Category: Alumni Spotlight

Alumni Spotlight: Andrew Reighart

Alumni Spotlight

June 28, 2021

Alumni Spotlight: Andrew Reighart

In observance of Pride Month, we talked to Andrew Reighart (UMD SPP, '15) about why it is important to observe Pride Month and what the general climate is at EPA, where he is a policy analyst.

Grace Choi: AAPI Background, Accomplishments and Impact

Alumni Spotlight

June 25, 2021

Grace Choi: AAPI Background, Accomplishments and Impact

Grace Choi is a 2012 graduate of Tufts University's The Fletcher School. She is currently Director of Policy at the New York City Mayor's Office.

RFG Fellow Topher Taylor: From Thailand to the Local Passport Agency

Alumni Spotlight

September 29, 2020

RFG Fellow Topher Taylor: From Thailand to the Local Passport Agency

In this profile, Topher Taylor (UCSD GPS 2021) discusses his research foci—which range from disability rights on college campuses to Thai politics—and how his time as a Robertson Fellow has prepared him for a career in the federal government.

China’s Arctic Endgame

Alumni Spotlight

July 19, 2020

China’s Arctic Endgame

Fellow Laura Leddy (Bush, '21) interned at the American Security Project and co-authored this piece with Devin Lurie. It lays out next steps for the United States for navigating this new development.

Nguyen Works to Repatriate U.S. Citizens from Peru During COVID-19 Wave

Alumni Spotlight

May 12, 2020

Nguyen Works to Repatriate U.S. Citizens from Peru During COVID-19 Wave

On a normal day, U.S. Consular Agent Marian Han Nguyen’s duties in her sleepy one-woman office in Cusco, Peru, range from stamping passports to registering American babies. But when Lima announced it was closing Peru’s borders on March 16 to stop the spread of coronavirus, Nguyen’s job changed overnight to Lara-Croft-style bounty hunter.

RFG Featured Fellow: Paul Massaro

Alumni Spotlight

January 20, 2018

RFG Featured Fellow: Paul Massaro

Paul Massaro, UMD SPP Class of 2015, is a policy advisor at the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, commonly known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission, which he joined in 2013.