Truman Fellowship -2- May 2016 1.0 FELLOWSHIP DESCRIPTION For over sixty years, Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) has advanced the frontiers of science and engineering in the national interest. The President Harry S. Truman Fellowship in National Security Science and Engineering. Sandia National Laboratories is seeking applicants for the President Harry S. Truman Fellowship in National Security Science and Engineering. Sandia's new Truman Fellowship program seeks nation's top postdoc talent for independent, national security-related research. The National Security Education Act provides for the establishment of the National Security Education Program to equip Americans with understanding of national security issues. Truman Project. Truman Members appear in the media. See the latest from those in our community below. Truman- Albright Fellows Program . Truman Scholarship Foundation. UCS’s Global Security Program. Samar Ali (2010-11) has been accepted into a nationally competitive class of Truman Project members as a Security Fellow. The 2016 Security Fellowship begins in February in Washington, D.C. Grant Addison (AR 1. Summa Cum Laude from the University of Arkansas with degrees in history and political science and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa honors society. While in college, Grant served as Chairman of UA College Republicans, a member of the Arkansas Student Alumni Board, a senator in the Associated Student Government, and played trumpet in the Razorback Marching Band. Interested in education and public policy, Grant worked as a research assistant for UA’s Department of Education Reform and as a policy research assistant for a member of the Arkansas State Legislature. Grant is currently interning with the American Enterprise Institute’s Program on American Citizenship. He plans to pursue graduate degree programs in political theory and law. Rashaun Bennett (NC 1. Policy Analyst within the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) of the U. S Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). His sub- department is within Human Services Policy, where he assists with national- scale policy research aimed at providing economic support for families, combatting homelessness, and providing resources for Promise Zones. Originally a native of Charlotte, NC, he graduated from Davidson College cum laude with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Economics. He intends to use his time at DHHS to help prepare and inform his decision to pursue a joint JD and MPP degree in order to return to North Carolina to pursue public- interest law concentrated on economic justice for vulnerable populations. Michael Beyer (LA 1. Political Science from the Louisiana State University Honors College in Baton Rouge. He has worked as a Research and Communications Assistant at Louisiana Progress and also served as the Research and Policy Co- Coordinator for Equality Louisiana, where he researched initiatives and legislation related to LGBT issues. Michael helped co- organize the Louisiana Queer Conference and has interned at the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and the Center for American Progress. He was also an opinion columnist for LSU's student newspaper, The Daily Reveille. This past summer, Michael interned at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration focusing on the agency's LGBT portfolio. Michael is currently working as an Organizer for the New Hampshire Together campaign to elect Democrats up and down the ticket in November. Becca Boslough (MT 1. University of Montana in 2. B. Sc. During her time at UM, she was a leader in the UM Wilderness Association and student government. Becca explored her passion for conservation through positions at The Wilderness Society, the Glacier Institute, and the US Forest Service. She worked for Senator Tester in both Montana and DC. Following graduation, she moved to Germany as a Congress Bundestag (CBYX) Fellow, where she completed research on micro plastic pollution in the Baltic Sea. As a 2. 01. 5- 2. Energy Corps Ameri. Corps member, she worked on climate and zero waste initiatives in Missoula, Montana. She is a 2. 01. 6 New Leaders Council Fellow and was just selected as one of Forward Montana’s ’2. She will be completing her Truman Albright Fellowship at the U. S. Forest Service. Jordan Burns (CO 1. BS in Civil Engineering with a Business Minor at the University of Colorado in 2. She worked as a water resources engineer for an international consulting firm during the past year, and has recently returned to Washington, D. C. Jordan is an avid world traveler and proud Irish dancer. She enjoys rock climbing, folk music, and getting lost in the mountains whenever she has free time. Lia Cattaneo (VA 1. University of Virginia (UVA) in 2. Civil & Environmental Engineering and Environmental Sciences. In her current role as a Truman- Albright Fellow and Policy Analyst in the Office of the Secretary of the US Department of Transportation, Lia focuses on improving the environmental and community impact of transportation. Though a recent grad, Lia has already worked in government, academia, nonprofits, and the private sector, using research to advance action on climate change in the United States and abroad. While at UVA, she founded and led several sustainability organizations and helped to pass the world’s first nitrogen footprint reduction goal. Passionate about community engagement and public service, Lia served on the Board of Directors of UVA's volunteer service organization and currently volunteers with a nonprofit