Manager. Previously, she worked as the Help Me Grow-Early Intervention Referral system coordinator  for the Minnesota Department of Education.

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Shardlow promoted at City of Brooklyn Park

Josie Shardlow (MPP ‘13) is now the community engagement coordinator for the City of Brooklyn Park where she was previously the neighborhood relations specialist.

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Schuller Prins joins Pacific Rim Institute

Jennifer Schuller Prins (MURP ‘11) has recently joined Pacific Rim Institute for Environmental Stewardship as an operations manager. She was previously the director of community development at Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership.

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Crosby joins Global Communities

Brendan Crosby (MPP ‘13) is now the Ebola border surveillance manager for Global Communities in Monrovia, Liberia. Brendan was previously the GES TAP assistant project manager at the International Fertilizer Development Center in Nigeria.

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Williams joins Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development

Quinntavious Williams (MPP ‘15) is now a policy specialist for the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. He will be aiding the division director in the system wide implementation of the national Workforce Act, creating workforce development brochures, organizing community partners, and networking with directors to stimulate more collaboration.

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Molina joins TechnoServe

Jose Molina (MDP ‘13) is now a consultant for TechnoServe. He will be conducting strategic planning as well as facilitating a financial model, internal control system development, and capital raising for promising agribusiness start-ups in Zimbabwe.

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Khlebnikov published by the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies

Alexey Khlebnikov (MPP ‘14) was published by the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in its journal, Strategic Assessment.

Read the article here.

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