ice skating rink in DC that primarily serves low- income residents. Adam Cohen (ME 1. University of Pennsylvania in 2. Urban Studies. Throughout his time as an undergraduate, he worked extensively in West Philadelphia’s public high schools helping to provide college and financial aid counselling services to aspiring first- generation students. His research focused on the effectiveness of different Housing First models in improving the wellbeing of people experiencing chronic homelessness, the impacts of local procurement efforts by large anchor institutions, and service- learning pedagogy. During his senior year, he served as the chair for his university’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships Student Advisory Board. Adam recently finished an internship with the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development where he worked on the Promise Zones initiative and is now completing his Truman- Albright fellowship with the U. S. Department of Health and Human Service's Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. Ileana Cruz (PR 1. US Association for the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNCHR) on the Partnership for Refugees initiative, which was created to support President Obama’s Call to Action for the U. S. Prior to her role at USA for UNHCR, Ileana served as a special assistant to Justice Sonia Sotomayor at the U. S. Ileana has also completed internships with the U. S. Trade Representative’s Office for South & Central Asia, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico. Ileana graduated from the University of Puerto Rico in 2. B. A. Her passion for this community has led her to work on youth employment in Hyderabad, India, to lead therapeutic arts lessons with teen girls in Cusco, Peru, to conduct research on siblings of individuals with disabilities, and to serve as a disability policy intern in a U. S. Teresa currently works to help businesses recognize, foster, and create inclusive spaces for the untapped talent of individuals with disabilities and other minorities. In her spare time, Teresa enjoys salsa dancing, being outdoors and training her first marathon. Brandon De. Bot (WI 1. Policy Advisor at the White House National Economic Council, where he focuses on federal tax and budget policy. Originally from Stevens Point, WI, he graduated from Dartmouth College summa cum laude with a degree in Government and Public Policy and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He was also the recipient of the Barrett All- Around Achievement Cup and the Colby Prize for Government. Freedman Presidential Research Assistant in the Government Department. A Mexican- American, first generation college student, Bill is passionate about immigrant rights and has conducted grant- funded research on the human consequences of border security and volunteered for humanitarian organizations that provide food, water, and medical assistance to migrants in distress in the Sonoran Desert. He is a John Lewis Fellow, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow, Gates Millennium Scholar, and in 2. Hispanic Scholar of the Year. During Summer Institute, Bill interned at the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), working on state coordination efforts between public assistance and workforce programs. During 2. 01. 6- 2. Truman- Albright Fellow and Policy Analyst for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) before pursuing a master’s degree in Migration Studies from the University of Oxford in the fall of 2. At the University of Delaware, Erin Dugan(UT 1. Delaware. During her senior year, Erin served as the president of UDa. B, University of Delaware Alternative Breaks, and coordinated 1. Her internships with Governor Jack Markell's Office of Federal Affairs, Detroit's Wellness Plan Medical Centers, Alliance for a Better Utah, and Salt Lake Head Start have reaffirmed her interest in working at the intersection of social policies and health. This past summer, Erin interned with the Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Legislation. She is currently employed at Health and Human Services' Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation's office within the Health Care Quality and Outcome Division. Karim Farishta(TX 1. The White House and works in the Office of Management and Administration. In his role in White House Personnel, he assists with various projects related to presidential transition, employee recognition and appreciation, and professional development. Prior to joining this office, Karim was an intern in The White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, where he focused on local government outreach. He has previously interned at USAID Office of Inspector General and several NGOs as well as traveled to Chile, Jordan, and Nepal to conduct comparative human rights research. Karim hails from Sugar Land, TX, where he founded the youth- led Global Issues Summit. He graduated summa cum laude with a B. A. Rahfin Faruk (TX 1. Southern Methodist University, graduating summa cum laude. Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa as a junior, he was awarded the school's Most Outstanding Senior Award. Rahfin is the founding CEO of a Dallas microfinance startup, and he has worked at Grameen Bank, the U. S. Department of State, the American Red Cross, and Mc. Kinsey & Company. At SMU, he served as the sole student trustee on the Board of Trustees. He, before that, was the editor in chief of the student newspaper and ran the school's student policy center.
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